Constitutional Studies Category Course Lists
Major Electives
- For the most current course lists, please contact the Department of Classics and Letters.
1. ANCIENT FOUNDATIONS OF LAW, LIBERTY, & JUSTICE
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CL C 2603 | The Rise and Fall of Greece | 3 |
| CL C 2613 | The Rise and Fall of Rome | 3 |
| CL C 3183 | Hellas, the Civilization of Ancient Greece | 3 |
| CL C 3283 | Roma: The Civilization of Ancient Rome | 3 |
| CL C 3403 | Law and Justice | 3 |
| HIST 3823 | Law and Punishment | 3 |
| HON 3993 | Honors Colloquium (Topic: Roots of Democracy I) | 3 |
| HON 3993 | Honors Colloquium (Topic: Roots of Democracy II) | 3 |
| LTRS 2103 | Introduction to Constitutional Studies | 3 |
| LTRS 3510 | Topics in Letters (approved topics) | 2-3 |
| LTRS 3970 | Honors Seminar (approved topics) | 1-3 |
| LTRS 4503 | Letters Capstone Course (approved topics) | 3 |
| P SC 2703 | Justice, Liberty and the Good Society | 3 |
| P SC 3643 | Democracies and Democratization: A Comparative Inquiry | 3 |
| P SC 3703 | From Plato to Machiavelli, the Classic Art of Politics | 3 |
2. THE PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONALISM
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CL C 3403 | Law and Justice | 3 |
| HIST 3430 | Topics in United States History (Topic: Crisis in the Republic: Hannah Arendt) | 1-5 |
| HON 3993 | Honors Colloquium (Topic: Roots of Democracy I) | 3 |
| HON 3993 | Honors Colloquium (Topic: Roots of Democracy II) | 3 |
| LTRS 2103 | Introduction to Constitutional Studies | 3 |
| LTRS 3510 | Topics in Letters (approved topics) | 2-3 |
| LTRS 3970 | Honors Seminar (approved topics) | 1-3 |
| LTRS 4503 | Letters Capstone Course (approved topics) | 3 |
| LTRS 4970 | Special Topics/Seminar (approved topics) | 2-3 |
| PHIL 3713 | History of Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 3763 | Law and Society | 3 |
| P SC 2703 | Justice, Liberty and the Good Society | 3 |
| P SC 3643 | Democracies and Democratization: A Comparative Inquiry | 3 |
| P SC 3703 | From Plato to Machiavelli, the Classic Art of Politics | 3 |
| P SC 3713 | The Idea of a Liberal Society | 3 |
| P SC 3723 | Foundations of American Politics | 3 |
| P SC 3970 | Honors Seminar (Topic: The Roots of Democracy from Ancient Greece to the American Founding) | 1-3 |
| SOC 3553 | Sociology of Law | 3 |
3. THE AMERICAN FOUNDING
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 3083 | The American Colonies | 3 |
| HIST 3093 | The Revolutionary Era | 3 |
| HIST 3430 | Topics in United States History (Topic: U.S. Constitution 1776-1791) | 1-5 |
| HIST 3593 | Women in the American West | 3 |
| HIST 3663 | The American Presidency & the Presidents, Washington-Trump | 3 |
| HON 2973 | Perspectives on the American Experience (Topic: American Constitutional Law I) | 3 |
| HON 3993 | Honors Colloquium (approved topics) | 3 |
| LTRS 2103 | Introduction to Constitutional Studies | 3 |
| LTRS 3353 | Interpreting the American Founding | 3 |
| LTRS 3510 | Topics in Letters (approved topics) | 2-3 |
| LTRS 3713 | Gender and the Constitution | 3 |
| LTRS 4970 | Special Topics/Seminar (approved topics) | 2-3 |
| NAS 5970 | Special Topics/Seminar (Topic: Comparative Indigenous Peoples' Law) | 1-3 |
| P SC 3203 | Sexuality, Gender, and the Law | 3 |
| P SC 3213 | Law, Politics, and Society | 3 |
| P SC 3723 | Foundations of American Politics | 3 |
| P SC 4263 | American Constitutional Law I: Governance | 3 |
4. THE CONSTITUTIONAL LEGACY IN MODERN AMERICA
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFAM 4733 | Civil Rights Law: Employment and Education | 3 |
| AFAM 4813 | Prison Industrial Complex | 3 |
| COMM 3003 | Political Campaign Processes | 3 |
| HIST 3423 | War, Prosperity and Depression | 3 |
| HIST 3430 | Topics in United States History (approved topics) | 1-5 |
| HIST 3553 | Slavery and the Civil War Era | 3 |
| HIST 3573 | Special Topics Colloquium (approved topics) | 3 |
| HIST 3593 | Women in the American West | 3 |
| HIST 3623 | Conformity and Dissent in the 1950s and 1960s | 3 |
| HIST 3753 | African-American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 3663 | The American Presidency & the Presidents, Washington-Trump | 3 |
| HIST 4313 | American Foreign Policy, 1900-45 | 3 |
| HIST 4343 | The Vietnam War | 3 |
| HON 2973 | Perspectives on the American Experience (approved topics) | 3 |
| HON 3993 | Honors Colloquium (approved topics) | 3 |
| IAS 3003 | Topics in International and Area Studies (Topic: Law and Globalization) | 3 |
| LTRS 2103 | Introduction to Constitutional Studies | 3 |
| LTRS 3510 | Topics in Letters (approved topics) | 2-3 |
| LTRS 3603 | Debating Constitutional Controversies | 3 |
| LTRS 3703 | Law and Social Movements | 3 |
| LTRS 3713 | Gender and the Constitution | 3 |
| LTRS 3970 | Honors Seminar (approved topics) | 1-3 |
| LTRS 4970 | Special Topics/Seminar (approved topics) | 2-3 |
| P SC 3020 | Problems in American Government and Politics (approved topics) | 1-3 |
| P SC 3023 | Law and Courts | 3 |
| P SC 3113 | Bureaucracy and Citizenship | 3 |
| P SC 3203 | Sexuality, Gender, and the Law | 3 |
| P SC 3213 | Law, Politics, and Society | 3 |
| P SC 4020 | Problems in American Government (Topic: 1937: Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court) | 1-3 |
| P SC 4263 | American Constitutional Law I: Governance | 3 |
| P SC 4283 | American Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties | 3 |
| SOC 3553 | Sociology of Law | 3 |
| WGS 3513 | Gender, Law and Human Rights | 3 |
| WGS 3953 | Women and the Law | 3 |