Nov 27, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Law and Justice, B.A.

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.

UK Core hours: 30

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

LJ 499 - RESEARCH CAPSTONE Credit(s): 3

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Premajor Requirements

PS 101 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Credit(s): 3
LJ 201 - INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND JUSTICE Credit(s): 3
PS 210 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS Credit(s): 3
OR
PS 230 - INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 9

Major Requirements

Core Component

LJ 301 - RIGHTS AND EQUALITY Credit(s): 3
LJ 499 - RESEARCH CAPSTONE Credit(s): 3
PS 360 - POLITICS OF LAW AND COURTS Credit(s): 3
PS 372 - INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Major hours: 12

Guided Electives

Law and Courts Component (12 hours)

Choose 12 credit hours from the following:

PS 363 - CRIMINAL COURTS & PROCESS IN THE U.S. Credit(s): 3
PS 365 - COMPARATIVE JUDICIAL POLITICS Credit(s): 3
PS 381 - HUMAN RIGHTS Credit(s): 3
PS 385 - BUREAUCRATIC POLITICS Credit(s): 3
PS 410 - TOPICS IN REGIONAL POLITICS: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
PS 436G - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION Credit(s): 3
PS 437G - DYNAMICS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Credit(s): 3
PS 463G - JUDICIAL POLITICS Credit(s): 3
PS 465G - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Credit(s): 3
PS 466 - SPORTS, POLITICS, AND LAW Credit(s): 3
PS 476G - LEGISLATIVE PROCESS Credit(s): 3
PS 566 - CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION Credit(s): 3
SOC 437 - SOCIOLOGY OF LAW Credit(s): 3
SOC 439 - TOPICS IN CRIME, LAW AND DEVIANCE (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
LJ 391 - SPECIAL TOPICS: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
LJ 399 - LAW AND JUSTICE INTERNSHIP Credit(s): 3
or any LJ prefix course 400-level and above Credit(s): 3

Justice and Rights Component (6 hours)

Choose 6 credit hours from the following:

PS 381 - HUMAN RIGHTS Credit(s): 3
PS 383 - CHEATING, CORRUPTION, AND CRIME Credit(s): 3
PS 461G - CIVIL LIBERTIES Credit(s): 3
PS 471 - RACE, ETHNICITY AND POLITICS Credit(s): 3
OR
AAS 471 - RACE, ETHNICITY AND POLITICS Credit(s): 3
PS 492 - SEMINAR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
SOC 235 - INEQUALITIES IN SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
OR
AAS 235 - INEQUALITIES IN SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
SOC 338 - FAMILY VIOLENCE Credit(s): 3
SOC 339 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY Credit(s): 3
SOC 344 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Credit(s): 3
SOC 446 - MASS INCARCERATION Credit(s): 3

Analysis and Logic Component (3 hours)

Choose 3 credit hours from the following:

PHI 120 - THE ART OF THINKING: AN INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC Credit(s): 3
PHI 320 - SYMBOLIC LOGIC I Credit(s): 3
STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3

Law and Letters Component (9 hours)

Choose 9 credit hours from the following:

AAS 168 - ALL THAT SPEAK OF JAZZ: AN INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY INTO JAZZ AND DEMOCRACY Credit(s): 3
OR
ENG 168 - ALL THAT SPEAK OF JAZZ: AN INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY INTO JAZZ AND DEMOCRACY Credit(s): 3
AAS 200 - INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Credit(s): 3
AIS 410 - THEOLOGY AND LAW IN ISLAM Credit(s): 3
ANT 310 - CROSS-CULTURAL LAW AND JUSTICE Credit(s): 3
CHE 250 - FORENSIC SCIENCE ON TELEVISION Credit(s): 3
ENG 191 - LITERATURE AND THE ARTS OF CITIZENSHIP Credit(s): 3
ENG 335 - LITERATURE AND THE LAW: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
ENG 336 - DEMOCRACY’S DIVERSE STORIES: [SUBTITLE REQUIRED] Credit(s): 3
ENG 389 - LAW AND FILM: [SUBTITLE REQUIRED] Credit(s): 3
HIS 108 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH 1876 Credit(s): 3
HIS 109 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIS 243 - LATINX HISTORIES Credit(s): 3
HIS 260 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865 Credit(s): 3
OR
AAS 260 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865 Credit(s): 3
HIS 261 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 1865-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
OR
AAS 261 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 1865-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
HIS 332 - CRIME IN HISTORY Credit(s): 3
HIS 417 - U.S. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SINCE 1789 Credit(s): 3
HIS 509 - ROMAN LAW Credit(s): 3
OR
CLA 509 - ROMAN LAW Credit(s): 3
HIS 510 - MEDIEVAL LAW Credit(s): 3
HIS 587 - THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE U.S. SINCE 1930 Credit(s): 3
OR
AAS 587 - THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE U.S. SINCE 1930 Credit(s): 3
PHI 305 - HEALTH CARE ETHICS Credit(s): 3
PHI 330 - ETHICS Credit(s): 3
PHI 334 - BUSINESS ETHICS Credit(s): 3
PHI 335 - THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
PHI 336 - ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS Credit(s): 3
PHI 337 - INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL PHILOSOPHY Credit(s): 3
PHI 530 - ETHICAL THEORY Credit(s): 3
PHI 535 - SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Credit(s): 3
PHI 537 - PHILOSOPHY OF LAW Credit(s): 3
WRD 301 - STYLE FOR WRITERS Credit(s): 3
OR
ENG 301 - STYLE FOR WRITERS Credit(s): 3
WRD 320 - RHETORICAL THEORY AND HISTORY Credit(s): 3
WRD 322 - RHETORIC AND ARGUMENT: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
WRD 405 - EDITING ENGLISH PROSE Credit(s): 3
OR
ENG 405 - EDITING ENGLISH PROSE Credit(s): 3

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.

Law and Justice, B.A.

120 hours (minimum)

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

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

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics