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Political Science
 

Legal Studies

Legal Studies
Minor
Hours15 Credit Hours
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

requirement 1 Complete 9.0 hours from the following course(s)
Note: PHIL 416 (Philosophy of Law) may be used in place of POLI 364. See your academic advisor for more information.
HIST 392 - U.S. Constitutional History 3.0
POLI 278 - Applied Statistics for Public Policy and Law 3.0
POLI 312 - American Judicial Politics 3.0
POLI 364 - Jurisprudence 3.0
POLI 373 - International Law 3.0
POLI 393R - Topics in Legal Studies 3.0v
POLI 420 - Constitutional Law - American Federal System 3.0
POLI 421 - Constitutional Law - Rights and Immunities 3.0
POLI 422 - Interests and Ideas in the American Founding 3.0
requirement 2 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
Note: PHIL 416 (Philosophy of Law) may be used in place of POLI 364. See your academic advisor for more information.
FHSS 351 - Civil Rights Seminar 3.0
HIST 392 - U.S. Constitutional History 3.0
POLI 278 - Applied Statistics for Public Policy and Law 3.0
POLI 312 - American Judicial Politics 3.0
POLI 315 - Congress and the Legislative Process 3.0
POLI 323 - Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in American Politics 3.0
POLI 331 - Politics and Public Policy 3.0
POLI 333 - Politics of Bureaucracy 3.0
POLI 334 - Public Ethics 3.0
POLI 336 - Government and Religion 3.0
POLI 342 - Gender and Politics 3.0
POLI 343 - Designing Democracy: Constitutional Design for Democratic Governance 3.0
POLI 364 - Jurisprudence 3.0
POLI 365 - Early American Political Thought: 1620-1865 3.0
POLI 366 - Modern American Political Thought: 1865-Present 3.0
POLI 373 - International Law 3.0
POLI 375 - International Organizations 3.0
POLI 393R - Topics in Legal Studies 3.0v
POLI 399R - Pre-Law Internship 9.0v
POLI 420 - Constitutional Law - American Federal System 3.0
POLI 421 - Constitutional Law - Rights and Immunities 3.0
POLI 422 - Interests and Ideas in the American Founding 3.0
POLI 461 - Federalist Papers 3.0
POLI 473 - Human Rights 3.0
POLI 497R - Mentored Research 6.0v
SOC 323 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 3.0
STDEV 168R - Law Lecture Series 1.0
STDEV 260 - Constitutional Research 1.0
STDEV 261 - The Law in Literature 2.0
STDEV 364 - Mediation Techniques and Practices 3.0
STDEV 365 - Legal Education and Practice 2.0
STDEV 368R - Prelaw Review Journal Writing 2.0
STDEV 496R - Advanced Legal Internship 3.0v
Note: Up to 3 credit hours of STDEV can count for the Legal Studies minor.
Note: Internships and mentored research must be related to legal studies to count for the Legal Studies minor.
Program Outcomes: 

Please contact the individual department for outcome information.

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