Coursera offers Constitutional Law online course

Coursera online portal offers Yale University Constitutional Law online course.

Course Name:

Constitutional Law

Workload: 12-15 hours / week.

Taught in English

About the Course:

This course is designed to introduce you to one of the most important texts in human history-the United States Constitution. Why and how did this document come into existence in the 1780s?

How and why has it been amended over the years? Who decides what it means? What are the ground rules for proper constitutional interpretation?

How does the written Constitution interact with unwritten sources of constitutional authority, such as judicial decisions, presidential proclamations, landmark statutes, and widespread popular understandings?

Classes will commence from January 2014.

How to apply:

Apply online (https://www.coursera.org/course/conlaw).