Legal Studies

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Minor Requirements — 21 Credits

Degree Requirements

Take all of the following courses:

ID 420	Legal Research and Writing	3
PHIL 220	The Nature of Legal Reasoning	3

Choose six credits from the following courses:

Group I — Basic

BAFN 231	Legal Environment of Business	3
BAFN 332	Business Administration and the Law	3
COMM 341	Courtroom Communication	3
CRJ 110	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRJ 230	Judicial Process	3
ENST 205	Environment, Politics and Law	3
HIST 347	United States Women's History to 1877	3
PHIL 300	Topics in Philosophy	3
PSCI 105	Fundamentals of Politics	3
PSCI 306	Constitutional Law	3
PSCI 328	International Law and Organizations	3
PSY 365	Psychology and the Law	3
SOC 444	Sociology of Criminal Law	3

PHIL 300: Subtitle must be "Philosophical Issues in Employment Discrimination Law" to count toward the minor.

Choose six credits from the following courses:

Group II — Policy

BAMG 452	Contemporary Issues in Business and Society	3
CRJ 410	Comparative Justice Systems	3
MIND 286	Value Issues in Political Economy	3
PHIL 150	Ethics in Theory and Practice	3
PHIL 350	Ethics	3
PHIL 355	Social and Political Philosophy	3
PSCI 331	Political Philosophy I	3
PSCI 332	Political Philosophy II	3
PSCI 335	American Political Philosophy	3
SOC 346	Criminology	3
SOC 347	Sociology of Corrections	3

Choose three credits from the following courses:

Group III - Skills

COMM 211	Argumentation and Debate	3
COMM 343	Persuasion	3
ECON 304	Economics of Gender	3
ECON 305	Intermediate Microeconomics	3
ENG 319	The Art of Persuasion	3
ENST 100	Introduction to Environmental Studies	3
PSCI 392	Internship	1 - 10
PSY 265	Social Psychology	3
PSY 366	Industrial Psychology	3

PSCI 392: Any other internship must be approved by your legal studies advisor. Students are strongly encouraged to elect an internship as part of a minor, and internships in community service are especially encouraged.

NOTES: Students must complete 50 percent of their coursework at the 300 and 400 level. No more than 6 credits may be taken in one department.

A grade of “C” or better (C- is not acceptable) is required for a course to receive credit in the minor.

Some advanced courses have prerequisites. Please be certain that you meet the program's prerequisites if you plan to take such a course or you may check with the instructor to see if the prerequisite(s) may be waived, if you are capable of doing the work for the course.

Students are advised that the Required Courses are not offered every semester. Please contact the Legal Studies advisor at [phone] as soon as you declare the minor to plan your schedule so that you can graduate on time.