Legal Studies Minor

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Minor Requirements:

Core:

LEST 301 - Introduction to Legal Studies Credit(s): 3
or
POSC 380 - Introduction to Law Credit(s): 3
LEST 210 - The Law and You Credit(s): 1
LEST 401 - Senior Seminar Credit(s): 3
(or substitute [**] approved by the Director of LEST)

Interdisciplinary Courses

Substantive Law Elective:

One of the following:

ACCT 350 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 351 - Business Law II Credit(s): 3
ACCT 352 - Law and Social Issues in Business Credit(s): 3
COMM 345 - Legal Issues of the Mass Media Credit(s): 3
CRJU 320 - Introduction to Criminal Law Credit(s): 3
CRJU 375 - Criminal Procedure Credit(s): 3
POSC 401 - Topics in Law and Politics Credit(s): 3
POSC 402 - The First Amendment Credit(s): 3
POSC 403 - Civil Liberties Credit(s): 3
POSC 405 - Constitutional Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 459 - Sexuality and Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 473 - Gender, Sex and Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 476 - Election Law Credit(s): 3

Electives:

Three (3) of the following:

ACCT 350 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 351 - Business Law II Credit(s): 3
ACCT 352 - Law and Social Issues in Business Credit(s): 3
AFRA 220 - The Civil Rights Movement Credit(s): 3-4
ANTH 355 - Culture, Law, and Human Rights Credit(s): 3
APEC 450 - Topics in Environmental Law Credit(s): 3
COMM 345 - Legal Issues of the Mass Media Credit(s): 3
CRJU 202 - Problems of Criminal Judiciary Credit(s): 3
CRJU 203 - Problems of Corrections Credit(s): 3
CRJU 320 - Introduction to Criminal Law Credit(s): 3
CRJU 324 - American Constitutional History Credit(s): 3
CRJU 351 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Credit(s): 3
CRJU 352 - International Criminal Justice Credit(s): 3
CRJU 375 - Criminal Procedure Credit(s): 3
CRJU 425 - Criminal Law and Social Policy Credit(s): 3
CRJU 435 - Punishing Speech Credit(s): 3
CRJU 450 - Prisoners and the Law Credit(s): 3
CRJU 457 - Criminal Evidence Credit(s): 3
CRJU 475 - Social Science and the Law Credit(s): 3
CRJU 480 - Civil Liability in Criminal Justice Credit(s): 3
ECON 360 - Government Regulation of Business Credit(s): 3
ECON 408 - Economics of Law Credit(s): 3
EDUC 240 - Legal and Ethical Issues in American Education Credit(s): 3
ENGL 430 - Legal Writing Credit(s): 3
ENGL 450 - Legal Argument Credit(s): 3
FINC 418 - Seminar in Corporate Governance Credit(s): 3
HIST 309 - Money, Markets and Mischief: U.S. Business and Political Economy Since 1865 Credit(s): 3
MAST 462 - Climate Change: Policy, Equity and Mitigation Credit(s): 3
PHIL 346 - Philosophy of Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 363 - International Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 380 - Introduction to Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 401 - Topics in Law and Politics Credit(s): 3
POSC 402 - The First Amendment Credit(s): 3
POSC 403 - Civil Liberties Credit(s): 3
POSC 404 - The Judicial Process Credit(s): 3
POSC 405 - Constitutional Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 420 - International Crimes, Criminals, and Courts Credit(s): 3
POSC 459 - Sexuality and Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 473 - Gender, Sex and Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 476 - Election Law Credit(s): 3
SOCI 345 - Sociology of Law Credit(s): 3
SOCI 428 - Corporate Crime Credit(s): 3
SPTM 315 - Legal Aspects of Sport Management Credit(s): 3
UAPP 230 - Law and Public Policy Credit(s): 3
UAPP 449 - Civil Rights Law and Policy Credit(s): 3 **
or
UAPP 649 - Civil Rights Law and Policy**

Note:

** Courses that qualify as substitutes for LEST 401 (Senior Seminar); other courses may also qualify. All substitutions must be approved by the Director of Legal Studies.

Restrictions:

Only one course can be required by each of the students’ majors or minors, or listed (or crosslisted) in each of the students’ major or minor departments. Interdisciplinary courses must be selected from at least two different departments outside the student’s majors.
If students are approved to substitute a course in their own major for LEST 401 , then none of the interdisciplinary courses may come from the students’ major departments.