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

Internships

Study Abroad Opportunities

Pre-Law Program in Europe

Strasbourg Center

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