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Social Science Minor: Law and Society

Page last updated June 8, 2009

A minor in Social and Behavioral Studies focuses on the relationship between society, culture, and the individual in institutional life. It is designed to provide the non-major with basic tools to investigate the social causes and consequences of human behavior. The minor exposes the student to research, theory and applications of social scientific knowledge of cultures, societies, group structures and organizations, and how people think, behave and interact within them.

Requirements - One of the Following Courses

• SS1002 Orientation to Legal Careers
• SS2610 Introduction to Law & Society

Select 6 credits from the following courses:

• BA2500 Business Law I OR
• BA3580 Legal Environment of Business
• HU2700 Intro to Philosophy & Ethics OR
• HU2701 Logic & Critical Thinking
• HU2702 Ethical Theory & Moral Problems
• HU3621 Journalism
• HU3710 Engineering Ethics OR
• HU3711 Biomedical Ethics
• HU4701 Political Philosophy
• PSY4220 Law and Psychology

Select 9 credits from the following courses:

• SS3300 Environmental Problems
• SS3600 American Foreign Policy
• SS3610 International Law
• SS3630 Environmental Policy and Politics
• SS3640 Topics in Cyber Law and Policy
• SS3650 Intellectual Property Law
• SS3660 American Constitutional Law
• SS3710 Social Problems OR
• SS3750 Social Inequality
• SS3801 Science, Technology, and Society
• SS4100 American Indian Political Issues
• SS4705 Critical Race Theory
• FW3110 Natural Resource Policy

For information about courses, see Undergraduate Instruction.