2023-2024 Catalog

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 103Introduction to Ethics

3

PHIL 109Introduction to Logic

3

PS 106 Introduction to U.S. Politics

3

Law in Context (3 credits)

AIP 312Great Trials of the Century (UP)

3

AIP 314The Criminal Mind: Psychological and Political Perspectives (UP)

3

AIP 336The Politics of Abortion (UP)

3

AIP 345/PHR 345Civil Rights (REP, UP)

3

EWL 322Literature and Human Rights

3

EWL 331Literature and Revolution

3

PS 317Money, Sex and Power

3

PS 324Law, Government & Politics in America

3

Law and Theory (3 credits)

AIP 318The Foundations of Anglo-American Law (CP, IP)

3

PHIL 340Ethics and Law

3

PHR 310/IS 310Theories of Human Rights

3

PS 402American Constitutional Law

3

IS 315International Law

3

IS 357/PHR 357Human Rights in Comparative Perspective

3

Experiential Learning and Methods (3 credits)

ACCT 332Forensic Accounting

3

HIST 316/PHR 316Archival Methods

3

PHR 333/PS 333Mock Trial

3

PHR 336/PS 336/SOC 336Playing Politics

3

PHR 371/IS 371Research Methods in Social Sciences

4

PHR 399Independent Study/Internship

1-6

PHR 499Independent Study/Internship

1-6

IS 324United Nations: History, Theory and Practice

3

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

BUS 303Business Law II

3

COMM 395Media, Law & Ethics

3