Annual Course Overview
Below is a list of our courses and when they are typically offered. Please note that course offerings, instructor names, and times are subject to change and all summer course offerings are dependent on having high enough enrollment to be able to offer the course. For the most up-to-date information on enrollment, meeting times, and locations, please consult the UW Time Schedule.
ALL INFORMATION BELOW IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS, PREREQUISITES, AND QUARTERLY TIME SCHEDULE
Quick Guides to Curriculum
PURPLE CURRICULUM Purple Winter Course Offerings
Gold Curriculum Gold Winter Course Offerings
Schedule of LSJ 200-Level Courses, 2024-2025
Course offerings, instructor names, and times are subject to change. See the TIME SCHEDULE FOR MOST CURRENT INFORMATION.
| COURSE NAME | CATEGORY | AUTUMN | WINTER | SPRING | SUMMER, tentative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSJ 200: Introduction to Law, Societies and Justice | Purple: Category 1 Core Gold: Core | L: MWF 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM + Quiz sections | L: MWF 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM + Quiz Sections | X | TBD |
| LSJ/DIS ST/CHID 230: Introduction to Disability Studies | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | L: MW 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM + Quiz Sections | X | L: MW 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM + Quiz Sections | TBD |
Schedule of LSJ 300-Level Courses, 2024-2025
Course offerings, instructor names, and times are subject to change. See the TIME SCHEDULE FOR MOST CURRENT INFORMATION.
| COURSE NAME | CATEGORY | AUTUMN | WINTER | SPRING | SUMMER, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSJ 320/POL S 368: The Politics and Law of International Human Rights | Purple Curriculum: Core Category 2 | Legal Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | X | TBD | |
| LSJ 321/ANTH 323: Human Rights Law in Culture and Practice | Purple Curriculum: Core Category 2 | Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | X | Will be offered Day/Time not yet confirmed | TBD |
| LSJ 322/JSIS A 324: Human Rights in Latin America | Purple Curriculum: Core Category 2 | Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | L: MW 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM + Quiz Sections | X | TBD |
| LSJ/POL S 327: Women's Rights as Human Rights | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | X | TBD | |
| LSJ 329: Immigration, Citizenship, and Rights | Purple Curriculum: Core Category 2 | Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | L: TTh 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM + Quiz Sections | X | X | TBD |
| LSJ 331/POL S 317: Politics of Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | X | TBD | |
| LSJ/DIS ST/CHID 332: Disability and Society | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | X | X | TBD |
| LSJ/DIS ST/JSIS B 346: Disability in Global & Comparative Perspectives | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | L: TTh 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM + Quiz Sections | X | TBD |
| LSJ/POL S 347: Politics of International Law | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield Gold Curriculum: Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | L: MW 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM + Quiz Sections | X | TBD |
| LSJ/POL S 360: Introduction to United States Constitutional Law | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses |Upper-Division Elective | X | L: TTh 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM + Quiz Sections | X | TBD |
| LSJ/POL S 361: United States Courts and Civil Liberty | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses |Upper-Division Elective | X | L: TTh 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM + Quiz Sections | X | TBD |
| LSJ 363/POL S 363: Law in Society | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses |Upper-Division Elective | X | X | Will be offered Days and Times TBD | TBD |
| LSJ 366/JSIS B 366: Comparative Law and Legal Cultures | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses |Upper-Division Elective | X | L: TTh 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM + Quiz Sections | X | TBD |
| LSJ 367/POL S 367: Comparative Law and Courts | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses |Upper-Division Elective | Asynchronous Lectures + Synchronous Quiz Sections | X | X | TBD |
| LSJ 370/POL S 370/JSIS B 370: Privacy | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield Gold Curriculum: Upper-Division Elective | X | TTh 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM | X | TBD |
| LSJ 375/SOC 372: Crime, Politics, Justice | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield Gold Curriculum: Core Human Rights/Law Courses | Required LSJ 300-Level Courses |Upper-Division Elective | X | X | Will be offered Days/Times TBD | TBD |
| LSJ 377: Punishment: Theory and Practice | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield Gold Curriculum: Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | X | X | TBD |
| LSJ 380: Race, Law, & Justice | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield Gold Curriculum: Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | L: MWF 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM + Quiz Sections | X | TBD |
| LSJ 381: Environmental Justice | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield Gold Curriculum: Required LSJ 300-Level Courses | Upper-Division Elective | X | X | Will be offered Days/Times TBD | TBD |
Schedule of LSJ 400-Level Courses, 2024-2025
Course offerings, instructor names, and times are subject to change. See the TIME SCHEDULE FOR MOST CURRENT INFORMATION.
| COURSE NAME | CATEGORY | AUTUMN | WINTER | SPRING | SUMMER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSJ 410: Social Justice through Philanthropy | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Capstone Seminar | Upper-Division Elective | X | X | X | TBD |
| LSJ 415: Juvenile Parole Project | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Upper-Division Elective | Tues 1:30pm-4:20pm | Tues 1:30pm-4:20pm | Tues 1:30pm-4:20pm | TBD |
| LSJ 421/ANTH 498: Women's Rights and Politics in Islamic Society | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Capstone Seminar | Upper-Division Elective | X | X | X | TBD |
| LSJ 425/ANTH 497: Domesticating International Human Rights: U.S. Asylum & Refugee Law | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Capstone Seminar | Upper-Division Elective | MW 3:30pm-5:20pm | X | X | TBD |
| LSJ 427: Sanctioned States: Law, Politics, and Practice of International Sanctions | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Capstone Seminar | Upper-Division Elective | X | TTh 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM | X | TBD |
| LSJ 428/POL S 415: Women's Rights in an Integrated Europe | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Upper-Division Elective | X | X | X | TBD |
| LSJ/DIS ST/CHID 430: Topics in Disability Studies | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Upper-Division Elective | X | MW 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM | X | TBD |
| LSJ 431/POL S 430: Civil-Military Relations in Democracies | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Upper-Division Elective | X | TBD | ||
| LSJ/DIS ST/CHID 433: Disability Law, Policy, & Community | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Upper-Division Elective | X | X | X | TBD |
| LSJ/DIS ST/CHID 434: Civil and Human Rights Law for Disabled People | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Upper-Division Elective | X | X | MW 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM | TBD |
| LSJ/POL S 456: Institutional Failure | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Upper-Division Elective | X | TBD | ||
| LSJ/SOC 476: Miscarriages of Justice | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Capstone Seminar | Upper-Division Elective | X | X | X | TBD |
| LSJ 490: Special Topics in Comparative Legal Institutions | Purple Curriculum: Legal Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Capstone Seminar | Upper-Division Elective | A: TTh 3:30pm-5:20pm B: MW 2:30pm-4:20pm | A: MW 9:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Will be offered Days/Times TBD | TBD |
| LSJ 491: Special Topics in Rights | Purple Curriculum: Rights Subfield | Seminar Gold Curriculum: Capstone Seminar | Upper-Division Elective | A: TTh 2:30pm-4:20pm | A: MW 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM C: TTH 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM | Will be offered Days/Times TBD | TBD |