LEGAL STUDIES

Dr. Todd Peppers, Dr. Harry Wilson, Coordinators

The concentration allows students to draw upon a variety of different perspectives regarding the nature of law, the role of law in society, and the law as a tool of social change. The concentration is designed to give students flexibility in selecting the classes that are most relevant to their future career plans.

Four required courses:

POLI 102

American National Government

CJUS/POLI 214

The Judicial Process

CJUS/POLI 213

Criminal Law or

BUAD 127

Business Law or

POLI 312

Civil Liberties

POLI 311

American Constitutional Law or

POLI 312

Civil Liberties

Electives Choose 3 of the following:

BUAD 244

Industrial Relations and Collective Bargaining

CJUS 227

Law and Society

CJUS 325

Comparative Law Enforcement

POLI 395 or CJUS/POLI 401 or 406 or 416 or 495 (topics when appropriate and approved by the Public Affairs department)

CJUS/POLI 211

Criminal Justice

POLI 214 or 311 or 312 or BUAD 127 (if not offered as a requirement above)

 

POLI 252

Human Rights Policy

PSYC 325

Social Psychology

SOCI 238

Juvenile Delinquency

SOCI 334

Criminology

PHIL 122

Logic

CJUS/POLI/SOCI 261 (special topics when appropriate and approved by the Public Affairs department)

Any IL or HNRS course whose topic is appropriate and approved by the Public Affairs department.