Law and Justice Minor

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.

The Minor in Law and Justice requires 24 hours as follows:

Prerequisites

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

Subtotal: Prerequisites: 9

Minor Requirements

Core Component

LJ 301 - RIGHTS AND EQUALITY Credit(s): 3
PS 360 - POLITICS OF LAW AND COURTS Credit(s): 3

Analysis and Logic Component

PS 372 - INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Minor Requirements: 9

Other Requirements

Plus at least 6 additional credit hours from the list of LJ major requirements, at least 3 of which must be from the Law and Courts component course list and/or LJ 499 :