Requirements for the Certificate in Legal Studies
(27 cr.)
Required Courses:
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| LST 200* | Introduction to Legal Studies (includes a legal research skills component) | 3 | |||||
| POL 210 | American Politics | 3 | |||||
At least one course from each of the following four component areas of the certificate program:
| Skills for the Legal Profession | |||||||
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| PHL 140 | Critical Thinking in Law | 3 | |||||
| PHL 150 | Introduction to Logic | 3 | |||||
| ENL 202 | Writing Across the Curriculum | 3 | |||||
| CST 317 | Argumentation | 3 | |||||
| POL 280 | Legal Research | 3 | |||||
| History and Content of the Law | |||||||
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| HIS 250 | U.S. To 1877 | 3 | |||||
| HIS 251 | U.S. Since 1877 | 3 | |||||
| HIS 330 | History of England to 1485 | 3 | |||||
| HIS 407 | English Common Law | 3 | |||||
| HIS 466 | American Constitution | 3 | |||||
| POL 342 | American Constitution and Public Law | 3 | |||||
| Theoretical Foundations of Law | |||||||
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| PHL 240 | Philosophical Issues in Law | 3 | |||||
| PHL 301 | Social and Political Philosophy | 3 | |||||
| PHL 315 | Philosophy of Law and Politics | 3 | |||||
| POL 380 | Political Thought | 3 | |||||
| Law in Society | |||||||
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| BUS 231 | Business Law | 3 | |||||
| BUS 319 | Business and Society | 3 | |||||
| CST 301 | Communication Law | 3 | |||||
| ECN 355 | History of Economic Thought | 3 | |||||
| ECN 358 | Money and Capital Markets | 3 | |||||
| ECN 435 | Economic History of the U.S. | 3 | |||||
| CJS 451 | Criminology and Penology | 3 | |||||
| ETH 359 | Ethics and Public Policy | 3 | |||||
| HIS 345 | U.S. Since 1945 | 3 | |||||
| HUS 410 | Law and the Citizen | 3 | |||||
| POL 346 | Civil Liberties and Rights | 3 | |||||
| POL 310 | Women and Politics | 3 | |||||
| RS 240 | Social Ethics | 3 | |||||
| RS 343 | Ethics and Economic Theories | 3 | |||||
| RS 348 | Justice: Contemporary Issues and Theories | 3 | |||||
| SOC 212 | Black Americans and Social Institutions | 3 | |||||
| SOC 335 | Urban Issues and Problems | 3 | |||||
| SOC 340 | Ethnic and Race Relations | 3 | |||||
Each Semester, one or more LST courses will be designated as fulfilling a capstone seminar requirement. Students must take at least one course with this designation.
Students may take no more than 12 credit hours in any one department (e.g. CST, HIS, PHL, POL).
At least 12 credit hours must be taken at the 300- or 400-level.
Students must complete 10 hours of community service. (These hours may be fulfilled in courses such as POL 210.)