Legal Studies Minor
(All colleges)
18 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| POL 221 | The American Legal System | 3 |
| Advocacy | ||
| Select six credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Debate | ||
| Argumentation | ||
| Community Advocacy and Social Change | ||
| Writing for Management, Public Relations and the Professions | ||
| Writing, Genre, and Style | ||
| Introduction to Writing and Rhetoric Studies | ||
| Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing | ||
| The Essay | ||
| Introduction to Logic | ||
| Symbolic Logic | ||
| Theory | ||
| Select three credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Judicial Process | ||
| American Political Theory | ||
| Classical Political Theory | ||
| Modern and Contemporary Political Theory | ||
| Ethical Decision Making in Government | ||
| Areas of law | ||
| Select six credits from the following: | 6 | |
| U.S. Reform Movements | ||
| Wisconsin History | ||
| Public Education in Wisconsin and America | ||
| Crime and Punishment in America | ||
| Human Rights and the Middle East | ||
| Government and Society | ||
| International Law | ||
| Constitutional Law I: Powers of Government | ||
| Constitutional Law II: The First Amendment | ||
| Constitutional Law III: Racial, Gender and Targeted Group Discrimination | ||
| Constitutional Law IV: Rights of the Accused | ||
| Constitutional Law V: Right to Life | ||
| Constitutional Law VI: Criminal Procedure | ||
| Constitutional Law VII: Administrative Law | ||
| Constitutional Law VIII: 1787 and Original Intent | ||
| Recent Court Decisions Impacting Public Law and Administration | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Surveillance and Society | ||
| Criminology | ||
| Corrections and Penology | ||
| Criminal Justice | ||
| Sociopharmacology | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
- At least 12 credits must be at or above the 300-level.
- Credits may not be counted toward the fulfillment of any other major, minor, or general education requirement.