PLS 520 - The U.S. Constitution and Equality

Credit Hours: 3
This course helps develop skills necessary for cultural competence in that our primary purpose is to consider the meaning of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Specifically, our focus will be on constitutional protection against discrimination based on race, gender, and sexual orientation. This will occur through a careful study of U.S. Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment and secondary sources on same.

Lecture contact hours: 3

Typically offered: Spring