INTD 195 - FYS:Law & Order: San Francisco

Unit(s): 4

Through readings, guest lectures, and field trips to San Francisco criminal and civil courtrooms, this first-year seminar focuses on the criminal and civil justice systems in relation to their portrayals in American movies and television. The course aims to help students discuss, analyze and write about social justice as practiced in our society and as depicted in movies and television; learn social science methodology and language for describing the relationships between law and social justice; and deepen understanding of the interrelationships among law, popular culture and social justice. Includes optional participation in the SF Police Department’s Ride-Along program, where citizens accompany officers as they go about their daily operations.

Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman
College of Arts and Sciences