LEGAL STUDIES

The law is an essential topic in philosophic, social science, and public policy inquiry. Courses that are substantially concerned with law are available in a variety of disciplines including political science, sociology, philosophy, history, business, communication, economics, and psychology. This program, which allows students to minor in Legal Studies, provides students with the opportunity to explore the law from an interdisciplinary perspective within the framework of the liberal arts curriculum.

The program supplies coherence and guidance in the study of law in at least four ways. First, each Legal Studies minor is provided with an advisor who guides the student in constructing a coherent program. Second, the minor provides students with an opportunity to examine legal phenomena from a variety of discipline perspectives. Third, the program offers both a substantive introduction to law and an interdisciplinary introductory course in legal studies. Finally, it offers an interdisciplinary culmination by way of a senior seminar that will require a research paper.

This program is designed for any undergraduate student who is interested in examining the law from a variety of perspectives. Legal studies is not a "pre-law" program, and it does not offer para-legal training. It is, however, a suitable minor for those who plan to pursue professional training (see Pre-Law).

In addition to offering a minor in Legal Studies, the program offers faculty seminars, lectures, and films. For information, contact Professor Juliet Dee, 245 Pearson Hall (302) 831-8041. 

POSC 380  Introduction to Law (same as LEST 380)

3

LEST 301  Introduction to Legal Studies (same as CRJU 301)

3

LEST 401  Senior Seminar

3

Accounting

ACCT 350  Business Law

3

 

ACCT 351  Business Law

3

 

ACCT 352  Law and Social Issues in Business

3

Communication

COMM 345  Legal Issues of the Mass Media (same as LEST 345)

3

Criminal Justice

CRJU 202  Problems of Criminal Judiciary

3

 

CRJU 203  Problems of Corrections

3

 

CRJU 320  Introduction to Criminal Law

3

 

CRJU 346  Psychology and the Law (same as PSYC 346)

3

 

CRJU 347  The Jury: Guilty or Not Guilty

3

 

CRJU 375  Criminal Procedure

3

 

CRJU 425  Criminal Law and Social Policy

3

 

CRJU 428  Corporate Crime (same as SOCI 428)

3

 

CRJU 450  Prisoners and the Law

3

 

CRJU 456  Lawyers and Society (same as SOCI 456)

3

Economics

ECON 306  Economic Theory of Politics (same as POSC 306)

3

 

ECON 360  Government Regulation of Business

3

 

ECON 408  Economics of Law

3

 

ECON 461  Industrial Organization and Antitrust

3

 

ECON 463  Economics of Regulation

3

History

HIST 309  U.S. Business and Political Economy

3

 

HIST 376  English Legal and Constitutional History

3

Philosophy

PHIL 202  Contemporary Moral Problems

3

 

PHIL 308  Justice and Equality

3

 

PHIL 446  Philosophy of Law

3

Political Science and International Relations

POSC 306  Economic Theory of Politics (same as ECON 306)

3

 

POSC 380  Introduction to Law

3

 

POSC 402  Civil Liberties I

3

 

POSC 404  Judicial Processes

3

 

POSC 405  Constitutional Law of the United States

3

 

POSC 406  Civil Liberties II

3

 

POSC 423  Congress and Public Policy

3

 

POSC 413  Problems in American Government: Gender, Sex and Law

3

Psychology

PSYC 346  Psychology and the Law (same as CRJU 346)

3

 

PSYC 347  The Jury: Guilty or Not Guilty (taken with CRJU 347)

3

Sociology

SOCI 330  Population, Law and Society

3

 

SOCI 345  Sociology of Law

3

 

SOCI 428  Corporate Crime (same as CRJU 428)

3

 

SOCI 456  Lawyers and Society (same as CRJU 456)

3

Women's Studies

WOMS 413  Gender, Sex, and American Law (same as POSC 413)

3

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF

18

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