300-400 level courses are on special topics and are more advanced. They often presuppose some basic knowledge in the field and should be more difficult courses than courses at the 1-199 levels. The department is trying to insure that some 400 level courses, although substantially more difficult, are also small in size; they thus may be suitable for graduate students.
HIST 467 History of Law and Social Policy
Taught as schedule allows (consult the Course Directory)
This course covers the literature concerning aspects of the history of law and policy-making in the United States. Discussion of assigned readings and papers will elaborate the role law, lawyers and judges have played in attempting to solve selected social problems. Readings may include the history of such efforts as developing effective housing, public health or immigration policies, or remedies for invidious discrimination.
