| Date | Agenda/Topic | Assignment |
| Week 1: Jan. 10 | Introduction; What is law? What is social control? | Complete Module 1 |
| Week 2: Jan. 17 | Public policy; Policymaking; Social and cultural influences over policy making. | Complete Module 2 |
| Week 3: Jan. 24 | Social movements and their influences over policy making; The interaction between law, policy, and social change. | Complete Module 3 |
| Weeks 4 and 5: Jan. 31, Feb. 7 | Family Law 1: Marriage, alternatives to marriage, childcare, divorce, child custody. | Complete Module 4 |
| Week 6: Feb. 14 | Family Law 2: Reproduction, abortion, family politics, surrogacy. | Complete Module 5 |
| Week 7: Feb. 21 | Family Law 3: Domestic violence | Complete Module 6 |
| Week 8: Feb. 28 | FIRST EXAM | Complete Module 7 |
| Week 9: Mar. 7 | Economic equity: Equal pay, equal employment opportunity, work and family balance, sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, comparable work. | Complete Module 8 |
| Week 10: Mar. 21 | Educational equity: Opportunities, scholarships, respect in the classroom. | Complete Module 10 |
| Week 11: March 28 | Health care policy: Public sex education, medical policy, medical research, pregnancy. | Complete Module 11 |
| Week 12: Apr. 4 | Criminal justice policy: Women as offenders and victims | Complete Module 12 |
| Week 13: Apr. 11 | Gender and Sexuality: Gay and lesbian rights, regulating student expression of sexuality | Complete Module 13 |
| Week 14: Apr. 18 | Wrap up, summary, what's next? | Complete Module 14 |
| Week 15: Apr. 25 | SECOND EXAM | 1pm-3pm in the regular classroom |
Please Note: This syllabus is tentative and subject to change at any time without prior notice.
Due Dates of Note: Picture Assignment - January 31, 2005; Web Assignment 1 - February 20, 2005 by midnight; Exam 1 - Feb 28 during classtime; Web Assignment 2 - March 27, 2005 by midnight; Exam 2 - April 25, 2005, 1pm-3pm in the regular classroom.
Please Note: Please access the Spring, 2006 Academic Calendar for important dates and deadlines.
