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.

Students will take 5 courses to complete the minor: 2 required courses and 3 electives. No more than two electives can be taken in any one department. Courses from across the university may be selected with permission from the minor’s director.

Required Courses

PHIL/POLS 232	Theories of Justice	4
SOCI 280	Sociology of the Law	4

Elective Courses (chose any 3)

BUS 180	Business Law	4
BUS 225	The Manager and the Legal Environment	4
ECON 235	From Farm to Table: The Political Economy of Food Systems (Learning Community course)	4
ENG 179	Human Rights and Global Literature	4
PHIL 123	Symbolic Logic PHIL 225 Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Information Technology	4
POLS 168	Criminal Law (Learning Community Course)	4
POLS 214	Constitutional Law: The Modern Court	4
POLS 216	The American Judiciary and 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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