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Minor Requirements (18 hours)

The Law and Society minor consists of 18 credit hours or 6 courses.

• Two courses (6 hours) must be chosen from offerings listed under “Foundational Courses” (Group A).
• Four Courses (12 hours) must be chosen from offerings listed under “Specialized Courses” (Group B)

Group A: Foundational 

Choose 2 courses or 6 hours from the following courses: 

• ANTH 102 - Understanding Other Cultures        

• ANTH 230 - Diversity in the United States        

• ECON 224 - Introduction to Economics     

• HIST 201 - American Founding Documents         

• PHIL 101 - Special Topics in Philosophy       

• PHIL 102 - Introduction to Philosophy        

• PHIL 103 - Special Topics in Ethics and Values         

• PHIL 114 - Introduction to Formal Logic I        

• PHIL 115 - Introduction to Formal Logic II   Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in PHIL 114  or PHIL 110, or a department-approved equivalent

• PHIL 211 - Contemporary Moral Issues          

• PHIL 212 - Images of the Human Person         

• PHIL 213 - Communicating Moral Issues   

• POLI 109 - Controversies in Public Policy      

• POLI 201 - American National Government          

• POLI 202 - Policies and Functions of American Government   Prerequisites: POLI 201  

• SPCH 140 - Public Communication       

• SPCH 213 - Communicating Moral Issues  

• SPCH 260 - Argumentation and Debate         

Group B: Specialized 

Choose 4 courses or 12 hours from the following courses: 

• ACCT 324 - Survey of Commercial Law     
• ANTH 353 - Anthropology of Law and Conflict        
• ECON 508 - Law and Economics   Prerequisites: ECON 221   and ECON 222   or ECON 224  
• ENGL 340 - Literature and Law  Prerequisites: ENGL 101   and ENGL 102  or equivalent 
• ENGL 387 - Introduction to Rhetoric  Prerequisites: ENGL 101   and ENGL 102  or equivalent 
• ENGL 462 - Technical Writing   Prerequisites: ENGL 101   and ENGL 102  or equivalent 
• ENGL 463 - Business Writing  Prerequisites: ENGL 101   and ENGL 102  or equivalent 
• FAMS 308 - Global Media Industries  
• GEOG 515 - Political Geography      
• GLST 308 - Global Media Industries  
• HIST 469 - Constitutional History of the United States I         
• HIST 470 - Constitutional History of the United States II          
• HRTM 357 - Hotel and Restaurant Law   
• HRTM 382 - Travel and Tourism Law    
• JOUR 303 - Law and Ethics of Mass Communications   
• MGMT 407 - Corporate Social Responsibility and Stakeholder Management  Prerequisites: MGMT 371  
• PHIL 320 - Ethics         
• PHIL 330 - Social and Political Philosophy  
• PHIL 331 - Crime and Justice       
• PHIL 329 - Law and Religion  
• PHIL 352 - Freedom and Human Interaction        
• POLI 300 - Social and Political Philosophy   
• POLI 302 - Classical and Medieval Political Theory        
• POLI 303 - Modern Political Theory          
• POLI 304 - Contemporary Political Theory       
• POLI 352 - Gender and Politics  
• POLI 420 - International Law  
• POLI 421 - Law and Contemporary International Problems        
• POLI 450 - Constitutional Law       
• POLI 451 - Constitutional Law       
• POLI 452 - The Judicial Process      
• POLI 453 - Moot Court and Legal Research        
• POLI 454 - Women and the Law  
• POLI 554 - Law and Society         
• RELG 339 - Law and Religious Traditions  
• RETL 525 - Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship and E-Commerce  Prerequisites: SPTE 240  or equivalent
• RETL 530 - Fashion and the Law  Prerequisites: SPTE 240 ​ or equivalent
• SLIS 315 - Information Policy  Prerequisite: SLIS 201  
• SLIS 415 - Social Informatics  Prerequisite: SLIS 201 ​ 
• SOCY 309 - An Introduction to Social Inequality     
• SOCY 340 - Introduction to Social Problems     
• SOCY 507 - Sociology of Social Control      
• SOCY 540 - Sociology of Law  Prerequisites: Any 300-level Sociology course
• SPCH 331 - Organizational Communication       
• SPCH 380 - Persuasive Communication         
• SPCH 387 - Introduction to Rhetoric  
• SPCH 448 - Contemporary Political Rhetoric        
• SPCH 543 - Communication, Law, and Society       
• SPTE 240 - Business Law          
• SPTE 320 - Sport and the Law  Prerequisites: SPTE 240 ​ or equivalent
• SPTE 342 - Sport and Entertainment Contracts and Negotiations  Prerequisites: SPTE 240 ​ or equivalent or ACCT 324   or equivalent
• SPTE 402 - Entertainment and the Law  Prerequisites: SPTE 240 ​ or equivalent
• WGST 352 - Gender and Politics  
• WGST 454 - Women and the Law  

Note: Departmental or Honors College special topics courses focused on law and society may satisfy minor requirements in either Group A or B, provided that the course substitutions are pre-approved by the office of the Dean of Undergraduate Student Affairs and Advising in Flinn Hall in consultation with faculty content experts; bring a syllabus for the course you want pre-approved. Appeals to register in pre-approved honors college courses should be directed to the Honors College.