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Fall 2026

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GEN&WS 320

Special Topics in Gender, Women and Society

1–3 credits

GEN&WS 320 investigates specific topics in gender and women's studies related to gender, women, and society.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Molly Henderson

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025

LEGALST 400

Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences

3–4 credits

LEGALST 400 explores issues linking social science perspectives to law and legal institutions.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

The course features an extensive workload with three exams and an 8-10 page paper, which some students found graded harshly despite reasonable exam formats.

Frankie Frank Joshua Mayers+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

LEGALST 444

Law in Action

3 credits

LAW IN ACTION reviews the interaction of law with public policy by studying legal approaches to significant issues.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Emma Hanson

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

LEGALST 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

LEGALST 699 is a directed study course in legal studies.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Frankie Frank Michael Massoglia+23 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

LEGALST/LIS 663

Introduction to Cyberlaw

3 credits

Introduction to Cyberlaw focuses on critical thinking about legal and policy problems arising from information and communication technologies.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Papers are not hard for confident writers, and the difficulty rating is low, suggesting manageable workload for those with strong writing skills.

Anuj Desai

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample

LIS 201

The Information Society

4 credits

Examines the social, legal, and historical contexts of information technologies and the moral questions surrounding them.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

The workload involves weekly reading and writing, including 3-4 one-page papers and two presentations. While some find the reading fascinating and papers easy, others suggest skimming is sufficient, and staying on top of readings is key to success.

Jacob Thebault-Spieker Diana Dai+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

LIS 340

Topics in Information Studies - Social Aspects

3 credits

Explores contemporary issues related to information in society, covering topics like information ethics, digital and print culture, and global information flows.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Dorothea Salo

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

LIS 399

Independent Reading and Research

1–3 credits

LIS 399 is an independent reading and research course focused on concentrated work on a subject or problem of interest.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Jodi Schneider

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

LIS 461

Data and Algorithms: Ethics and Policy

3 credits

LIS 461 introduces ethical, legal, and policy issues in analytics and algorithms, teaching students to critically analyze debates and apply moral reasoning to case studies.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Historical reviews of Alan Rubel, Clinton Castro: The course is typically graded on three short papers and in-class assignments, which reviewers describe as easy to manage. However, writing can be time-consuming for those new to philosophical analysis, and dense readings require careful attention to grasp the core arguments.