Legal Studies Requirements (BA/BS)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Coursework - 52 units 1, 2 | ||
| LEGALST 101 | INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL STUDIES | 1 |
| POLISCI 141 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 3 |
| POLISCI 240 | LAW AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| LEGALST 300 | LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
| POLISCI 302 | WRITING IN POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, AND LAW | 3 |
| POLISCI 418 | LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING | 3 |
| POLISCI 419 | THE JUDICIAL PROCESS | 3 |
| LEGALST 493 | INTERNSHIP IN LEGAL STUDIES | 1-12 |
| Public Law: | 6-9 | |
| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | ||
| THE CONSTITUTION AND CIVIL LIBERTIES | ||
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE CONSTITUTION | ||
| THE CONSTITUTION AND CIVIL RIGHTS | ||
| Business Law: | 3-6 | |
| BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW | ||
| ADVANCED BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW | ||
| ESTATES AND TRUSTS | ||
| EMPLOYMENT LAW | ||
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW | ||
| Political Institutions: | 3 | |
| THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE PROCESS | ||
| THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY | ||
| AMERICAN INTEREST GROUP POLITICS | ||
| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| Public Policy & Law: | 3 | |
| POLICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION | ||
| PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY | ||
| U.S. DISABILITY POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| SCIENCE POLICY AND HUMAN HEALTH | ||
| US ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| FORMATION OF PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| GENDER LAW AND POLICY | ||
| International & Comparative Systems: | 3 | |
| FEDERALISM | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LAW | ||
| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | ||
| COMPARATIVE LAW AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Theory and Ethics: | 3 | |
| BLACK POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THOUGHT | ||
| ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT: GREEK, ROMAN, CHRISTIAN | ||
| MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| POLITICS, JUSTICE, AND LAW | ||
| AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| SEXUAL ETHICS | ||
| Breadth: 3 | 6-9 | |
| COMMUNICATION CONFLICT RESOLUTION | ||
| PERSUASION | ||
| CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION | ||
| LAW OF MASS COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| LOGIC | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
| Total Credits: | 52 | |
- 1
An approved minor is not required for this major.
- 2
Exit Interview required.
- 3
No more than 6 units from one department.