Law and the Liberal Arts
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Department Information
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 major are among 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.
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Minor
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 half a unit will count towards the minor.
Six units, including:
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.
At least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher to count toward the minor. No more than two courses at the 100-level may count toward the minor.
Students are expected to fulfill all prerequisites necessary for courses within the minor. Prerequisites do not count toward the minor unless otherwise noted.
Area 1: Law
Law and Economics
Philosophical Problems in Law and Society
Philosophy of Law
Constitutional Law
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Selected Topics (appropriate when the subject relates primarily to law and the course is approved by the law and the liberal arts advisory council)
Rhetoric and Law
Area 2: American History
The Tokyo Trials
Church and State in Early America
Liberty vs Security: Free Speech from Jefferson to Lincoln
Colonial America
State and Society in Modern America
ST: Transnational Abolitionism
Transnational Social Reform
Senior Seminar: The Alien and Sedition Acts
HIST 901 AP US History (counts as 100-level class)
Area 3: Economics
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Introduction to Global Economics
Area 4: Ethics
Ethics and Economics
Justice and Civil Society
Ethical Decision Making - Health Care
Contemporary Moral Issues
Bioethics
Environmental Ethics
Ethics
Action, Responsibility, and Free Will
Ethics and Practical Reasoning
Varieties of Christian Ethics
Ethical, Social and Legal Responsibilities
Area 5: Legal System
Law and Order: the Anthropology of Justice
Cultural Property: Archaeology, Ethics, and Law
Legal System
Crime and Justice in a Post-Modern Society
Area 6: Logical Reasoning
Introduction to Computing
Fundamentals of Abstract Mathematics
Elementary Symbolic Logic
Area 7: Public Speaking and Debate
Rhetoric and Politics
Area 8: Writing
Introduction to Composition Theory and Pedagogy
Philosophical Methods: Majors'/Minors' Seminar