Legal Studies Minor

The Legal Studies minor provides students with a broad understanding of the law and the way the legal system functions in society. Students gain the basic knowledge and skills for law school, other graduate degree programs, or a law-related career. Interested students majoring in Music Business must choose the Legal Studies Emphasis within that major instead of this minor.

Core Emphasis: 9 Hours

LGS 1300 Intro to Legal Studies 3 Hours
Choose 3 hours from the following courses:
LGS 1350 Introduction to Legal Writing 3 Hours
LGS 2320 Trial Practice 3 Hours
LGS 3130 Legal Entrepreneurship 3 Hours
Choose 3 hours from the following courses:
COM 2020 Argumentation and Debate 3 Hours
COM 2200 Persuasion 3 Hours
PHI 1520 Ethics 3 Hours
PHI 2250 Applied Ethics 3 Hours

Electives: 9 Hours

Choose three courses from the list below:

Any LGS 2000-4000 level course
HIS 2010 The American Experience to Reconstruction 3 Hours
HIS 2020 The American Experience Since Reconstruction 3 Hours
MGT 2410 Business Law I 3 Hours
MGT 4220 Business Law II 3 Hours
PHI 3430 Philosophy of Law 3 Hours
PHI 3440 Social & Political Philosophy 3 Hours
PSC 3280 American Constitutional Law I 3 Hours
PSC 4320 International Law 3 Hours
SOC 3700 Criminal Justice 3 Hours
SOC 3800 Criminology 3 Hours
SWK 2020 Social Movements and Social Change 3 Hours
SWK 2350 Poverty in the United States 3 Hours

Legal Studies Minor

Core Emphasis: 9 Hours

Electives: 9 Hours

Total: 18 Hours