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.
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