| Program Name: |
Legal Studies Minor |
| Director: |
Bruce Lindsley Rockwood |
| Program Address: |
228 Sutliff Hall
Department of Finance & Law
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Phone: 570/389-4760
Fax: 570/389-2071
E-mail: rockwood@planetx.bloomu.edu |
| Program Type: |
Interdiscipinary Minor |
| Program Status: |
Program established 1998-1999 |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| The minor in Legal Studies promotes the interdiscipinary study of law,
enabling undergraduate students in any major to understand and make use of the diverse
perspectives on law and the legal system in our complex and rapidly changing society.
Legal Studies enables graduates to become more effective citizens and participate in the
shaping and application of law in the United States and around the world. It enhances the
ability of graduates to integrate legal and other methodologies in gathering and
evaluating data, making effective arguments, reaching consensus and solving the problems
of the future. The minor recognizes and capitalizes upon the contributions of faculty
at Bloomsburg whose teaching and scholarship addresses topics in law and the humanities
and social sciences, and the impact of law on business, education and society.
Faculty in English, philosophy, political science, geography and geosciences, and
business law serve on the interdisciplinary advisory board. |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
One required course; one course selected from each of four
categories: Law & the Humanities; Law & the Social Sciences; Rhetoric, Theory
& Jurisprudence; and Legal Environment, Regulation & Doctrine. Two additional
courses elected from any of the above categories, or by taking a law related honors
seminar and independent study or law internship. 21 credits. |
| Required Courses: |
Law and the Legal Environment
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Law and Literature
Anglo-American Legal History
Philosophy of Law
Contemporary Moral Problems
The Judicial Process
Penology
Media Law
Employment Discrimination
Constitutional law.
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| Experiential Component: |
Legal Studies Internships are electives administered by
faculty in several departments, depending on the student's major and the nature of the
internship. |
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