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School of Social Science and Human Services 
Law and Society (B.A.) 
Convener: Henry Davis 
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Law and Society
Requirements of the Major


GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
INTD 101 FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
ENGL 180 COLLEGE ENGLISH
AIID 201 READINGS IN HUMANITIES
SELECT ONEGE-SCIENCE WITH EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-MATHEMATICS CATEGORY:
MATH 101 - 121
SELECT ONEGE-HISTORY:
HIST 101-110
SELECT ONEGE-INTERCULTURAL  NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY
SELECT ONEGE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES CATEGORY
SELECT ONEGE-TOPICS ARTS AND HUMANITIES CATEGORY
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMAN SERVICES
 REQUIREMENTS
SOSC 101 SOCIAL ISSUES
SOSC 235 HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT
SELECT ONE Consciousness and Society one course from the following:
EDUC 211 STUDENT LITERACY CORPS
ENST 209 SOCIAL ECOLOGY
HIST 324 AGE OF SEGREGATION
HIST 325 THE BLACK POWER YEARS
LITR 301 LITERARY: THEORY AND CRITICISM
POLI 231 BLACK AMERICANS AND THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLI 360 CONFLICT RESOLUTION
POLI 327 POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 306 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES
PSYC 311 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER
PSYC 313 VALUES IN AMERICAN CULTURE
PSYC 317 PSYCHOLOGY OF RACISM
PSYC 349 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
SOCI 205 SOCIOLOGY OF AGING
SOCI 215 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE RELATIONS
SOCI 240 THE BLACK FAMILY
SOCI 303 SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
SOCI 331 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
SOSC 209 IDEOLOGY AND FILM
SOSC 215 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN FILM
SOSC 223 WOMEN WRITERS:  MEDLEY OF VOICES
SOSC 280 WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
SOSC 308 AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
SWRK 330 AIDS: SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
SELECT ONEHistory Elective (200-300 level) course from the following:
HIST 201-290 or HIST 301-396 OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
AMER 309 HOLOCAUST & MEDIA
ENST 215 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
SELECT ONE Social Science Elective (200-300 level) course-not in one's major
ANTHROPOLOGY
ECONOMICS
LAWS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL WORK
SOCIOLOGY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY
OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
EDUC 211 STUDENT LITERACY CORPS
EDUC 221 SOCIAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATION
ENST 209 SOCIAL ECOLOGY
SELECT ONESustainability course from the following:
ENSC 325 BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
ENSC 327 ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
ENST 207 PUBLIC POLICY
ENST 209 SOCIAL ECOLOGY
ENST 215 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
ENST 312 ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ENST 313 APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
ENST 335 ECOLOGY, SOCIETY, AND THE SACRED
ENST 338 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
ENST 390 TOPICS:
GEOG 303 WATER RESOURCES
GEOG 304 FOREST RESOURCES
PSYC 343 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOCI 306 ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOCI 309 FOOD AND POPULATION
LAW AND SOCIETY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Introductory
LAWS 121 INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND JUSTICE
LAWS 131 INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND SOCIETY
Core courses
LAWS 201 COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS
LAWS 251 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN LAW AND SOCIETY
HIST 233 AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY
SELECT ONECritical Process Course
LAWS 353 LEGAL RHETORIC or
SOCI 307 SOCIAL RESEARCH WITH COMPUTERS
 
Upper level course requirements:
LAWS 321 FIELD STUDIES:  LAW AND SOCIETY
LAWS 421 DIRECTED READINGS: LAW AND SOCIETY
LAWS 431 THESIS SUPERVISION: LAW AND SOCIETY
Select Three courses from Law and Society Electives list* below:
ANTH 210 LEGAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ENST 326 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
HIST 272 ANCIENT LAW
HIST 273 MEDIEVAL LAW  AND SOCIETY
HIST 387 HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA
LAWS 202 FAMOUS TRIALS
LAWS 203 AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
LAWS 206 COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN RIGHTS
LAWS 212 ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
LAWS 213 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN POLICING
LAWS 215 MOOT COURT
LAWS 224 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
LAWS 228 CRIMINAL LAW
LAWS 310 LAW AND THE ELDERY
LAWS 324 FAMILY LAW
LAWS 332 PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW
LAWS 334 JUVENILE JUSTICE
LAWS 340 CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
LAWS 341 WOMEN AND THE LAW
LAWS 346 VICTIMS AND THE LAW
LAWS 337 CRIMINAL COURT PROCESS
LAWS 351 CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES
LAWS 390 TOPICS!
PHIL 333 ETHICS
POLI 206 POLITICAL THEORY
POLI 223 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
POLI 308 CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN POLITICS
POLI 321 SUPREME COURT AND HUMAN FREEDOM
POLI 357 INTERNATIONAL LAW
POLI 360 CONFLICT RESOLUTION
SOSC 219 DYNAMICS: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SOCI 215 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE RELATIONS
SOCI 245 CRIMINOLOGY
SOCI 328 SOCIOLOGY OF COMMUNITY
SWRK 324 SOCIAL WELFARE AND LAW

Related Information:
Law and Society Home Page
Law and Society Major as offered by School of Social Science and Human Services
General Education Requirements
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