Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
PLST 402 - LJSS JUDICIAL PRACTICUM
Long Title: LAW, JUSTICE AND SOCIETY SCHOLARS JUDICIAL PRACTICUM
Department: Politics Law Social Thought
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Internship/Practicum
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Students will participate in a semester-long “practicum” with a sitting judge (federal, or Texas appellate) in Houston. This program is designed to give select Rice undergraduates a broad and practical introduction to what lawyers do in court and how judges and the law clerks who work with them think about the questions they are asked to resolve. Instructor Permission Required. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PLST 402 if student has credit for HUMA 401/SOSC 406.