Legal Studies Minor

I. Legal System

One course required from:

• SOC 3730 - Sociology of the Courts, Law, and Justice Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 3400 - Law and Society Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4150 - Law, Lawyers and the System Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4420 - Criminal Justice System Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 4280 - Criminal Justice Organization and Management Credit Hour(s): 3

II. Specialized Skill or Perspective

One course required from:

• PHL 3150 - Philosophy of Language and Logic Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 4140 - Philosophy of Law Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4210 - American Constitutional Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4260 - Supreme Court in American Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4090 - Supreme Court and Legal Judging Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4170 - Appellate Politics and Moot Court Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4821 - Pre-Law Internship Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4860 - Model UN Seminar Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSY 4530 - Psychology and Law Capstone Credit Hour(s): 3
• EC 4200 - Law and Economics Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4160 - Retirement Planning Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4260 - Estate Planning Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 3330 - Persuasion and Rhetorical Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 3700 - Dispute Resolution Credit Hour(s): 3

III. Ethics & Rights

One course required from:

• PHL 3110 - Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 3120 - History of Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 3780 - Bioethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 4110 - Ethics Seminar Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4180 - Politics and Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 3110 - Business Ethics and Leadership Development Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 3300 - Ethics in Public Service Credit Hour(s): 3
• LE 1070 - Criminal Justice Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4010 - Development and Construction of American Civil Liberty Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 3750 - Human Rights in United States Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4040 - Struggles for Civil Rights in America Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4480 - Gender Violence & American Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4520 - International Human Rights Credit Hour(s): 3

IV. Crime and Deviance

One course required from:

• PLS 4420 - Criminal Justice System Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3710 - Comparative Criminal Justice Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3700 - Criminology Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3220 - Juvenile Delinquency Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3210 - Sociology of Deviance Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3740 - Penology and Corrections Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3720 - Policing in Society Credit Hour(s): 3
• LE 1010 - Criminal Law for Law Enforcement Credit Hour(s): 3
• LE 1020 - Introduction to Legal Procedures Credit Hour(s): 3
• LE 1040 - Procedures in Crime Investigation Credit Hour(s): 3
• LE 1030 - Introduction to Criminal Evidence and Procedure Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 3440 - Police Procedures and Operations Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 3410 - Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4550 - Politics of Iraq Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4310 - Cyber Crime Credit Hour(s): 3

V. Law

Three courses required from:

• LAW 3000 - Legal Environment of Business Credit Hour(s): 3
• LAW 4300 - Legal Aspects of the Workplace Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 4620 - Mass Media: Law and Regulation Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 3420 - Civil Liberties I: First Amendment Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 3430 - Civil Liberties II: Due Process Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4400 - Constitutional Law Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4160 - Sex and the Law Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4370 - Criminal Procedure Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4360 - Criminal Law Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 4430 - Administrative Law Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4710 - International Law Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4380 - Environmental Law and Policy Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4390 - Bioethics and Law Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4410 - Natural Resources Law Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4140 - Real Estate Law Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACC 3430 - Federal Income Tax I Credit Hour(s): 3

Elective

Choose one additional course from any of the following areas: 

Area II (Specialized Skill or Perspective)

Area IV (Crime & Deviance)

Area V (Law)