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• LGST 307: Workers' Compensation Law

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course introduces students to Workers' Compensation (WC) law, with a special focus on South Carolina law. Topics will include the origin and history of WC law, various types of WC claims and defenses, and methods for determining benefits. Students will also be introduced to the highly formulaic WC claims process and various forms used in initiating and executing claims.
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• LGST 308: Social Security Disability Law

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the Social Security Administration's disability process, administrative structure, terminology, ethical issues, relevant law and common issues encountered in the claims process. The student will be introduced to the complexities of a unique legal system substantially different from any other existing in the United States and will learn the process of managing a social security file as it moves through the various stages of that process.
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• LGST 309: Immigration Law

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course presents a review of the history and legal foundations of U.S. immigration law, as well as key constitutional and process issues. As this is a survey course, it will substantively address the most prominent areas of immigration law, including refugee and asylum, criminal and terrorist immigration provisions, immigration benefits, detention and removal, and U.S. citizenship.
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• LGST 390: Law Office Administration

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  The legal field is vast in specialty areas, has no consistency from one firm to the next in methods of practice and culture, and is extremely dynamic. This course provides an overview of the modern law office. Students will be introduced to various administrative and managerial tools and methods employed by the modern law office to maximize efficiency, reduce workrelated stress and attract and retain clients. Students will also be exposed to various methods for streamlining individual workload, and methods for capturing and retaining knowledge in order to maximize personal productivity.
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• LGST 444: Legal Studies Internship

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to bring skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to a higher professional level by gaining practical legal experience in a law office or law-related environment. The experience will be gained under the supervision of a paralegal or an attorney and will help ensure that the intern has skills and knowledge necessary to enter the work force as an entry-level paralegal.
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• LIBR 105: Resources for Research

  1.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  As members of the scholarly community, students are instructed in the skills and strategies needed to locate, evaluate, analyze and apply information resources from a variety of media. The course concentrates on academic library resources and assumes some basic knowledge and understanding of library research. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• LIBR 106: ST in Library and Information

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  Special topics in focused area related to library and information science in specific disciplines or allied fields. This course examines special topics and specific subject matter reflecting both student and faculty interest. Select examples of special topics include data visualization, data management and organization, digital literacy, the history of the book, data preservation, archival practices, paper conservancy, data curation, metadata and description in digital humanities, and introduction to mapping.
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• LING 101: Introduction to Language

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  An introduction to the nature of language; what it is, how it's learned, its diversity in form and function, how it affects and is affected by society and culture, and how it relates to social values and worldview. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions.
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• LING 125: Introduction to Linguistics

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  As an interdisciplinary course, it provides an introduction to language, and the scientific and social aspects of linguistics such as phonology, morphology, syntax, language acquisition, evolution, variation and other applied linguistic topics. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• LING 210: Intro to Phonetics & Phonology

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  Phonetics is the study of the production and perception of natural language. Phonology is the study of how languages combine their inventory of sounds into words. This course provides an introduction to these areas of linguistics. Students will learn to read and write phonetic transcriptions, study the sound systems of a wide variety of human languages, analyze phonetic and phonemic data, and understand language variation and change.
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