Job Details
Political Science Adjunct
Dept. of History, Philosophy, Political Science and Economics
When:Fall 2024 Semester (starts 8/29/2024 ends 12/16/2024)
Format:In-Person
Meeting Time:Monday and Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:20 pm
Course:LSOC 225-01/POSC 225-01 ... Law and Judicial Politics (3 cr.)
This course explores the foundations of law in the United States by examining judicial systems and criminal and civil courts at the both the federal and state levels. The main focus is on what judges do, with a secondary focus on all aspects of the judicial process such as juries, attorneys, prosecutors, judicial selection, plea bargaining, and the social and political settings in which courts operate. This course is designed for students in political science who want a general understanding of the legal and judicial process as well as those who are thinking about attending law school. Our expectation is that the class will be taught in a highly interactive fashion, with graded assignments required on at least a bi-weekly basis, and 2-3 written exams.
The required textbook for the class is Judicial Process in America (12th edition) from Sage Publications. A detailed, weekly syllabus with assignments and grading scheme is required for all applicants, and should be sent to Dr. Don C. Williams, Chair of the Department of History, Philosophy, Political Science and Economics at ...@wne.edu.
A minimum of a Master's degree is required.
WesternNew England University (WNE)is a private, nationally ranked, comprehensive institution with a focus onpreparing work-ready and world-ready graduates. Founded in 1919 in Springfield,Massachusetts as a division of Northeastern College, WNE's 215-acre suburbancampus serves more than 3,700 students, including over 2,500 full-timeundergraduates. More than 47,000 alumni have earned degrees through its 90+undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs at Colleges of Arts andSciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Schoolof Law. Students come from 39 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries. Of45,104 living alumni, 30% remain within the region, residing in the fourWestern Massachusetts counties and northern Connecticut.
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WesternNew England University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.We welcome candidates whose background maycontribute to the further diversification of our community.