| Program Name: |
Legal Studies |
| Director: |
Colonel Paul E. Pirog |
| Program Address: |
United States Air Force Academy
2354 Fairchild Dr., Suite 6H-100
Department of Law (DFL)
USAFA, CO 80840-6248
(719) 333-3680 |
| Program Type: |
Major |
| Program Status: |
The Legal Studies major is offered through the Academy's
Department of Law. |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| The Legal Studies major provides an opportunity to study legal ideas, legal institutions, and the legal process, while improving students’ abilities to critically analyze issues, balance conflicting interests, and express themselves clearly and precisely. The purpose of the program is not the training of legal professionals; rather the program is offered for those students interested in the discipline of law as a field of critical inquiry within a framework of a broad liberal arts education. |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Twelve courses, including five required courses, and
elective courses from the following areas: Behavioral Sciences; Economics and GeoSciences; English and Fine Arts; Foreign Language; History; Humanities; Philosophy; Political Science; and Social Sciences |
| Required Courses: |
Research
Writing and Advocacy
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. Constitutional Law
Law for Commanders
Legal Studies Capstone
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Business Law
Law and Literature
Law of Armed Conflict
National Security Law
International Law
Special Topics (Offered Periodically)
Independent Study
Applied Reasoning
Philosophy of Law
War Crimes
Genocide and Human Rights
Law and Economics
Negotiations
Plus any two Humanities and/or Social Sciences Courses
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| Experiential Component: |
None |
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