2016-2017 Academic Catalog

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2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Legal Studies Minor

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Program Requirements:

Legal Systems

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

Argumentation, Logic & Persuasion

One course required from:

PHL 2150 - Inductive Logic Credit Hour(s): 3
PHL 3150 - Philosophy of Language and Logic Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4170 - Appellate Politics and Moot Court Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4860 - Model UN Seminar Credit Hour(s): 3
COM 3330 - Persuasion and Rhetorical Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
COM 3700 - Dispute Resolution Credit Hour(s): 3

Theory, History & Ethics

Two courses required from:

PHL 4140 - Philosophy of Law Credit Hour(s): 3
PHL 3120 - History of Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
PHL 4110 - Ethics Seminar Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4090 - Supreme Court and Legal Judging Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4210 - American Constitutional Development Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4260 - Supreme Court in American Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4010 - Development and Construction of American Civil Liberty Credit Hour(s): 3
PHL 3110 - Ethics 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

Crime and Deviance

One course required from:

SOC 3220 - Juvenile Delinquency Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 3700 - Criminology Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 3710 - Comparative Criminal Justice Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 3720 - Policing in Society Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 3740 - Penology Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 3410 - Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4420 - Criminal Justice System Credit Hour(s): 3
LE 1040 - Procedures in Crime Investigation Credit Hour(s): 3

Law

Three courses required from:

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
URS 4430 - Administrative 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
PLS 4710 - International Law Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4360 - Criminal Law Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4370 - Criminal Procedure Credit Hour(s): 3
COM 4620 - Mass Media: Law and Regulation Credit Hour(s): 3
FIN 4140 - Real Estate Law Credit Hour(s): 3
FIN 4160 - Retirement Planning Credit Hour(s): 3
FIN 4260 - Estate Planning Credit Hour(s): 3
LAW 3000 - Legal Environment of Business Credit Hour(s): 3
LAW 4300 - Legal Aspects of the Workplace 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 1030 - Introduction to Criminal Evidence and Procedure Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 4530 - Psychology and the Law Capstone Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 24 Hours