Director: Heather R. Hlavka, Ph.D.
The Law and Society minor is designed to provide students the opportunity to study law from an integrated, social science perspective. Students pursuing this minor learn to identify and analyze the social and cultural factors that shape the foundations, practice, interpretation and mobilization of the law. Course work includes explorations of both domestic and international contexts.
A minor in Law and Society provides students insights on the connections between a society and its legal institutions. This prepares students not only for law school, but also a variety of careers and degrees in law-related fields.
The interdisciplinary minor in Law and Society consists of a total of six courses (18 cr. hrs.); two required courses (6 cr. hrs.) and four elective courses (12 cr. hrs.).
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| CRLS 2001 | Introduction to Law Studies | 3 |
| SOCI 4660 | Law and Society | 3 |
| or CRLS 3140 | Race, Crime and Punishment |
| or CRLS 4400 | Criminal Law and Procedure |
| 12 |
| Culture, Law and Violence | |
| Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | |
| Media Law | |
| Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice | |
| Criminal Court Process | |
| Surveillance, Law and Society | |
| Comparative Justice Systems | |
| Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice | |
| Race, Crime and Punishment (if not previously used to complete requirement) | |
| Evidence | |
| Empathy, Crime and Justice | |
| Transformative Justice | |
| Criminal Law and Procedure (if not previously used to complete requirement) | |
| Law and Literature | |
| Philosophy and History of Crime and Punishment | |
| Philosophy of Law | |
| Justice and Power | |
| American Constitutional Law and Development | |
| The Politics of Civil Rights and Liberties | |
| Courts and Public Policy | |
| International Law | |
| Law and Society (if not previously used to complete requirement) | |
| Immigrants and their Communities | |
| Conflict Resolution and Restorative Justice | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
