Course ID
038627
Course Description
Legal and policy questions increasingly demand answers from science, whether to resolve a question of causation or to determine a new regulatory action. The docket for the U.S. Supreme Court includes cases on biotechnology, climate change, and water rights, among other science-related issues. In practice, a lawyer may encounter scientific issues in equally diverse fields. To ask critical and informed questions as a lawyer, it is important to have basic exposure to science and to develop scientific literacy skills. This course proposes to introduce students to the scientific context they may encounter in practice and to familiarize them with basic scientific principles to enhance their professional careers.
Min Units
1
Max Units
1
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
ALT - Alternative Grading +/- A,B,C,D,E,S,P,F
Career
Law
Course Requisites
May be convened with
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No