Law and the Liberal Arts

Nancy Schauber, Coordinator (Philosophy)

Law and the liberal arts is an interdisciplinary minor that consists of courses from across the curriculum. The courses that count toward the minor are those that are generally recommended by law schools for students thinking about going to law school. The purpose of the courses within the minor is to prepare one to think critically and analytically as a well-rounded liberal artist. The courses are divided into eight areas: law, American history, economics, ethics, legal system, logical reasoning, public speaking and debate, and writing.

The Law and the Liberal Arts Minor

Note: Students must receive a C (2.0) or above for these courses to count toward the minor. No course taken for less than .5 units will count towards the minor.

One unit in Area 1

Five units from at least five of the remaining areas

No more than three of the courses to be applied toward the minor may be from any one department.

Students are expected to fulfill all prerequisites necessary for courses within the minor. Prerequisites do not count toward the minor unless otherwise noted.

CJ 320 Fundamentals of Criminal Law

ECON 231 Law and Economics

PHIL 260 Philosophical Problems in Law and Society

PHIL 364 Philosophy of Law

PLSC 331 Constitutional Law

PLSC 333 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

PLSC 352 International Law

WGSS 302 Women and the Law

PLSC 379 Selected Topics (appropriate when the subject relates primarily to law and the course is approved by the law and the liberal arts advisory council)

HIST 120 U.S. to 1877

HIST 121 U.S. Since 1877

PLSC 336 American Constitutional History

ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON 105 Introduction to Global Economics

LDST 205 Justice and Civil Society

PHIL 220 Contemporary Moral Issues

PHIL 360 Ethics

RELG 267 Varieties of Christian Ethics

BUAD 392 Ethical, Social and Legal Responsibilities

CJ 321 Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure

PLSC 337 Legal System

SOC 207 Crime and Justice in a Post-Modern Society

SOC 324 Law and Society

CMSC 150 Introduction to Computing

CMSC 155 Introduction to Scientific Computing

LDST 250 Critical Thinking (.5 units)

MATH 250 Fundamentals of Abstract Mathematics

PHIL 251 Elementary Symbolic Logic

RHCS 101 Rhetoric and Public Address

RHCS 201 Argumentation and Debate

RHCS 325 Medieval to Modern Rhetorics

RHCS 332 Practicum/Debate (.25-1 unit)

RHCS 343 Rhetoric and Politics

PLSC 290 Mock Trial (.5 units)

ENGL 382 Topics in Advanced Composition

ENGL 383 Introduction to Composition Theory and Pedagogy

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