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LAW-5 Directed SJD Study - SJD Students
Prof. Christopher Gibson,
2 credits day; 2 credits evening.
Two or three credits. Number of credits assigned to be determined in consultation with Director
of Graduate Studies and faculty supervisor. Open to SJD students only. Enrollment requires
advance permission from faculty member who will be supervising the Directed Study.
The SJD Directed Study is a customized course of faculty-supervised reading, critical analysis,
and research in a topic area relevant to the student’s area of focus. The purpose of the Directed
Study is to allow the SJD student to build substantive expertise and develop critical reading,
research, and writing skills that will support the student’s dissertation development or
progression. Students enrolling in a Directed Study will meet with their faculty supervisor at the
beginning of the semester to develop a syllabus or agenda of relevant readings, research projects,
and/or writing assignments to be completed. Students will then meet regularly with their faculty
supervisor for discussion of readings, feedback on completed work, or interim review of ongoing
assignments. Faculty members supervising a Directed Study have discretion to establish
requirements and assignments suited to the student’s goals. Examples of required assignments
include, but are not limited to: reading and discussion of relevant books and articles; research
exercises; preparation of bibliographies; weekly or bi-weekly written summaries or critical
reviews of assigned readings; research memoranda; and research papers. Some faculty
supervisors may require students to complete a single substantial paper, while others may assign
a series of shorter essays. Students should generally expect to be assigned a cumulative total of
about 20 pages of written work over the course of a 2-credit Directed Study and about 25 pages
for a 3-credit Directed Study.
Elective Course
<<Course Updated: July 01, 2016>>