Law and Public Policy, Minor

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Required Courses

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A grade of B or higher is required in the following two courses:

• LPSC 1101 — Introduction to Law
• LPSC 2301 — Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society

Law and Public Policy Course

From the catalog

Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • LPSC 3303 — Topics in Law and Public Policy
  • LPSC 3307 — Understanding the Modern Supreme Court

Elective Courses

From the catalog

Complete two of the following courses not used to satisfy the requirements above:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • ANTH 4580 — Special Topics in Anthropology
  • COMM 1331 — Legal Argumentation, Advocacy, and Citizenship
  • COMM 1412 — Social Movement Communication
  • COMM 2501 — Communication Law
  • COMM 2551 — Free Speech in Cyberspace
  • COMM 3501 — Free Speech: Law and Practice
  • CRIM 1110 — Criminal Due Process
  • CRIM 1120 — Criminology
  • CRIM 1300 — The Death Penalty
  • CRIM 1400 — Human Trafficking
  • CRIM 1500 — Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability
  • CRIM 2310 — Courts: The Third Branch of Government
  • CRIM 2320 — Youth Crime and Justice
  • CRIM 2330 — Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration
  • CRIM 2350 — Policing a Democratic Society
  • CRIM 3030 — Global Criminology
  • CRIM 3040 — Psychology of Crime
  • CRIM 3060 — Political Crime and Terrorism
  • CRIM 3110 — Gender, Crime, and Justice
  • CRIM 3120 — Race, Crime, and Justice
  • CRIM 4040 — Crime Prevention
  • CRIM 4120 — Courts and Sentencing
  • CY 4170 — The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
  • ECON 1230 — Healthcare and Medical Economics
  • ECON 1240 — Economics of Crime
  • ECON 1260 — Contested Issues in the U.S. Economy
  • ECON 3404 — International Food Policy
  • ECON 3405 — A Critique of Capitalism
  • ECON 3410 — Labor Economics
  • ECON 3423 — Environmental Economics
  • ECON 3424 — Law and Economics
  • ENGL 3325 — Rhetoric of Law
  • ENGW 3311 — Advanced Writing for Prelaw
  • ENVR 5210 — Environmental Planning
  • HIST 1206 — Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
  • HIST 2011 — Capitalism and Business: A Global History
  • HIST 2217 — The Global Far-Right since 1945: Politics, Culture, Violence
  • HIST 2303 — Gender and Reproductive Justice
  • HIST 2308 — Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China
  • HUSV 2800 — Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
  • HUSV 3570 — The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change
  • HUSV 3900 — Social Policy
  • INTL 3400 — International Conflict and Negotiation
  • JRNL 3550 — The First Amendment and the Media
  • LPSC 3303 — Topics in Law and Public Policy
  • LPSC 3307 — Understanding the Modern Supreme Court
  • LPSC 5201 — Law and the City
  • MUSI 2235 — Copyright in the Creative Industries
  • PHIL 1160 — Introduction to Economic Justice
  • PHIL 1165 — Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
  • PHIL 1170 — Business, Ethics, and Human Rights
  • PHIL 1180 — Environmental Ethics
  • PHIL 1185 — The Ethics of Food
  • PHIL 2301 — Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice
  • PHIL 2303 — Social and Political Philosophy
  • PHIL 3500 — Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
  • PHIL 4901 — Topics in Philosophy Seminar
  • POLS 2345 — Urban Policies and Politics
  • POLS 2356 — Democratic Erosion
  • POLS 2358 — Current Issues in Cities and Suburbs
  • POLS 2390 — Science, Technology, and Public Policy
  • POLS 2395 — Environmental Politics and Policy
  • POLS 3100 — Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
  • POLS 3302 — Judicial Process and Behavior
  • POLS 3307 — Public Policy and Administration
  • POLS 3309 — Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Public Policy
  • POLS 3324 — Law and Society
  • POLS 3405 — International Political Economy
  • POLS 3406 — International Law
  • POLS 3418 — Nationalism
  • POLS 3420 — U.S. National Security Policy
  • POLS 3423 — Terrorism and Counterterrorism
  • POLS 4500 — U.S. Constitutional Law
  • POLS 4505 — U.S. Civil Liberties
  • PPUA 5264 — Energy Democracy and Climate Justice: Technology, Policy, and Social Change
  • SOCL 1245 — Sociology of Poverty
  • SOCL 1246 — Environment and Society
  • SOCL 1260 — Sociology of Gender
  • SOCL 1280 — The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
  • SOCL 2303 — Gender and Reproductive Justice
  • WMNS 2303 — Gender and Reproductive Justice
  • WMNS 3100 — Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
  • WMNS 3500 — Sexuality, Gender, and the Law

GPA requirements

• 3.000 GPA required in the minor

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