Law and Justice

The Law and Justice minor enhances students’ knowledge and skills with regards to critical analysis of social, political and ethical issues.

The Law and Justice minor is an interdisciplinary approach to student learning with courses in disciplines, departments, and schools across the University. This minor enhances students’ knowledge and skills with regards to critical analysis of social, political and ethical issues.

Students explore the relationship between social justice, laws, theories, governments, and institutions in the United States and across the globe, as well as group dynamics. Topics are related to the constitution, legal environments, criminal justice, and the judiciary system as they impact social change.

Required Courses

PHIL 332	Law and Philosophy	4
SOCI 280	Sociology of the Law	4

Elective Courses

Choose any three:

BUS 180	Business Law	4
LTWR 168	Crime Literature	4
LTWR 179	Human Rights and Global Literature	4
PHIL 123	Symbolic Logic	4
PHIL 225	Social Media, Digital Technology, and Ethics	4
POLS 168	Criminal Law	3
POLS 214	Constitutional Law: The Modern Court	4
POLS 216	American Judiciary & Legal Issues	4
POLS 220	International Organization and Law	4
POLS 223	Human Rights: The Basic Dilemmas	4
SOCI 220	Working for Social Justice	4
SOCI 222	Organizing for Social Change	4

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