Political Science Program
Legal Studies Major Curriculum
Major (39 semester hours)
| Political Science core requirement (12 hours): | |
| PSCI 201 | American Government |
| PSCI 211 | Introduction to Legal Research |
| PSCI 308 | Judicial Processes |
| PSCI 317 | American Constitutional Law: Introduction |
| PSCI 496 | Capstone Course in Legal Studies |
| Other core requirements (6hours): | |
| PHIL 105 | Introduction to Logic |
| COMM 356 | Argumentation and Debate |
| Elective requirements (18 hours) selected from: | |
| Political Science course in the Legal Studies emphasis: | |
| PSCI 400 PSCI 310 |
Law and Society Women and the Law |
| PSCI 417 | American Constitutional Law II: Separation of Powers,
Federalism and Representation Prerequisite: PSCI 308 or PSCI 317 |
| PSCI 418 | American Constitutional Law III: Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties Prerequisite: PSCI 308 or PSCI 317 |
| Political Science courses in the field of American: | |
| PSCI 245 | Political Inquiry |
| PSCI 305 | State and Local Government |
| PSCI 306 | Political Parties |
| PSCI 309 | American Political Thought |
| PSCI 319 | Survey of Political Thought |
| PSCI 409 | Congress and Public Policy |
| PSCI 410 | Groups and the Political Process |
| PSCI 414 | American Chief Executive |
| PSCI 430 | Public Policy Formulation and Implementation |
| PSCI 431 | Government Regulation and Public Policy |
| Political Science Course in the fields of International Relations or Comparative Politics: | |
| PSCI 280 | Introduction to Comparative Politics |
| PSCI 370 | International Politics |
| PSCI 471 | The United Nations and World Order |
| PSCI 473 | International Law |
Other Elective Course Offerings (listed in alphabetical order by
major):
No more than two courses per section will count toward the political
science major.
| Accounting | |
| ACCT 200 | Survey of Accounting (For Non-Business majors specifically) |
| African and African American Studies | |
| AFRI 313 AFRI 323 |
African American History to 1890 Also listed as HIST 333 African American History, 1890 to the Present Also listed as HIST 334 |
| Anthropology | |
| ANTH 303 | Aspects of Culture |
| Business | |
| BUS 201 | Principles of Accounting I Prerequisite: 24 credit hours earned |
| BUS 202 | Principles of Accounting II Prerequisite: BUS 201 |
| Business Law | |
| BUS 263 | The Law and Business |
| BLAW 464 | Business Administration and the Law Prerequisite: BLAW 263 or Instructor's Consent |
| Communication | |
| COMM 261 | Small Group Communication |
| COMM 311 | Interpersonal Communication |
| COMM 416 | Cross-Cultural Communication |
| COMM 459 | Law and Responsibility of Broadcast Communication |
| COMM 483 | Gendered Communication |
| Criminology | |
| CRIM 280 | Law of Criminal Justice |
| CRIM 285 | Introduction to Criminalistics Prerequisite: CRIM 200 or Instructor's Consent |
| CRIM 375 | Victimology Prerequisite: 6 hours of criminology or Instructor's Consent |
| CRIM 420 | Criminal Law and Procedure I Prerequisite: 6 hours of criminology or Instructor's Consent |
| CRIM 421 | Criminal Law II Prerequisite: 6 hours of criminology or Instructor's Consent |
| CRIM 432 | The Law of Evidence Prerequisite: CRIM 420, CRIM 421 or Instructor's Consent |
| Economics | |
| ECON 321 | Money and Banking Prerequisite: 100, or 200 and 201 or Instructor's Consent |
| ECON 331 | Public Finance Prerequisite: 100, or 200 and 201 or Instructor's Consent |
| ECON 341 | International Economics Prerequisite: 100, or 200 and 201 or Instructor's Consent |
| ECON 403 | History of Economic Thought Prerequisite: Instructor's Consent |
| ECON 451 | Collective Bargaining and Labor Law Prerequisite: 351 or Instructor's Consent |
| English | |
| ENG 338 | Literature and Public Life: Literature and Law |
| History | |
| HIS 333 | African American History to 1890 (B1,D1,E1) also listed as AFRI 313 |
| HIS 334 | African American History, 1890 to present (B1,D1,E1,) also listed as AFRI 324 |
| HIS 413 | The New Nation |
| HIS 414 | The Age of Jackson and Lincoln, 1825-1865 Prerequisite: HIST 201 or Instructor's Consent |
| HIS 415 | From Reconstruction to Industrial America |
| HIS 417 | The United States from 1900-1933 |
| HIS 418 | The United States from 1933 to Present |
| HIS 423 | Constitutional History of the United States to 1877 |
| HIS 424 | Constitutional History of the United States from 1877 |
| HIS 439 | Women in the United States |
| International Studies | |
| IS 301 | World Problems since 1945 (B2,E1) |
| IS 390 | Islam, Modernization, and Westernization in the Middle
East Prerequisite: at least one course from the core curriculum in International studies or Instructor's Consent |
| Journalism | |
| JOUR 460 | Law of Printed Communication |
| Philosophy | |
| PHIL 201 | Introduction to Ethics (B3) |
| PHIL 325 | Philosophy of Law |
| PHIL 416 | Political Philosophy |
| Sociology | |
| SOC 302 | Work, Employment and Society Prerequisite: 70 hours of course work |
| SOC 322 | Social Conflict (B3) |
| SOC 424 | The Sociology of Mental Illness Prerequisite: 120 hours of course work |
| SOC 443 | Sociology of Sex Roles Prerequisite: 120 hours of course work |
| SOC 460 | Sociology of the Family Prerequisite: 120 hours of course work |
| Women’s Studies | |
| WS 200 | Introduction to Women’s Studies (B1, E2) |
| WS 400 | Feminist Theories Prerequisite: WS 200 and 301 or Instructor's Consent |
Courses coming from any of the following areas African-American and
African Studies, Business, Communication, Criminology, Economics,
History, International Studies, Journalism, Philosophy, Psychology,
Sociology and Women’s Studies would complement the Legal Studies curriculum.
These areas would be ideal as second majors and/or as minors as well.
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