According to the American Bar Association, if you’re interested in a law-related career, you “are encouraged to pursue an area of study that interests and challenges you, while taking advantage of opportunities to develop your research and writing skills. Taking a broad range of difficult courses from demanding instructors is excellent preparation for legal education.” This minor will allow you to follow the ABA’s advice.
Requirements
The Law and Society minor consists of 18 credit hours or six courses.
- Two courses (six hours) must be chosen from offerings listed under “Foundational Courses” (Group A).
- Four courses (12 hours) must be chosen from offerings listed under “Specialized Courses” (Group B).
- Departmental or Honors College special topics courses focused on law and society may satisfy minor requirements in either group A or B if pre-approved by the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Student Affairs and Advising in Flinn Hall.
Group A: Foundational
(choose two courses or six hours from this group):
ANTH 102 Understanding Other Cultures
ANTH 230 Diversity in the United States
ECON 224 Introduction to Economics
HIST 201 American Founding Documents
PHIL 101 Special Topics in Philosophy
PHIL 102 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 103 Special Topics in Ethics and Values
PHIL 114 Introduction to Formal Logic I
PHIL 115 Introduction to Formal Logic II Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in PHIL 114 or PHIL 110, or a department-approved equivalent
PHIL 211 Contemporary Moral Issues
PHIL 212 Images of the Human Person
PHIL 213 [=SPCH 213] Communicating Moral Issues
POLI 109 Controversies in Public Policy
POLI 201 American National Government
POLI 202 Policies and Functions of American Government Prerequisites: POLI 201
SPCH 140 Public Communication
SPCH 213 [=PHIL 213] Communicating Moral Issues
SPCH 260 Argumentation and Debate
Group B: Specialized
(Choose 4 courses or 12 hours from this group):
ACCT 324 Survey of Commercial Law
ANTH 353 Anthropology of Law and Conflict
ECON 508 Law and Economics Prerequisites: ECON 221 and 222, or ECON 224
ENGL 340 Literature and Law Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent
ENGL 387 [=SPCH 387] Introduction to Rhetoric Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent
ENGL 462 Technical Writing Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent
ENGL 463 Business Writing Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent
FAMS 308 [=GLST 308] Global Media Industries
GEOG 515 Political Geography
GLST 308 [=FAMS 308] Global Media Industries
HIST 469 Constitutional History of the United States I
HIST 470 Constitutional History of the United States II
HRTM 357 Hotel and Restaurant Law Prerequisites: TSTM 240
HRTM 382 Travel and Tourism Law Prerequisites: TSTM 240
JOUR 303 Law and Ethics of Mass Communication
MGMT 407 Corporate Social Responsibility and Stakeholder Management Prerequisites: MGMT 371
PHIL 320 Ethics
PHIL 330 [=POLI 300] Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 331 Crime and Justice
PHIL 329 Law and Religion
PHIL 352 Freedom and Human Interaction
POLI 300 [=PHIL 330] Social and Political Philosophy
POLI 302 Classical and Medieval Political Theory
POLI 303 Modern Political Theory
POLI 304 Contemporary Political Theory
POLI 352 [=WGST 352] Gender and Politics
POLI 420 International Law
POLI 421 Law and Contemporary International Problems
POLI 450 Constitutional Law
POLI 451 Constitutional Law
POLI 452 The Judicial Process
POLI 453 Moot Court and Legal Research
POLI 454 [=WGST 454] Women and the Law
POLI 554 Law and Society
RELG 339 Law in Religious Traditions
RETL 525 Law for Retailers Prerequisites: SPTE 240 or equivalent
RETL 530 Fashion and the Law Prerequisites: SPTE 240 or equivalent
SLIS 415 Social Informatics
SOCY 309 An Introduction to Social Inequality
SOCY 340 Introduction to Social Problems
SOCY 353 [=CRJU 341] Sociology of Crime
SOCY 507 Sociology of Social Control
SOCY 540 Sociology of Law Prerequisites: Any 300-level Sociology course
SPCH 331 Organizational Communication
SPCH 380 Persuasive Communication
SPCH 387 [=ENGL 387] Introduction to Rhetoric
SPCH 448 Contemporary Political Rhetoric
SPCH 543 Communication, Law, and Society
SPTE 240 Business Law
SPTE 320 Sport and the Law Prerequisites: SPTE 240 or equivalent
SPTE 402 Entertainment and the Law Prerequisites: SPTE 240 or equivalent
WGST 352 [=POLI 352] Gender and Politics
WGST 454 [=POLI 454] Women and the Law
Please refer to the academic bulletin for updated information.