Minor: Law and Ethics, 18 Credits

Learning Goals for the Law and Ethics Minor

Students who complete the Law and Ethics Minor will be able to:

• Explain and apply basic concepts and distinctions in law.
• Reconstruct and analyze formal arguments.
• Create and evaluate arguments in written and oral forms.
• Explain and analyze the structure and principles of the American political and legal system.
• Explain, apply, and critically evaluate the use of ethical principles in the law.
• Conduct qualitative and empirical research on legal issues.

Requirements

Required Courses (9 credits)

PHIL 103	INTRO TO ETHICS
PHIL 109	INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PS 106	INTRO TO U.S. POLITICS

Law in Context (3 credits)

AIP 312	GREAT TRIALS OF THE CENTURY
AIP 314	THE CRIMINAL MIND
AIP 336	THE POLITICS OF ABORTION
AIP 345	CIVIL RIGHTS
EWL 322	LITERATURE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
EWL 331	LITERATURE AND REVOLUTION
PS 324	LAW, GOVT &POLITICS IN AMERICA
PS 317	MONEY, SEX, AND POWER

Law and Theory (3 credits)

AIP 318	FOUNDATIONS OF ANGLO-AMER LAW
PHIL 340	ETHICS AND LAW
PHR 310	THEORIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS
PS 402	AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Experiential Learning and Methods (3 credits)

ACCT 332	FORENSIC ACCOUNTING
HIST 316
PHR 333	MOCK TRIAL
PHR 336	PLAYING POLITICS
PHR 371	RESEARCH METH IN SOCIAL SCI
	Internship 399/499	3

These courses may be substituted for requirements in the minor in consultation with the Program Coordinators:

BUS 303	BUSINESS LAW II
COMM 395	MEDIA, LAW & ETHICS
IS 315	INTERNATIONAL LAW
IS 357	HUMAN RIGHTS IN COMPARATI PERS

For course descriptions please refer to the appropriate Department.