Legal Studies Minor
Legal Studies Minor
The Legal Studies minor encourages students to study legal institutions, norms and traditions and to analyze how they interact with society, culture, economics, politics and policy. The program equips students with the ability to comprehend and critically evaluate written arguments, to make one's own arguments and support them with evidence and logical reasoning, and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
| Required: | ||
| PHIL 3370 | Philosophy of Law | 3 |
| POLSCI 2147 | Law, Politics, and Society | 3 |
| Electives: choose one course from each of the following groups, plus two additional courses from any of the groups: | 15 | |
| Elective Group 1: Foundation of Law and the American Legal System | ||
| Law and Literature | ||
| American Colonial History | ||
| Kings, Heretics, Witches, and Revolutionaries: England to 1688 | ||
| Elementary Logic | ||
| Political Philosophy | ||
| Constitutional Law | ||
| Elective Group 2: Rights, Liberties and Justice | ||
| Freedom of Speech | ||
| Digital Media Law and Ethics | ||
| Criminal Court System | ||
| Ethics in Crime, Law and Justice | ||
| Advanced Criminal Procedure | ||
| Gendered Violence and the Legal Process | ||
| Civil Rights and Liberties | ||
| Religion and Law | ||
| Elective Group 3: Law, Politics and Society | ||
| Crime and Public Policy | ||
| Law and Economics | ||
| Family Policy and Advocacy | ||
| Business Law | ||
| Employment and Labor Law | ||
| Judicial Politics and Policy-making | ||
| International Law | ||
| Psychology and Law | ||
| Justice and the Good Life: Philosophical Perspectives | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |
Note: Choice of courses and subsequent course prerequisites may increase the length of this program.
Note: Not more than nine (9) semester hours of political science for this minor can count toward a major in Political Science.