Law and Justice

The Law and Justice Minor is an interdisciplinary approach to student learning with courses in disciplines, departments, and schools across the university. The minor enhances students’ knowledge and skills with regards to critical analysis of social, political and ethical issues. Students explore the relationship between social justice, laws, theories, governments, and institutions in the United States and across the globe, as well as group dynamics. Topics are related to the constitution, legal environments, criminal justice, and the judiciary system as they impact social change.

Students will take 5 courses to complete the minor: 2 required courses and 3 electives. No more than two electives can be taken in any one department. Courses from across the university may be selected with permission from the minor’s director.

Degree Requirements

Requirements List

Required Courses:
PHIL 332Law and Philosophy

4

SOCI 280Sociology of the Law

4

Elective Courses

Choose any three:
ECON 235From Farm to Table: The Political Economy of Food Systems

3

BUS 180Business Law

4

ECON 235From Farm to Table: The Political Economy of Food Systems

3

ENGL 179Human Rights and Global Literature

4

PHIL 123Symbolic Logic

4

PHIL 225Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Information Technology

4

POLS 168Criminal Law

3

POLS 214Constitutional Law: The Modern Court

4

POLS 216American Judiciary & Legal Issues

4

POLS 220International Organization and Law

4

POLS 223Human Rights: The Basic Dilemmas

4

SOCI 220Working for Social Justice

4

SOCI 222Organizing for Social Change

4