Law, Politics and Society Minor
18 units
Required for the Minor
The Minor in Law, Politics & Society consists of 18 units, including POSC 375 – Law, Politics & Society as the required course. The remaining 15 units are to be taken from the coursework below. Students must take at least one course from three different departments and may take no more than three courses from any one department.
Twelve units, of which at least six must be upper-division, must be distinct from the student’s major.
Required Course (3 Units)
- POSC 375 Law, Politics & Society (3)
Electives (15 units)
Choose 15 units (five courses) from among the following courses:
- Political Science
- POSC 472 - Judicial Politics
- POSC 473 - Introduction to Constitutional Law
- POSC 474 - Civil Liberties
- POSC 475 Administrative Law
- POSC 476 - International Law
- POSC 492 - Prelaw Internship
- Criminal Justice
- CRJU 330 - Theories of Crime and Delinquency OR SOCI 413 - Juvenile Delinquency
- CRJU 465 - Law, Punishment and Justice
- CRJU 485 - Search, Seizure and Interrogation I
- CRJU 486 - Search, Seizure and Interrogation II
- Chicano Studies
- CHIC 360 - Chicanos and the Law
- History
- HIST 480 - Development of American Law
- HIST 484 - American Legal and Constitutional History
- Philosophy
- PHIL 355 - Philosophy of Law
- Psychology
- PSYC 317 - Legal Psychology
- Sociology
- SOC 413 - Juvenile Delinquency or CRJU330 - Crime and Delinquency
- SOC 365 - Law and Society
These are the minor requirements for the 2018 - 2019 Catalog. Please consult your TDA and Catalog year for your specific minor requirements.
For all minors 12 units must apply exclusively to the minor and a 2.0 GPA is required.
