Ethics

"Law and the Brain" One Week Course

By Adam Kolber

I just finished teaching a one-week, one-credit "Law and the Brain" course at the University of Illinois College of Law.  It's a shorter version of the class that I began teaching at the University of San Diego in 2006.

The University of Illinois has a fantastic program that brings scholars in as one- or two-week visitors to teach short courses.  It's a great opportunity to introduce students to an area of the law to which they might not otherwise be exposed.  The course blends in with students' existing schedules.  I taught the course during my spring break at the University of San Diego.  Though it may not be everyone's ideal way to spend Spring Break, I very much enjoyed the opportunity, despite the rigorous schedule. 

I've now taught "Law and the Brain" as a one-credit course, a two-credit course, and a three-credit course.  While it's hard to cover in one week everything that I would have liked to cover, I vote for more exposure to a wider-array of topics in law school, even if one has to sacrifice some depth on occasion.

Full post as published by Neuroethics and Law on March 17, 2009 (boomark / email).