Political Science Major: Law Studies Option
Students may emphasize the study of law within the major by completing all of the requirements outlined above as well as the following courses as part of the 30 credits required for the major (students may double-count law studies courses to fulfill major requirements where appropriate):
- Required Courses
- PolSci 250: Law and Society
- PolSci 411: Constitutional Law: Government Powers and Federalism
- PolSci 412: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
- Two of the following:
- PolSci 316: International Law
- PolSci 384 (560): The Philosophy of Law [jointly offered with Philos 384 (560)]
- PolSci 416: Trial Courts in the Judicial Process
- PolSci 417: The Supreme Court
- PolSci 419: Constitutional Interpretation
- PolSci 452: Administrative Law
- PolSci 464: Women and the Law
- PolSci 471: Problems in Law Studies: (Subtitle)