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ETS 350

Race and the Law

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB
Standard

Overview

Description

This course examines the complex interrelationships between the legal system and structural inequalities. Students will learn principles of critical race theory and apply them to traditional law school subjects including criminal law and procedure, contracts, property, torts, and civil procedure. The class will also explore racial stereotyping and racial profiling as they affect the law, the Constitution’s role in slavery, and reparations.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Sophomore standing
GRI 103ETS 150
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

GRI 103 or ETS 150 or Sophomore standing.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Every Fall

Terms

fall

Core

CO10, CO12

Restrictions

Sophomore standing

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • describe the key experiences and issues confronted by one or more racialized groups within or outside the United States.
  • explain how ideas about racial difference are produced and perpetuated through political, economic, cultural, and social structures.
  • analyze various forms of political, economic, cultural, or social action aimed at ending racism and creating more equitable societies.
  • describe common law and basic legal concepts commonly contained in the first-year curriculum of law school.
  • explain what the concept of race is and communicate how the concept of race, particularly racial subordination, has been and continues to be inextricably intertwined with the American legal system.