Administered by Department of Finance and Legal Studies
Effective Fall, 2004
The minor in Legal Studies consists of 21 semester hours, 15 of which must be taken at Bloomsburg University. Required, but not a prerequisite for other courses, is:
98.331 Law and the Legal Environment
Take at least one course from each of the following four groups: law and the humanities, law and the social sciences, rhetoric and theory, and legal regulation doctrine.
Humanities:
20.152 Literature and Society (when focussed on law and legal issues)
98.340 Law and Literature
20.481 Special Topics in English
98.499 Special Topics in Law
Social sciences:
44.244 Introduction to Criminal Justice
44.446 Constitutional Law I
44.447 Constitutional Law II
44.448 The Judicial Process
44.487 International Law and Organization
45.342 Penology
48.254 Psychological Aspects of Social Issues
Rhetoric, theory and jurisprudence:
25.321 Argumentation
28.292 Contemporary Moral Problems
28.305 Philosophy of Law
28.307 Contemporary Political Philosophy
Legal environment, regulation and doctrine:
27.310 Media Law
41.301 Water Resources Management
41.302 Land Business Management
98.332 Business and Commercial Law
98.407 International Legal Environment
98.450 Legal Environment
98.460 Employment and Discrimination Law
48.499 Special Topics in Law
Electives - Two courses from the following options, totaling six semester hours:
Any two additional courses from two of the four categories above;
An independent study course, internship in legal studies, honor seminar or international exchange course or program, with the approval of the Legal Studies Minor coordinator.
Two courses in the first year of law school at Widener School of Law, Harrisburg, if a participant in the "3+3" B.A./J.D. program. See coordinator for details.