Legal Studies, Minor
The Legal Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program with a liberal arts focus that provides students with the opportunity to study the law, legal ideas/concepts, and legal systems/processes from a variety of perspectives. The minor is designed to provide a broad conceptual framework to explore legal studies and complement a chosen major of study. While the minor may be appropriate for those considering attending law schools, it is not a “pre-law” program and does not provide legal or paralegal training.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| LGS 300 | Introduction to Legal Studies 1 | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Choose from 12 hours of the following: 2 | 12 | |
| Archaeology and the Law | ||
| Legal Research and Writing I | ||
| Expert Witness Testimony | ||
| Special Topics:___ | ||
| Animals and the Law | ||
| Internat Law & Organization | ||
| Politics and Religion in the U.S. | ||
| Judicial Process | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Constitutional Politics | ||
| Law and Politics of Civil Liberties | ||
| POL 466A | Mock Trial | 2 |
| POL 466B | Mock Trial II | 2 |
| Sociology of Deviance | ||
| Environment and Society | ||
Substitute three hours of special topics courses as approved by the Director of Legal Studies | ||
| Co-op or Research Requirement | ||
| LGS 349 | Applied Learning for Legal Studies | 3 |
| or LGS 400 | Legal Studies Senior Seminar | |
| Total Hours | 22 | |
- 1
Students are strongly advised to enroll in LGS 300 Introduction to Legal Studies before beginning Legal Studies elective studies.
- 2
Students may not take more than six hours of electives with the same course prefix. Students may not count Legal Studies electives towards any other major or minor.