Minor in Legal Studies

A Legal Studies Minor may be earned by students in any USF major. For the Minor, students must complete five course (20 units) (which may be double-counted for major, minor and core requirements), including the Overview course, one course in Domestic Justice, one course in Global Justice, one Field Placement, and one Elective. The elective can be satisfied preferably by choosing an additional course in either Domestic Justice or Global Justice, or by choosing a course from additional electives (see below).

Overview (4 units)

• POLS - 322 Politics of American Justice
• SOC - 354 Sociology of Law

Domestic Justice (4 units)

• POLS - 316 Law, Politics and the National Pastime
• POLS - 323 Lawmaking
• POLS - 327 American Reformers and Revolutionaries
• POLS - 335 Political Power and Constitutional Law
• POLS - 336 Race, Equality and the Law
• POLS - 337 Women and the Law
• POLS - 339 Free Expression and the Constitution
• SOC - 227 Violence in Society
• SOC - 227 Violence in Society
• SOC - 304 U.S. Inequalities and Social Justice
• SOC - 357 Criminology
• HIST - 359 The Civil Rights Movement in History and Film
• PHIL - 376 Philosophy of Social Justice
• PHIL - 381 Advanced Social and Political Philosophy
• MS - 311 Communication Law and Policy
• BUS - 301 The Legal and Regulatory Environment

Global Justice (4 units):

• POLS - 345 Global Economic Justice
• POLS - 350 International Law and Organizations
• POLS - 352 Human Rights and Global Change
• POLS - 392 Special Subjects in Politics
• SOC - 302 Global Inequalities and Social Justice
• SOC - 322 Globalization and Resistance
• COMS - 364 Communication for Justice and Social Change

Field Placement (4 units)

Students must choose between law-related placement in a government agency (Politics 396) or in some non-governmental organization (Politics 397 or Sociology 395)

• POLS - 396 Public Administration Internship
• POLS - 397 Fieldwork in Public Interest Organizations
• SOC - 395 Fieldwork in Sociology

Additional Elective (4 units):

• Students must choose one (1) elective by taking an additional course in either Domestic Justice or Global Justice (see above) or by taking a course from the following list (as periodically updated)
• POLS - 305 Critical Race Theory
• POLS - 315 Race and Ethnicity in American Politics
• POLS - 330 Crime, Law and the Constitution
• POLS - 363 Housing and Homeless Policy
• POLS - 367 Public Policy: Drug Policy
• POLS - 368 Public Policy: Punishment
• SOC - 325 Critical Approaches to Race and Ethnicity
• SOC - 331 Social Stratification
• SOC - 355 Deviance and Social Control
• SOC - 356 Juvenile Delinquency
• HIST - 322 The Holocaust
• HIST - 363 Race and Ethnicity in United States History
• HIST - 421 Native Americans in U.S. History: Seminar
• PHIL - 370 Philosophy of Action
• PHIL - 372 Philosophy of Law.
• MS - 204 Media, Stereotyping, and Violence
• COMS - 322 Public Relations Law and Ethics
• PSYC - 350 Perspectives in Psychology
• ECON - 465 Law and Economics
• BUS - 311 Advanced Business Law
• BUS - 313 Employment Law for Managers
• BUS - 314 Personal Law