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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Law and Society (LWSO) - BA Major

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76 S.H.

English (3 S.H.)

ENG 225 - Topics in Literature (1-4 S.H.)

Note:

This course should be selected when the topic relates to law and literature. See your advisor for further clarification.

Geoscience (3 S.H.)

GEOS 325 - Environmental Geoscience (3 S.H.) **

History (16 S.H.)

HIST 101 - Introduction to Law and Society (1 S.H.) (Usually offered fall semester.)

One of the following:

HIST 120 - Western Civilization to 1500 (3 S.H.)
HIST 121 - Western Civilization 1500-1815 (3 S.H.)
HIST 122 - Western Civilization 1815 to Present (3 S.H.)

One of the following:

HIST 150 - United States History to 1865 (3 S.H.)
HIST 151 - United States History Since 1865 (3 S.H.)

All of the following:

HIST 355 - European Intellectual and Cultural History (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 365 - American Legal History (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 488 - American Constitutional History (3 S.H.)

Mass Communication (6 S.H.)

MCOM 100 - Mass Media and Society (3 S.H.)
◎ MCOM 405 - Mass Media Issues and Ethics (3 S.H.)

Philosophy (6 S.H.)

PHIL 210 - Inductive Reasoning (3 S.H.)
PHIL 332 - Philosophy of Law (3 S.H.)

Political Science (9 S.H.)

POLS 120 - Introduction to American Politics (3 S.H.)
POLS 227 - Judicial Process & Politics (3 S.H.)
POLS 320 - Constitutional Law (3 S.H.)

Psychology (6 S.H.)

PSY 210 - Introduction to Psychological Science (3 S.H.)
PSY 330 - Psychology and the Law (3 S.H.)

Sociology (6 S.H.)

SOC 150 - Introduction to Sociology (3 S.H.)
SOC 210 - Crime & Justice in America (3 S.H.)

Senior Writing & Research Requirement (6 S.H.)

HIST 298 - Historical Research Methods and Historiography (3 S.H.)
◆ HIST 495 - Senior Research Seminar I (3 S.H.)

Note:

If another department within the College of Liberal Arts develops a senior writing project similar to that required in the History Department’s methods and seminar courses, it may be substituted for HIST 298 - Historical Research Methods and Historiography , ◆ HIST 495 - Senior Research Seminar I , and △ HIST 496 - Senior Research Seminar II . It is important that the research and writing project focus on some aspect of legal culture.

Approved Electives (15 S.H.)

History - HIST

HIST 486 - American Intellectual and Cultural History (3 S.H.)

Mass Communication - MCOM

◆ MCOM 300 - Mass Media Law (3 S.H.)

Political Science - POLS

POLS 220 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3 S.H.)
△ POLS 260 - Classical Political Thought (3 S.H.) **
△ POLS 358 - Contemporary Political Thought (3 S.H.) **
◎ POLS 421 - The First Amendment (3 S.H.)
△ POLS 450 - Feminist Political Theory (3 S.H.) **

Psychology - PSY

PSY 430 - Forensic Psychology (3 S.H.)

Social Work - SOCW

SOCW 425 - Law and Social Work (3 S.H.)

Sociology/Criminal Justice - SOC

SOC 315 - Criminology (3 S.H.)
SOC 425 - Social Change and Social Movements (3 S.H.)
SOC 431 - Social Class and Power (3 S.H.)

Note:

** These courses have specific prerequisites. Students must either satisfy these prerequisites or get permission from the instructor.

Note:

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

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