Law and Legal Studies Minor Requirements
The minor in Law and Legal Studies (LLS) offers an interdisciplinary, liberal arts approach to the study of law. This is an academic program, not a professional training program, emphasizing the political, social, cultural, and philosophical foundations and impacts of law and legal systems. It is designed for pre-law students and also for a broad array of students from across the PSU campus who are interested in the relationship of law to politics, society, and culture. While the core courses concentrate on American law and the American legal system, the electives allow students to focus on aspects of law related to areas such as international law, comparative law, and philosophy.
| Lower Division Requirements = 8 credits | Upper Division Requirements = 4 credits |
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| PS 101 U.S. Government (4 credits) | PS 321 Introduction to the Supreme Court (4 credits) |
| PS 221 Introduction to Law and Legal Studies (4 credits) | Total credits hours = 12 credits |
For law and legal studies minors who are also majoring or minoring in political science, at least three electives (12 credits) must be applied solely to the law and legal studies minor. In order to count toward fulfillment of the minor, courses must be passed with a grade of C or above.
| Political Science Elective Options (min. 8 credits) | Non-Political Science Elective Options (max. 8 credits) |
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| PS 320 Explore the Law (2 credits) | CCJ 310 American Courts (4 credits) |
| PS 325U Politics and the Legal Enforcement of Morals (4 credits) | CCJ 345 Human Behavior and the Law (4 credits) |
| PS 421 The Supreme Court and American Politics (4 credits) | CCJ 420 Criminal Law and Legal Reasoning (4 credits) |
| PS 422 Constitutional Law (4 credits) | HST 446 Civil Rights and the Law: The History of Equal Protection (4 credits) |
| PS 423 Civil Liberties (4 credits) | LING 334U "You Have the Right to Remain Silent": Language and the Law (4 credits) |
| PS 423 Law, Politics, and Society (4 credits) | PHL 311U The Morality of Punishment (4 credits) |
| PS 425/WS 424 Women and the Law (4 credits) | PHL 333U Philosophy of Law (4 credits) |
| PS 448 International Law (4 credits) | SOC 417 Law & Society: The Sociology of Law (4 credits) |
| PS 449 International Environmental Politics and Law (4 credits) | USP 455 Land Use: Legal Aspects (3 credits) |
| PS 483 Justice in the Modern World | USP 468 Oregon Land Use Law (3 credits) |
| | Total elective credits hours = 28 credits |