Minor in Legal Studies
Administered by Department of Finance and Legal Studies
Effective Fall 2009
The interdisciplinary 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:
LAW.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, theory and jurisprudence; and legal environment, regulation and doctrine.
Law and the Humanities:
ENGLISH.152 Literature and Society (when focused on law and legal issues or texts)
ENGLISH.481 Special Topics in English (when focused on law and legal issues or texts)
LAW.340 Law and Literature
LAW.498 Special Topics in Law
Consult the Advisor to the LSM when inquiring about whether ENGLISH.152 or ENGLISH.481 will apply.
Law and the Social Sciences:
CRIMJUST.101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIMJUST.310 Penology
POLISCI.446 Constitutional Law I
POLISCI.447 Constitutional Law II
POLISCI.448 The Judicial Process
POLISCI.487 International Law and Organization
PSYCH.254 Psychological Aspects of Social Issues
LAW.336 Legal Aspects of Fraud Examination
Rhetoric, Theory and Jurisprudence:
COMMSTUD.321 Argumentation
PHIL.292 Contemporary Moral Problems
PHIL.405 Philosophy of Law
PHIL.407 Contemporary Political Philosophy
PHIL.477 Philosophy of Ecology
LAW.350 Environmental Law & Policy for Business
Legal Environment, Regulation and Doctrine:
MASSCOMM.310 Media Law
GEOG.301 Water Resources Management
GEOG.302 Land Business Management
LAW.332 Business and Commercial Law
LAW.407 International Legal Environment
LAW.450 Legal Environment
LAW.460 Employment and Discrimination Law
LAW.498 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, honors 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.