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  • PLG 252: Virtual Para. Law Practice Exp

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course will provide the student with a virtual paralegal experience working at a law firm. The student will work a total of 120 hours at the virtual law firm during the semester as well as attend meetings to discuss job searching skills. Intended to be taken after a majority of the coursework is completed. Must be pre-approved by the program coordinator according to deadlines. Students who possess a "record" status may experience limitations in future employment in the paralegal field.
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  • PLG 255: Legal Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    Legal writing skills are reinforced through various assignments. Students draft case briefs, complaints, answers, discovery demands, motions, and various types of legal correspondence. Legal research is utilized to respond to fact simulation that results in a memorandum of law. Grammar competency is expected.
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  • PSC 130: Intro to Political Science

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    Course considers philosophy and development of contemporary political ideologies. Institutions of modern governments are compared and analyzed. Philosophical, behavioral, institutional, and historical approaches to the study of political science are examined to study the discipline as a science.
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  • PSC 141: American Federal Government

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    The functions of the United States Government under the Constitution are stressed to illustrate the federal concept of government generally. Included among the topics studied are problems and advantages of federalism; civil liberties and civil rights; law making; public opinion and elections; interest groups and political parties; the three branches of government; the increasing activities of the Federal Government; and some comparisons and contrast of the American governmental system with contemporary foreign governments.
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  • PSC 142: State and Local Government

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    A study of the organization and functions of state and local governments as exemplified in Pennsylvania and their place in our federal system. Topics studied include state, county, township, borough and city government; metropolitan cooperative/consolidation efforts; special purpose districts; and the contributions that active citizens can make in their state and communities.
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  • PSC 207: Latin American Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course is an introduction to the study of Latin America and the Caribbean. Taking into consideration the region's complexity, this class examines the geography, politics, history and culture of the area as well as the nuances of its peoples and societies. Students will explore different approaches to the understanding of the area's economic development, the internal and external struggles over political power and forms of rule, and the intricacy of the region's relationship with the Unites States. Topics also include racial and ethnic identity, gender and sexuality dynamics, migration and the migrant experience, and the emergence of new cultural expressions.
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  • PSC 233: Intro to Public Administration

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course will introduce the student to the theory, context, scope, and contemporary practice of public administration. The student will survey and become familiar with theories of organization, the statutory authority for administrative decision-making, the historical development of public administration in the United States, the policy-making process, and practical planning tools for the practice of public administration. Students considering a career in public administration, or those who might already hold a position and would like a deeper understanding of the field would benefit from this course.
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  • PSC 235: Constitutional Law

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    Examines the Supreme Court of the United States as the interpreter of our Constitution, and as a participant in the governing process. Emphasis on decisions relative to Due Process and the Criminal Justice System. Included are the development and current application of decisions affecting criminal law and procedures, plea bargaining, juvenile procedures, the corrections system, and the traditional Constitutional areas such as speech and religion.
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  • PSC 236: American Civil Liberties

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    American Civil Liberties are reviewed via Constitutional decisions of the United States Supreme Court. The issues of due process, religious freedom, racial and sex discrimination, obscenity and the equal protection of the law are examined. Emphasis on recent court decisions.
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  • PSC 237: International Relations

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course will provide students with an overview of the field of international relations. Beginning with a historical survey of international relations, the course will then analyze issues related to security, the world economy and social issues. The implications of recent developments such as the end of the Cold War, European Integration, crises in the Middle East, and other major international issues will be analyzed.
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