Undergrad@Oregon Law 2013 Winter Classes
The University of Oregon School of Law has announced its undergraduate course offerings for the winter 2013 academic term. Class registration begins Monday, November 12. Whether students are planning on attending law school or not, taking legal and conflict resolution studies as a part of your degree can improve job performance and career opportunities.
The winter term 2013 course offerings are:
Introduction to American Law (LAW 199)
CRN: 26519
Time and Date: 5:00-6:50pm, Tuesday/Thursday
Location: Knight Law Center 110
Instructor: Joe Metcalfe
Class size: 95
Credits: 4
This class provides an introduction to the American legal system and the methodology of American law. Students will gain an overview of the basic structure of our legal system. After this foundation, students are exposed to several substantive areas of law, including constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, environmental and natural resources law, torts and personal injury, contracts and business law, and family law. Open to all undergraduate students.
Introduction to Criminal Investigation
(LAW 199)
CRN: 27558
Time and Date: 9:00-10:50am, Tuesday/Thursday
Location: Knight Law Center 175
Instructor: Tom Lininger
Class size: 120
Credits: 4
This course examines what law enforcement officials can and cannot do in the investigation of suspected crime. Students will consider constitutional law, statutes and judge-made rules. We will also examine forensic techniques used by police, defense investigators and private detectives to investigate allegations of violent crime, financial crime, terrorism, and other criminal activity. The instructor for this course, Tom Lininger, is a law professor who formerly worked as a prosecutor and chaired the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Open to all undergraduate students.
Introduction to Sports Conflict
(CRES 199)
CRN: 27565
Time and Date: 2:00-3:50pm, Tuesday/Thursday
Location: 125 MCK
Instructor: Josh Gordon
Certificate Satisfying: Introduction
Class size: 85
Credits: 4
The purpose of this course is to understand and prevent sports conflict by developing core conflict management competencies through the study of theory and hands-on skill practice. The course will explore the various stakeholders (athletes, supporters, administrators, coaches) in athletics and their role in fostering healthy competition and mitigating destructive conflict. Students will refine their skills by applying what they have learned to interesting real-life case studies.
Land Use Law
(LAW 199)
CRN: 27559
Time and Date: 3:00-4:50pm, Tuesday/Thursday
Location: Knight Law Center 175
Instructor: Jared Margolis
Class size: 120
Credits: 4
This class will provide a basic overview of land use issues and how the law influences local and regional land use decisions, with a focus on using land use laws for sustainable (smart) growth. Students will work with cases and statutes in order to become familiar with reading and interpreting the law, as well as other resources that will provide tools for sustainable planning. The course will address planning and control of land use, property rights, growth management, resource protection, and will provide an overview of land use control in Oregon and throughout the U.S. Open to all undergraduate students.
Conflicts of Incarceration (CRES 399)
CRN: 27570
Day/Time: Tuesday/Thursday, 5:30-7:20pm
Location: Lillis 112
Instructor: Nathaline Frener
Class size: 40
Credits: 4
Description: This course will focus on incarceration as it pertains to people who are incarcerated, their families, and our communities. It will provide a critical introduction to the principles and practices of restorative justice, and explore the needs and roles of key stakeholders (victims, offenders, communities, justice systems), as well as outline the basic principles and values of restorative justice.
Diplomat's Role in Conflict: Prevention, Management, and Resolution (CRES 399)
CRN: 27567
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 10:00-11:50am
Location: Knight Law Center 142
Instructor: TBA
Class size: 60
Credits: 2
This class will explore the role diplomats play in the prevention, management, and resolution of international conflicts. The course will examine traditional diplomatic practices and how American diplomats have – in recent decades – become much more actively engaged in and with the societies in which they serve.
History of Sports Conflict
(CRES 399)
CRN: 27569
Time and Date: noon-1:20pm, Tuesday/Thursday
Location: McKenzie 129
Instructor: Ken Pendleton
Certificate Satisfying: Theory
Class size: 150
Credits: 4
This course explores the status of sports, and the line between what passes for healthy competition as opposed to destructive conflict. This will be examined through the lens of larger historical and cultural factors within the United States.
Race, Ethnicity, Culture in Sports
(CRES 399)
CRN: 27566
Time and Date: 2:00-3:30pm, Monday/Wednesday
Building: McKenzie 125
Location: Ken Pendleton
Certificate Satisfying: Theory
Class size: 85
Credits: 4
This course explores how views on where to draw the line between healthy competition and conflict are affected by differing racial, ethnic, and cultural perspectives. We will also focus on the roles that nationalism, colonialism, and gender have played in the evolution of sports.
Soccer and Sports Conflict
(CRES 399)
CRN: 27571
Time and Date: 6:00-7:20pm, Monday/Wednesday
Building: Knight Law Center 175
Location: Ken Pendleton
Certificate Satisfying: Theory
Class size: 150
Credits: 4
This course explores the way in which the history of soccer and how it is played and watched, speaks to deeper tensions within and among nations.
Sports Negotiation
(CRES 399)
CRN: 27568
Time and Date: 10:00-11:50am, Monday/Wednesday
Location: Jaqua 101
Instructor: Josh Gordon
Certificate Satisfying: Skills
Class size: 114
Credits: 4
This course emphasizes negotiation theory and skills in the context of sports. The course will teach the fundamentals of negotiation and then examine negotiation between teammates, coaches, organizations, agents, and a number of other critical stakeholders.
Dialogue Across Differences (CRES 410/510)
CRN: 26819
Day/Time: Feb 1-3 (Fri 2:00-5:50pm, Saturday and Sunday 9:00am-4:50pm)
Location: Knight Law Center 408
Instructor: Barbara Tint
Total Class size: 40
Credits: 2
Undergrad
Description: Experiential workshop exploring the theory and practice of dialogue as a tool for dealing with group conflicts and differing perspectives. This course will explore the process and content of dialogue work, including formats, skills, and processes involved and various cases where it has been utilized.
Israel/Palestine Conflict (CRES 410/510)
CRN: 22237
Day/Time: Monday/Wednesday, 4:00-5:50pm
Location: Knight Law Center 282
Instructor: Diane Baxter
Total Class size: 24
Credits: 4
Undergrad
Description: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is, to a large degree, a 20th Century struggle between two people over the same land. In this course we will examine the political struggle, human side, symbols, history, critical negotiation issues and the process of negotiating the conflict. The course culminates in a mini peace conference.
Negotiating Northern Ireland (CRES 410/510)
CRN: 22238
Day/Time: Monday/Wednesday, 10:00-11:50am
Location: Knight Law Center 282
Instructor: Shaul Cohen
Total Class size: 30
Credits: 4
Undergrad
Description: This course will use Northern Ireland as a primary case to focus on social conflict, territorial disputes, and options for moving toward political accommodations.
