Law and Ethics
Law school is a gateway to fulfilling, prosperous careers in the justice system, government, business, public policy institutes, think tanks, and many other areas. Marymount Manhattan has interdisciplinary curricular resources and a prime location in New York City that provide students with strong preparation for law school.
There is no specific major or minor required for law school applicants. However, pursuing a focused course of study that promotes foundational skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, oral and written expression, careful textual analysis, research and assimilation of complex data, and understanding of diverse perspectives can serve as an excellent foundation for law school. The Law and Ethics minor will not only cultivate such skills, but also do so in an ethically conscious way in keeping with the College’s mission.
Students are encouraged to visit the official website of the Law School Admissions Council, in conjunction with working closely with their Law and Ethics Advisor, as early as possible in their course of study in order to prepare properly for taking the LSAT exam and applying to law school programs: http://www.lsac.org/.
Students are required to take a total of six (6) courses (18 credits) from the lists below in order to complete the Law and Ethics minor. These six courses will consist of three required introductory methods and content courses—PHIL 103: Introduction to Ethics (DS4), PHIL 109: Introduction to Logic (DS4), and PS 106: Introduction to U.S. Politics (DS5)—which should be taken at the beginning of the work on the minor. The remaining three (3) courses will consist of advanced theory and content courses distributed as follows: one course from each of three Distribution Categories. Students may elect, in consultation with the Program Coordinator, to count one (1) law-related internship at a law firm, business, or public policy institute, etc. for the sixth course under Distribution Category 3.
| Division: |
Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Division Office: |
Carson Hall 202 |
| Phone: |
646-393-4111 |
| Division Chair: |
Jennifer N. Brown, Ph.D.
jbrown1@mmm.edu |
| Administrative Assistant: |
Alexandra Dill
adill@mmm.edu |
Program Faculty: Faculty from various departments across the College teach courses in the Law and Ethics minor.
Bradley L. Herling
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Coordinator, Law and Ethics
B.A., Wesleyan University
Ph.D., Boston University
Phone: 646-393-4115
bherling@mmm.edu
Jessica Blatt
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., New School for Social Research
Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Phone: 646-393-4138
jblatt@mmm.edu
Lauren Erin Brown
Associate Professor of History and Politics and Human Rights
Chair, Department of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies
B. A., Smith College
M. A., & Ph. D., Harvard University
Phone: 646-393-4141
lbrown2@mmm.edu
Yu-Yin Cheng
Professor of History and International Studies
B.A., National Taiwan Normal University
M.A. & Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Phone: 646-393-4140
ycheng@mmm.edu