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	Introduction to Ethics	3
PHIL 109	Introduction to Logic	3
PS 106	Introduction to U.S. Politics	3

Law in Context (3 credits)

AIP 312	Great Trials of the Century (UP)	3
AIP 314	The Criminal Mind: Psychological and Political Perspectives (UP)	3
AIP 336	The Politics of Abortion (UP)	3
AIP 345/PHR 345	Civil Rights (REP, UP)	3
EWL 322	Literature and Human Rights	3
EWL 331	Literature and Revolution	3
PS 317	Money, Sex and Power	3
PS 324	Law, Government & Politics in America	3

Law and Theory (3 credits)

AIP 318	The Foundations of Anglo-American Law (CP, IP)	3
PHIL 340	Ethics and Law	3
PHR 310/IS 310	Theories of Human Rights	3
PS 402	American Constitutional Law	3

Experiential Learning and Methods (3 credits)

ACCT 332	Forensic Accounting	3
HIST 316/PHR 316	Archival Methods	3
PHR 333/PS 333	Mock Trial	3
PHR 336/PS 336/SOC 336	Playing Politics	3
PHR 371/IS 371	Research Methods in Social Sciences	4
PHR 399	Independent Study/Internship	1-6
PHR 499	Independent Study/Internship	1-6

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

BUS 303	Business Law II	3
COMM 395	Media, Law & Ethics	3
IS 315	International Law	3
IS 357/PHR 357	Human Rights in Comparative Perspective	3

For course descriptions please refer to the appropriate Department.