Our legal landscape is constantly evolving, reflecting society’s ever-changing values and in response to new issues facing citizens, companies and organizations. From entrepreneurs to social workers and media professionals — everyone can benefit from a thorough understanding of the law.
In this minor, you’ll gain the knowledge and rhetorical skills necessary to protect your individual rights, conduct business and work within the law. Requirements in legal writing and logical reasoning develop your ability to think and communicate effectively, and also enable you to understand a range of complex legal procedures and documents. Courses examine issues of justice, equality and human rights on both a domestic and global scale, as well as the tension between the rights of individuals and the public interest. Electives covering such topics as business law, health care law and negotiations allow you to tailor the minor to your professional goals. The minor is not designed to prepare students to work as paralegals and is not ABA approved.
Students in this minor must complete:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses | ||
| LE 101 | Introduction to the American Legal System | 3 |
| LE 211 | Legal Reasoning, Research and Writing I | 3 |
| Elective courses | ||
| Select 12 credits of LE courses. At least 6 credits must be at the 300 level 1 | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Electives may be taken from all legal studies courses, except LE 485 and LE 490; minors may not take LE 485 or LE 490.
Students must meet the prerequisites for elective courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Other courses that may be used as electives | ||
| No more than one from this list: | ||
| BLW 221 | Business Law and Society | 3 |
| MSS 340 | Communications Law and Policy | 3 |
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