Legal Studies Minor (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)

To encourage students to think critically about the process by which laws are passed, enforced, and interpreted and the direct impact said laws have on society at large. Further, students will be encouraged to consider the role that advocacy can play in altering the results and effects of laws on the individual. The Legal Studies minor is 18 credits and the maximum number of credits a student can take from any one discipline is 9 credits.

Required Courses: 9 Credits

Students may take no more than one course from each category for credit toward the minor.

PHI 160 - Introduction to Ethics 3 credits.
or
PHI 268 - Ethics and Business 3 credits.
or
POL 265 - Public Ethics 3 credits
POL 203 - Political and Civil Rights 3 credits
or
CJ 255 - Court and Civil Liberties 3 credits.
POL 280 - Constitutional Law 3 credits
or
BUS 150 - Business Law I 3 credits.

Electives: 9 Credits

Students may take no more than one course from each category for credit toward the minor.

BUS 151 - Business Law II 3 credits.
or
BUS 155 - Introduction to Sports Law 3 credits.
or
CJ 278 - Criminal Law 3 credits.
MAT 170 - Game Theory 3 credits.
or
ECO 270 - Game Theory 3 credits.
or
PHI 123 - The Art of Thinking 3 credits.
POL 255 - The U.S. Congress 3 credits.
or
POL 285 - The U.S. Supreme Court 3 credits
ECO 221 - Labor Economics 3 credits
ENG 110 - Communication for Professionals 3 credits.
POL 311 - Introduction to Law School 3 credits.

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Legal Studies Minor (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)

Required Courses: 9 Credits

Electives: 9 Credits