Program Requirements

Legal Studies Major Requirements

The major consists of 36 credit hours (12 courses).

Required courses (24)
ECON 250 Law and Economics
ENGL 271 Introduction to Legal Writing
POSC 210 P3 Law, Politics, and Society
POSC 212 Legal Research and Analysis
Choose one: POSC 252 Theories of Law
PHIL 260C P3 The Philosophy of Law
Choose one: POSC 332 Con Law I: Government Powers
POSC 333 Con Law II: Civil Liberties – Civil Rights
POSC 398 Special Topics in Legal Studies
POSC 355 Issues in Lawyering
POSC 495 Internship
Electives (12)
Four electives chosen from the list below.
At least one of which must at the 300 level or above.
Total (36)

Note: Course substitutions for the Legal Studies major can be made only after consultation with and approval of the Department Chairman of Political Science & Legal Studies. Only ONE course that is required or applied as elective credit in the second major may be used for credit in Legal Studies unless otherwise approved by the Department Chairman.

For students majoring in Legal Studies, the 8 required courses and all elective courses which may be applied to the major are included in the determination of the grade point average in the major.

Electives

Course descriptions may be found under the associated disciplines.

ANTH 226 P2 Anthropology of Law
COMM 346 Media Law
ENGL 306 Law & Literature
POSC 217 The American Jury
POSC 252 Theories of Law
POSC 253 Legal Realism: Old & New
POSC 254 Criminal Courts and Trials
POSC 267 P3 Foundations of U.S. Law
POSC 292 P2 American Political Thought
POSC 326 Judicial Process
POSC 328 New York State Civil Procedures
POSC 332 Constitutional Law I: Government Powers
POSC 333 Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties – Civil Rights
POSC 334 Constitutional Meaning
POSC 398 Special Topics in Legal Studies
PHIL 260C P3 The Philosophy of Law
PSYC 164 P3 The Legal Mind
SPST 240 Sport Law
STAT 160 P4 Data Analysis for Social Research

Legal Studies


For More Information

Wes Renfro
Department Chair
wrefro@sjfc.edu
(585) 385-5253

Admissions
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