Law, Justice and Advocacy Minor

The law, justice and advocacy minor is an interdisciplinary program designed to improve critical thinking, communication, writing and advocacy skills. These skills are beneficial to most careers and professions, but particularly valuable for students interested in attending law school or entering other law-related careers. Recent graduates have attended nationally renowned law schools across the nation.

To earn a minor in law, justice and advocacy (20 credits), students should complete the following course of study.

Degree Requirements

Advocacy Requirement

Choose one of the following:

LJAH 315	Appellate Advocacy (Honors)	4
LJA 315	Appellate Advocacy	4
LJA 316	Trial Advocacy	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Core Courses

LJA 204	Introduction to Law and the Legal System	4
	And two of the following courses:
HIS 335	U.S. Constitutional History	4
LJA 211	Legal Research and Writing	4
PHL 202	Ethics	4
Total Credit Hours:		12

Elective Requirement

Choose 4 credits from the following list of courses (or one of the advocacy courses not taken to fulfill that requirement):

BUS 221	Business Law and Social Responsibility	4
COM 327	Communication and Law	4
CRM 311	Criminal Law and Procedure	4
HIS 229	History of Sexuality	4
HIS 275	The Civil Rights Movement	4
LJA 450	Independent Study	1
LJAH 411	Law and Social Policy (Honors)	4
PHL 201	Logic	4
PHL 311	Philosophy of Law	4
PSC 375	Constitutional Law I: Institutional Powers	4
SPE 212	Global Speech, Human Rights and Social Justice	4
SPE 315	Freedom of Speech and First Amendment Studies	4
SPE 425	Persuasion, Argumentation, and Conflict Resolution	4
SPM 397	Legal Issues and Risk Management in Sport	3
Total Credit Hours:		4

Total Credit Hours: 20