Program Description
Law & Society at Jefferson is an interdisciplinary program that encourages active student participation and debate on issues concerning how competing powers create law, for what purpose, how these laws are implemented, and why they are followed. The program develops leadership by building critical thinking and communication skills in an energetic, practically oriented environment. Graduates are prepared for careers in the legal profession, such as law school, paralegal and legal assistantships, and for positions in criminal justice, law enforcement, politics, nonprofits, and government organizations. Students can choose one of the following concentrations to enhance their professional pathways: pre-law, criminal justice, or public policy.
Learning Goals/Outcomes
- Experience in a broad interdisciplinary major
- Obtain an understanding of the structures and functions of the legal systems in both the American and global context
- Have strong experiences in writing across contexts
- Ability to apply understanding and skills to the recognition and resolution of problems in contemporary society
- Prepared for graduate & professional careers, within the legal system and without, as well as a variety of public and private settings
- Understanding of the historical, philosophical, political, and social foundations of the law and its roles in society, and its relationship to economic, political, social and cultural structures and values in contemporary world
Curriculum: 4 years, 121 credits
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| FYS 100 | Pathways Seminar | 1 |
| WRIT 101 | Writing Sem I: Written Comm. | 3 |
| Science I | 3-4 | |
| AVIS 101 | American Visions | 3 |
| MATH XXX | Mathematics | 3-4 |
| LAW 101 | Introduction to Law & Society | 3 |
| LAW 103 | Crime and Justice | 3 |
| LAW 105 | American Government | 3 |
| COMS 102 | Introduct to Public Speaking | 3 |
| General Electives | 6 | |
| Credits | 31-33 | |
| Second Year | ||
| ETHIC 1XX | Ethics | 3 |
| Science II | 3-4 | |
| WRIT 201 | Writing Seminar II:Multi Comm | 3 |
| ADIV 2XX | American Diversity | 3 |
| Select one of the following GDIV 2XX courses: | 3 | |
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| LAW 203 | Comparative Legal Systems | 3 |
| LAW 201 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
| LAW 213 | Consp Ther:Hist,Analysis,Decon | 3 |
| Concentration Coursework | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 30-31 | |
| Third Year | ||
| CGIS 300 | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
| GCIT 3XX | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
| GCIT 3XX | Global Citizenship | 3 |
| ISEM 3XX | Integrative Seminar | 3 |
| LAW 300 | International Law | 3 |
| LAW 306 | Legal Res, Wrtg & Moot Court | 3 |
| LAW 302 | Law and Ethics | 3 |
| LAW 304 | Law, Media & Society | 3 |
| LAW 310 | Race and the Law | 3 |
| Concentration Coursework | 9 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 39 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| PHIL 499 | Philosophies of the Good Life | 3 |
| LAW 498 | 3 | |
| LAW 499 | Sr Cap:Public Policy Advocacy | 3 |
| Designated Law Electives | 6 | |
| Concentration Coursework | 12 | |
| General Electives | 9 | |
| Credits | 36 | |
| Total Credits | 136-139 | |
Law Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW 207 | Forensic Law | 3 |
| LAW 212 | Intro to Law Enforcement | 3 |
| LAW 300 | International Law | 3 |
| LAW 301 | Health, Law & Ethics | 3 |
| LAW 306 | Legal Res, Wrtg & Moot Court | 3 |
| LAW 3XX CIVIL LITIGATION | 3 | |
| LAW 411 | Senior Sem in First Amendment | 3 |
| PHIL 200 | Intro to Symbolic Logic | 3 |
Criminal Justice Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 101 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| Select One | 3 | |
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Forensic Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Trauma | ||
| Psychology of Addiction | ||
| LAW 212 | Intro to Law Enforcement | 3 |
| LAW 306 | Legal Res, Wrtg & Moot Court | 3 |
| Select One | 3 | |
| American Social Justice | ||
| Race in America | ||
| Cities & Diversity in the U.S. | ||
ADIV Selection per Prog Director | ||
| LAW 3XX Crimininal Investigation | 3 | |
| LAW 207 | Forensic Law | 3 |
Public Policy Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WRTE 203 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| LAW 300 | International Law | 3 |
| LAW 308 | Law, Women and Gender | 3 |
| ISEM US Foreign Policy | 3 | |
| SELECT ONE | 3 | |
| American Social Justice | ||
| Red and Blue America | ||
| Race in America | ||
| Health & U.S. Diversity | ||
| Environmntl Justice in America | ||
ADIV APPROVED BY PROG DIRECTOR | ||
| WRTE Speech & Policy Writing | 3 | |
| LAW Public Policy & Am History | 3 | |
| LAW 411 | Senior Sem in First Amendment | 3 |