Legal Studies Minor

Legal Studies Minor Requirements

Program of Study:
The program of study consists of three components: three required courses, three electives, and an internship. The coursework must total a minimum of 18 credits. No more than two courses or eight credits may be double-counted toward a student’s major or an alternative minor.

Three required courses

POSC 101	US Government & Politics	3
	Or
POSC 230	Courts and Judicial Process	3
	And
POSC 377/PHIL 377	Seminar in Philosophy of Law	3
	Or
POSC 335	International Law	3
	And
POSC 270	Const Law and Govt Power	3
	Or
POSC 280	Const Law and Civil Rights	3

Three elective courses from the following:

ANTH 223	Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 237	Peoples & Cultures	3
BUSA 310	Business Law I	3
BUSA 311	Business Law II	3
CISC 345	Computer Security	4
CRMJ 245	Introduction to Law	3
CRMJ 360	White Collar Crime	3
ECON 313	Classical Political Economy	4
ECON 315	Government Policy	3
ECON 317	Labor Economics	3
ENGL 221	Classical Mythology	3
HIST 103	American Political History	3
MUST 203	Museums & Society: Controversies & Dilemmas	3
PHIL 236	Logic	3
PHIL 271	Values and Society	3
PHIL 273	Relativism	3
PHIL 336	Ethics	3
POSC 107	Freedom Equality and Power	3
POSC 210	State and Local Government	3
POSC 220	Congress and the Presidency	3
POSC 232	Mock Trial	2
POSC 240	Gender and Politics	3
POSC 265	Peacekeeping and Security
POSC 278	Politics and Law in Asia	3
POSC 290	Environmental Politics & Policy	3
POSC 292	Public Policy	3
POSC 310	Parties and Elections	4
POSC 320	Public Administration	3
POSC 330	Politics of Race & Ethnicity	3
POSC 340	Media and Politics	3
POSC 370	Environmental Law	3
POSC 380	Energy Politics	3
RELS 243	Religion & Politics in America	3
SOCI 340	Socio-Political Movements	3

POSC 101, POSC 230, POSC 270, POSC 280, POSC 335, and POSC 377 may also count as electives if not counted as requirements.

Students may petition the Legal Studies Coordinator to count courses not on this list toward the legal studies minor and as substitutions for the required courses.

Internship Requirement

All students are required to complete at least one internship credit in a law or policy related setting such as the courts, a law office, a government agency, or non-profit office. The internship option can be fulfilled during either semester, January, or the summer months. There are many opportunities available locally and even on campus.