Minor in Law and Society

Minor Requirements

Students from other disciplines who want to minor in Law and Society must complete 18-19 semester hours as outlined below:

Required Courses
Select one of the following:3-4
Introductory Logic
Introduction to Ethics
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Complete one of the following tracks:15
Criminal Justice
Introduction to Criminology, Law, and Justice
Select four of the following:
Rights, Justice and the Law
Principles of Criminal Law
Introduction to Forensic Science
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Investigation
Law in Social Context
Introduction to Criminology, Law, and Justice
Select four of the following:
Race, Class, Gender and the Law
Introduction to Political Theory
Law and Society
Violence
Gender, Crime, and Justice
White Collar Crime
Public Law
Introduction to American Government and Politics
Select four of the following:
The Judicial Process
Constitutional Law
The Constitution and Civil Liberties
Constitutional Law: Women, Gender and Privacy
Constitutional Law: African-American Legal History
Total Hours18-19

Courses counting in the major of Criminology, Law, and Justice may not be counted toward the Law and Society minor. One class not included in the minor may be substituted for any course within a track with the consent of the Law and Society faculty advisor.