Minor in Legal Studies

概述

The minor in Legal Studies is an 18-unit course of study that examines law as a social institution from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Students who successfully 完成本辅修课程:

  • become more informed and effective participants in society;

  • deepen their appreciation of the role of law in economics, politics, BUSiness, education, international relations, employment, social stability and change;

  • learn to analyze the impact and limitations of law and legal change, including law’s unintended or hidden consequences;

  • improve their abilities to make effective arguments, evaluate data, analyze rhetoric, reach consensus and solve problems.

If you're interested in pursuing a Legal Studies minor, please obtain a minor form from the Communication Studies, 司法研究, or 政治科学 部门, and meet with 一个 of the designated Legal Studies advisor in those departments:

Communication Studies

Dr. 詹妮弗•莫里森

珍妮花.morrison@ligalocalvaldepenas.com

司法研究

Dr. 伊迪丝Kinney

伊迪丝.Kinney@ligalocalvaldepenas.com

政治科学

教授. 詹姆斯·布兰特

詹姆斯.Brent@ligalocalvaldepenas.com

需求

This is an 18-unit minor, comprised of 一个 required core course, and five electives selected from five course groups. In order to ensure that your legal studies education is broad and interdisciplinary, only 一个 of the five electives can be taken from your major department (if applicable). 教师 Minor advisors may approve substitutions in appropriate cases. The course requirements, groupings, and choices are as follows:

Core Course - REQUIRED - 3 units

政客们120 - Law and Society (3 units)
 

Electives - 15 units

Students choose 一个 course from each of the following five groups.

法律视角

经济141 - Law and Economics (4 units)
env /政客们124 - Introduction to Environmental law (3 units)
JS 144 - Criminal Law (3 units)
155年菲尔 - Philosophy of Law (3 units)
 

Contemporary Issues in Law and 正义

AFAM 142 - Law and the Black Community (3 units)
CCS 127 - Chicanas/os and the Criminal 正义 System
JS 101 - Critical Issues and Ideas in 正义 (3 units)
JS 122 - Drugs and Society (3 units)
JS 123 - Terrorism, Intelligence, and Security (3 units)
JS 132 - Race, Gender, Inequality and the Law (3 units) - Area S
JS 143 -刑事证据 & 过程
JS 171 -人权 & 正义 (3 units) - Area V
151年的社会 - Violence in the Family
 

法律史

AFAM 134 - Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement
md 108 从塔木德到卡巴拉
政客们121 - Constitutional Law: The Supreme Court
POLS 121 b - Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
POLS 121 c - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights
 

法律与道德

通讯133 f - Ethical Problems in Communication
MCOM 101 - Laws and Ethics of the Media
菲尔/ BUS3 186 - 教授essional and 业务 Ethics (Area S)
 

法律与法院

通讯147便士 - Argumentation and Persuasion in Courts of Law
JS 103 - Courts and Society
政客们122 -司法政治
 

总计- 18个单位

 

Other Recommended 课程

The courses below are other recommended law-related courses at 菠菜网lol正规平台. 他们是 不是必需的 for completion of the Legal Studies minor. Nevertheless, they might be of interest to you and useful to your professional development.

汽车151年 -劳资关系
通讯130 f - Social Movements Communication
通讯140便士 - Argumentation and Debate
JS 136 - Family and Community Violence
JS 145 - White Collar Crime
JS 152 - Juvenile Delinquency & 正义
JS 155 ——受害者研究
JS 185 - Special Topics in Law and 正义
154年的社会 ——社会学 & Non-Conforming Behavior
 

形式 & 讲义:

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