Jun 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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ECON 3160 - Economics and the Law
Major topics are property, contracts, and torts. Class time is divided between economic analysis of these topics in the abstract and actual legal cases that involve these topics.
Requisites: ECON 1030
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Allow students to apply economic reasoning to legal issues, and to develop the ability to critically evaluate case opinions in landmark legal cases.
- Allow students to apply theoretical concepts from introductory economics courses to upper level applied economics courses.
- Allow students who are especially interested in pursuing a law degree to be exposed to several key areas of the law they will be required to study in law school.
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