The legal studies minor provides an interdisciplinary program of study that will assist students in understanding the workings of law and its impact on political, social, and economic life. The legal studies minor targets pre-law students and supports those interested in diverse career paths, including government, health, technology, business, and the non-profit sector. It can be a solid complement to many major fields of study or an area of interest to those who want to pursue law school or a legal career.
With this minor, you will:
- learn about legal institutions through a small core of required courses;
- develop the skills needed to study the law—writing, critical thinking, and communication; and
- examine law from a range of disciplinary perspectives.
Required Courses: 6 s.h.
Complete both courses:
- POLS 1210 US Government
- POLS 3400 Law Courts and Politics
Skill Courses: 6 s.h.
Complete two courses total from two different departments:
- COMM 1400 Public Speaking
- COMM 2100 Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 3300 Persuasion
- COMM 3400 Argumentation
- COMP 2000 Advanced Composition
- COMP 2039 Technical and Professional Writing
- PHIL 1300 Critical Thinking
- PHIL 2300 Symbolic Logic
Law-Focused Courses: 6 s.h.
Complete two courses total from two different departments:
- CRJ 3001 Procedural Law
- ALS/WGS 3110 Women, Race, and the Law
- MDIA 3005 Media Law & Policy
- LAW 2222 Legal Environment of Business
- PHIL 3260 Philosophy of Law
- POLS 3410 American Constitutional Development
- POLS 3420 Civil Rights and Liberties
Application Courses: 3 s.h.
Choose one course from this list:
- ALS/HISA 2720 History of Crime and Prisons
- ALS/HISA 3704 Jim Crow to Black Power
- ALS/PHIL 3640 Citizenship, Democracy, and Identity
- COMM 3420 Rhetorical Criticism
- CRJ 1001 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CRJ 3087 Race, Crime and Justice
- CRJ 3870 Police and Society
- CRJ 3877 Gender and Crime
- HISA 2720 Crime in the Urban Atlantic
- HISE/WGS 3406 Law, Sex, and Medieval Society
- MUSC 4588 Legal Issues in the Music Industry
- PHIL 1200 Ethics
- PHIL 2250 Business Ethics
- POLS 2340 Gun Politics and Policy
- POLS 2360 U.S. Public Policy
- POLS 3020 Modern Political Thought
- POLS 3060 Contemporary Political Thought
- POLS 3350 Environmental Politics and Policy
- POLS 3880 International Human Rights
- POLS/WGS 2700 Gender Politics
- PSYC 3770 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
- PSYC 4670 Psychology and the Law
- SOC 2300 Social Class
- SOC 2807 Criminology