An alternative to choosing the general options, ISS major students can select the Law and Society Specialization as a combination of primary, secondary, and remaining areas of study.
The specialization in Law and Society offers an interdisciplinary study of the interaction of law and legal institutions and contemporary society. It is designed to provide an appreciation and recognition of the impact of law and legal institutions on society and the ways law is shaped by the values, behaviors, and organization of social, economic, and political systems. Courses from the Departments of Economics, Geography, Political Science, Urban and Regional Planning, Sociology, Public Administration, and Philosophy are included.
Students may minor in Law and Society or select a major specialization in Law and Society through the Interdisciplinary Social Science major. The program in Law and Society is appropriate for a variety of educational and occupational goals because it provides an introduction to the links between law and other human activity.
Requirements for a major in ISS with a concentration in Law and Society
The primary area of study in the Law and Society concentration consists of six courses including
POS 3691 Introduction to Law and Society AND one of the following:
ECP 3451 Economics and The Law
SYP 3540 Sociology of Law
PHM 3400 Philosophy of Law
The remaining 4 courses for the primary area of study will consist of courses from any one disciplinary department included in the list of the approved curriculum.
The secondary area of study will consist of 4 courses from any departmental list of courses from the approved curriculum. The secondary area of study will be from any departmental area not already declared in the primary area of study.
The Remaining Coursework area of 4 courses will be filled with electives from any departmental course list in the approved curriculum.
Approved Law and Society Curriculum
Economics:
ECO 4504 Public Sector Economics (Prerequisite: ECO2023)
ECO 4554 Economics of State and Local Government (Prerequisite: ECO2023)
ECP 3403 Business Organization and Market Structure (Prerequisite: ECO2023)
ECP 3451 Economics and the Law (Prerequisite: ECO2000 or ECO2023)
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences:
ISS 4164 Intersections, Power, and Policy
ISS 4159 Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Equality
Geography:
GEO 4340 Living in a Hazardous Environment
GEO 4357 Environmental Conflict and Economic Development
Political Science:
POS 3691 Introduction to Law and Society
POS 4424 Legislative Systems
POS 4606 The Supreme Court in American Politics
PUP 3002 Introduction to Public Policy
POS 4624 The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights
Sociology:
SYD 4700 Race and Minority Group Relations
SYG 2010 Social Problems
SYO 3530 Social Classes and Inequality
SYO 4300 Sociology of Politics
SYP 3540 Sociology of Law
Urban and Regional Planning:
URP 4022 Collective Decision Making (Prerequisite URP3000)
Philosophy:
IDS 3358 Making the Argument: Symbolic Logic and Forms of Good Reasoning
PHI 2100 Reasoning and Critical Thinking
PHI 3130 Introduction to Symbolic Logic
PHM 3400 Philosophy of Law
PHM 3351 Philosophy of Human Rights
Other Courses:
SOP 3751 Psychology and The Law
CJL 4064 Individual Rights and the Criminal Justice System
CCJ 4663 Women, Crime, and Justice