Nov 09, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Law and Justice, B.A.


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The Law and Justice program focuses on the relationships between law, politics, and society in the U.S. and abroad.  Bound up in the study of law, politics, and society are fundamental issues of justice - basic rights, liberties, and struggle for political and social equality - that the program emphasizes. Drawing on multiple disciplines, Law and Justice offers students an opportunity to gain expertise related to law and law-related careers across multiple disciplines. Students develop expertise in the topic of law and courts and acquire skills in analytics and logic; writing, composition, and communication; and the ability to conduct original research. They may also gain practical experience through the program’s internship component. The program’s training prepares students to contribute to the most pressing societal issues in law and justice.

120 hours (minimum)

Any student earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete a minimum of 39 hours at the 300+ level. These hours are generally completed by the Major Requirements. However, keep this hour requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. See the complete description of College requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree.

UK Core Requirements


See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements.  The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities


III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences


IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences


V. Composition and Communication I


VI. Composition and Communication II


VII. Quantitative Foundations


IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA


X. Global Dynamics


UK Core hours: 30


Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)


Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3


Subtotal: Premajor hours: 9


Major Requirements


Subtotal: Major hours: 12


Guided Electives


Analysis and Logic Component (3 hours)


Choose 3 credit hours from the following:

Law and Letters Component (9 hours)


Choose 9 credit hours from the following:

Subtotal: Guided Electives: 30 hours


Distribution Requirements


Students may not apply to their Law and Justice major more than 20 credit hours that have already been applied to another major or minor program.

Electives


Choose electives to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation.

Subtotal: Electives: minimum of 0


TOTAL HOURS: 120


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