Law, Society, and Policy ILM (Integrated Learning Major)
From the Course Catalog: This Integrated Learning Major (ILM) in Law, Society, and Policy introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of law and society. Drawing on a range of courses across the humanities and social sciences, this ILM grounds students in the study of law, legal institutions, the legal dimensions of social life, and the policy process. Students gain an understanding of how the law shapes, and is shaped by, society and how policies are devised and implemented to address social problems.
Curriculum Requirements
Students must declare both a base major and the ILM
For a list of approved base majors, see Course Catalog; other base majors can be considered and approved by petition
27 Credits count towards the BA - 18 of these must be upper-division (300-level or higher)
Core Courses (6 Credits) - choose 2 of the following courses:
LLA 201 - Elements of Law
PST 101 - An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy
SOC 265 - Sociology of Law
Methods (3 Credits) - choose 1 of the following courses:
ANT 481 - Ethnographic Techniques
GEO 383 - Geographic Information Systems
HST 301 - Practicum in the Study of History
MAX 201 - Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences
PSC 202 - Introduction to Political Analysis
PST 315 - Methods of Public Policy Analysis and Presentation
SOC 318 - Introduction to Research
SOC 319 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology
Concentration (15 Credits) - choose 1 area of concentration:
Law, Crime, and Society in the US
Comparative and International Law
Internship (3 Credits) - complete a 3 credit internship to gain practical experience