Law, Justice, and Society Minor
Total Hours Required: 18
Requirements
Requirements are listed in the table below. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum. Students should also review the University's Undergraduate Minor and Certificate Requirements and Policies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Government | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 6 | |
| Constitutional Principles: Core Texts | ||
| Human Rights Theories and Practices | ||
| United States Constitutional Development: Structures | ||
| United States Constitutional Development: Rights | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Natural Law Theory | ||
| Global Justice | ||
| Law and Democracy in Latin America | ||
| The Classical Quest for Justice | ||
| Judicial Process and Behavior | ||
| Topics in Public Law (any topic) | ||
| Comparative Legal Systems | ||
| Human Rights and World Politics | ||
| Sociology | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Capital Punishment in America | ||
| Punishment and Society | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| Demography of Crime and Punishment | ||
| Policing | ||
| Criminology | ||
| Sociology of Criminal Justice | ||
| Social Psychology and the Law | ||
| Violence | ||
| Deviance | ||
| Additional Coursework | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 9 | |
Additional Government courses from the list above. | ||
Additional Sociology courses from the list above. | ||
| Race, Law, and United States Society | ||
| Roman Law | ||
| Constitutional Interpretation | ||
| Law and Society in Early Modern Europe | ||
| United States Constitutional History | ||
| Comparative Legal Systems | ||
| Natural Law Theory | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Islamic Law | ||
| Sociology of Criminal Justice | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Additional Requirements and Policy
- At least 12 upper-division hours are required.
- At least 9 hours for the minor must be taken in residence.
- One course must be in a field outside the student's major.