Legal Studies Sequence

Sequence Requirements (5 courses)

Completion of the program requires 5 courses, taken from at least 3 of the following 4 disciplines:

Approved courses are listed under Courses in Legal Studies .

The learning goals of the legal studies program are:

To illuminate law from a liberal arts perspective, with the ideas and methods from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities;
To equip our students to deal rationally and prudently with legal issues based on these disciplines;
To assist students to communicate effectively.

Students with a sequence in legal studies will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of social science and humanities disciplines and their relevant literature to questions of law;
Demonstrate an ability to apply a variety of social science and humanities disciplines and their relevant literatures to questions of law;
Substantiate their arguments soberly and logically;
Inform their arguments with philosophical and constitutional principles, and with an in-depth knowledge of relevant political institutions and public policies;
Express themselves effectively in writing.