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Law and Public Policy, Minor

2022-2023 Edition

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The law and public policy (LPP) minor offers students an opportunity to obtain a deep understanding of the U.S. legal system and apply that knowledge to current law and policy debates. In the LPP minor core courses, students have the opportunity to watch a criminal and/or civil trial, debate their classmates, and listen to speakers from both the public and private sector (state and federal judges, public defenders, and government lawyers). While the minor is well suited for students interested in pursuing a career in law and/or policy, it is invaluable for students in any field of practice, as law affects all professions and society at large.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Required Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
A grade of B or higher is required in the following two courses:
LPSC 1101Introduction to Law4
LPSC 2301Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society4

Law and Public Policy Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:4
LPSC 3303
Topics in Law and Public Policy
LPSC 3307
Understanding the Modern Supreme Court

Elective Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following courses not used to satisfy the requirements above:8
AFAM 1225
Gender, Race, and Medicine
ANTH 4580
Special Topics in Anthropology
COMM 1331
Legal Argumentation, Advocacy, and Citizenship
COMM 1412
Social Movement Communication
COMM 2501
Communication Law
COMM 2525
Communication and Privacy
COMM 2551
Free Speech in Cyberspace
COMM 2625
Communication, Technology, and Society
COMM 3501
Free Speech: Law and Practice
CRIM 1110
Criminal Due Process
CRIM 1120
Criminology
CRIM 1300
The Death Penalty
CRIM 1400
Human Trafficking
CRIM 1500
Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability
CRIM 2310
Courts: The Third Branch of Government
CRIM 2320
Youth Crime and Justice
CRIM 2330
Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration
CRIM 2350
Policing a Democratic Society
CRIM 3030
Global Criminology
CRIM 3040
Psychology of Crime
CRIM 3050
Organized Crime
CRIM 3060
Political Crime and Terrorism
CRIM 3110
Gender, Crime, and Justice
CRIM 3120
Race, Crime, and Justice
CRIM 4040
Crime Prevention
CRIM 4120
Courts and Sentencing
CRIM 4660
Communities and Crime
CY 4170
The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
ECON 1230
Healthcare and Medical Economics
ECON 1240
Economics of Crime
ECON 1260
Contested Issues in the U.S. Economy
ECON 1291
Development Economics
ECON 3404
International Food Policy
ECON 3405
A Critique of Capitalism
ECON 3410
Labor Economics
ECON 3412
Women’s Labor and the Economy
ECON 3414
Economics of Human Capital
ECON 3420
Urban Economic Issues
ECON 3423
Environmental Economics
ECON 3424
Law and Economics
ENGL 3325
Rhetoric of Law
ENGW 3311
Advanced Writing for Prelaw
ENVR 5210
Environmental Planning
FINA 4312
Issues in Corporate Governance (for business students only)
HIST 1206
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
HIST 2011
Capitalism and Business: A Global History
HIST 2217
The Global Far-Right since 1945: Politics, Culture, Violence
HIST 2299
Uses and Abuses of History: Historical Reasoning in U.S. Global and Domestic Policy
HIST 2303
Gender and Reproductive Justice
HIST 2308
Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China
HIST 3335
History of Modern Terrorism
HUSV 2800
Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
HUSV 3570
The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change
HUSV 3580
Sexual Violence: Counseling, Programs, and Policy
HUSV 3900
Social Policy
INTL 3400
International Conflict and Negotiation
JRNL 3550
The First Amendment and the Media
LPSC 3303
Topics in Law and Public Policy
LPSC 3307
Understanding the Modern Supreme Court
LPSC 5201
Law and the City
MUSI 2235
Copyright in the Creative Industries
PHIL 1160
Introduction to Economic Justice
PHIL 1165
Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
PHIL 1170
Business, Ethics, and Human Rights
PHIL 1180
Environmental Ethics
PHIL 1185
The Ethics of Food
PHIL 2301
Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice
PHIL 2303
Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 3500
Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
PHIL 4901
Topics in Philosophy Seminar
POLS 2340
Business and Government
POLS 2345
Urban Policies and Politics
POLS 2355
Intergovernmental Relations
POLS 2356
Democratic Erosion
POLS 2357
Growth and Decline of Cities and Suburbs
POLS 2358
Current Issues in Cities and Suburbs
POLS 2375
Gender and Politics
POLS 2385
U.S. Health and Welfare Policy
POLS 2390
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
POLS 2395
Environmental Politics and Policy
POLS 3100
Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
POLS 3302
Judicial Process and Behavior
POLS 3307
Public Policy and Administration
POLS 3309
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Public Policy
POLS 3324
Law and Society
POLS 3405
International Political Economy
POLS 3406
International Law
POLS 3408
International Security
POLS 3409
Global Governance
POLS 3418
Nationalism
POLS 3420
U.S. National Security Policy
POLS 3423
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
POLS 4500
U.S. Constitutional Law
POLS 4505
U.S. Civil Liberties
PPUA 5232
Immigration and Urban America
PPUA 5264
Energy Democracy and Climate Resilience: Technology, Policy, and Social Change
SOCL 1245
Sociology of Poverty
SOCL 1246
Environment and Society
SOCL 1260
Sociology of Gender
SOCL 1280
The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
SOCL 2205
Law and Social Justice
SOCL 2303
Gender and Reproductive Justice
SOCL 3270
Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCL 4518
Law and Society in a Digital World
WMNS 2303
Gender and Reproductive Justice
WMNS 3100
Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
WMNS 3500
Sexuality, Gender, and the Law

GPA Requirement

3.000 GPA required in the minor

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