Law, Rights, and Justice Minor
Minor Requirements
Completion of five courses, from the following requirements:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| POLS 220 | GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS | 4 |
| or PHIL 365 | SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | |
| POLS 225 | THE STUDY OF LAW | 4 |
| or POLS 320 | LAW, RIGHTS AND JUSTICE | |
| Select at least one elective from Group A (Thinking and Arguing): | 4 | |
| PERSUASION AND SOCIAL INFLUENCE | ||
| RHETORICAL THEORY AND CRITICISM | ||
| HISTORY OF THE US WEST | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO US WOMEN'S HISTORY | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY | ||
| MEDIA ETHICS | ||
| GLOBAL ENCOUNTERS | ||
| LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, AND PERSUASION | ||
| DIVERSE VOICES IN LITERARY EXPRESSION | ||
| RACE, IMPERIALISM, JUSTICE | ||
| LITERATURE AND LANDSCAPE | ||
| CRITICAL REASONING | ||
| MORAL PROBLEMS | ||
| LOGIC | ||
| SPORT, PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIETY | ||
| BIOETHICS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF LAW | ||
| 20TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY (with approval from program coordinator) | ||
| EXISTENTIALISM | ||
| AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS ACROSS DISCIPLINES | ||
| AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| POLITICS AND THE ARTS | ||
| TOPICS IN POLITICAL THEORY (subject to approval depending on the topic) | ||
| OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS | ||
| WOMEN IN RELIGION | ||
| Select at least one elective from Group B (Law, Politics, and Public Policy): | 3-4 | |
| BUSINESS LAW I | ||
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW | ||
| BUSINESS LAW II | ||
| ECONOMICS OF THE LAW | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND REGULATION | ||
| WESTERN CULTURE TO 1500 | ||
| WESTERN CULTURE SINCE 1500 | ||
| EAST ASIA BEFORE 1800 | ||
| EAST ASIA SINCE 1800 | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| LATIN AMERICA TO 1810 | ||
| LATIN AMERICA SINCE 1810 AMERICA | ||
| MODERN CHINA | ||
| TOPICS IN U.S. HISTORY | ||
| MODERN JAPAN | ||
| REVOLUTIONS IN 20TH CENTURY LATIN AMERICA | ||
| EUROPE IN THE AGE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION | ||
| THE US-MEXICO BORDER REGION | ||
| HISTORY OF WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA | ||
| GENDER AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF EAST ASIA | ||
| COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA | ||
| THE CIVIL WAR IN BLACK AND WHITE | ||
| THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA | ||
| AMERICAN EMPIRE | ||
| MEDIA & THE LAW | ||
| AMERICAN POLITICS | ||
| THE STUDY OF LAW | ||
| WHAT IS FREEDOM? | ||
| POLITICS AND RELIGION | ||
| U.S. SUPREME COURT | ||
| THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY | ||
| POLITICS OF INEQUALITY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LAW, ETHICS, AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| CRIME, DEVIANCE, AND SOCIAL CONTROL | ||
| RACE & ETHNICITY | ||
| One additional course from either Group A or Group B to reach 5 total courses | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 19-20 | |
Elective credits for this minor may not count toward the student’s major. No more than three courses from one department may be counted toward the minor. If a student believes a course not listed above might be an acceptable alternative, he or she should check with the coordinator of the program.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- exhibit a fundamental grasp of the major reasons that have been offered in defense of the rule of law, individual rights, and competing conceptions of justice;
- exhibit a fundamental grasp of the major reasons that have been offered in critique of the rule of law, individual rights, and competing conceptions of justice;
- think critically about the connections and tensions between the rule of law, individual rights, and competing conceptions of justice;
- ask meaningful questions about law, rights, and justice;
- communicate with clarity and precision in response to meaningful questions about law, rights, and justice.