Law and the Liberal Arts Courses

The following courses provide meaningful opportunities to complete the minor in law and the liberal arts or simply become better prepared for law school. Students considering the law and the liberal arts minor should speak with philosophy professor Geoff Goddu to tailor an academic plan that meets their goals. All students, regardless of minor, are encouraged to meet with the director of the Pre-Law Program, Mark McGarvie, to become familiar with ways to prepare for law school admissions and a career in the law.

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