| Program Name: |
Legal Studies |
| Director: |
Jay Erstling |
| Program Address: |
University of St. Thomas
Division of Business
MCN6011
2115 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105-1096
612/962-5130
E-mail: JAERSTLIN@STTHOMAS.EDU |
| Program Type: |
Minor |
| Program Status: |
Founded in 1991 to "encourage students to pursue an
interdisciplinary exploration of the role of law in culture and society." |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| "The Legal Studies Minor enables students to undertake a
multidisciplinary examination of the relationship of law to culture and society.
Understanding the foundations and nature of law and the legal process in an integral
element of a liberal arts education. Several departments within the university offer
courses that examine the sociological, political, philosophical, journalistic, historical,
economic and business aspects of legal behavior and the legal system. By drawing on those
courses, the Legal Studies Minor exposes students to a variety of perspectives on the
study of law and provides a broad understanding of the role of law in society. "The
Legal Studies Minor is not intended as a pre-law program. Its objective is to allow
students to undertake an examination of law and legal process within a liberal arts
context." |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Five courses, no more than two from any one department |
| Required Courses: |
None
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Criminal Law and the Social Order
Law and Economics
U.S. Constitutional History
Press, Law and Society
Judicial Process
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| Experiential Component: |
None |
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