Courses

Required Course

  • LEGL 1100 Introduction to Law and the Legal System (3)

Approved Courses

Substantive Areas (Select a maximum of 6 hours from each major area for 12 hours)

  • LEGL 2131 Introduction to Forensic Psychology (3)

  • LEGL 3000 Topics in Legal Studies (3)
  • LEGL 3102 Introduction to Courts (3)
  • LEGL 3110 Criminal Justice and the Law (3)
  • LEGL 3111 Criminal Procedure (3)
  • LEGL 3113 Constitutional Law and Policy (3)
  • LEGL 3115 Civil Rights and Liberties (3)
  • LEGL 3116 Judicial Process (3)
  • LEGL 3117 Gender and the Law (3)
  • LEGL 3137 International Human Rights (3)
  • LEGL 3141 Organizational Communication (3)
  • LEGL 3162 International Law (3)
  • LEGL 3175 Philosophy of Law (3)
  • LEGL 3241 African Americans and the Legal Process (3)
  • LEGL 3310 Punishment and Freedom (3)
  • LEGL 3810 Social and Political Philosophy (3)
  • LEGL 4101 Media and the Law (3)
  • LEGL 4265 Social Psychology of Law (3)

Skills Areas (Select a minimum of 3 hours from the following courses

  • LEGL 1105 Critical Thinking (3)
  • LEGL 1106 Critical Thinking (3)
  • LEGL 2103 Argumentation and Debate (3)
  • LEGL 2105 Deductive Logic (3)
  • LEGL 3100 Topics in Legal Skills (3)
  • LEGL 3114 Mediation and Conflict Resolution (O) (3)
  • LEGL 3239 Ethics Bowl Prep (3)
  • LEGL 3240 Ethics Bowl (3)
  • LEGL 3510 Advanced Logic (3)
  • LEGL 4110 North Carolina Student Legislature (3)
  • LEGL 4220 Evidence (W) (O) (3)

New Courses:

  • LEGL 1100 – Introduction to Law and the Legal System
    Credit Hours: (3)
    This is the introductory required course for the Minor in Legal Studies.  The study of the role of law in society, introducing students to the organization and operation of the American legal system, basic concepts of substantive and procedural law, cases and statutes.
    Restriction: Student must have a declared major.
     
  • LEGL 3000 – Topics in Legal Studies
    Credit Hours: (3)
    An intensive study of a specialized substantive legal area.  The particular topic investigated may vary from semester to semester.
    Restriction: Legal Studies minor.
     
  • LEGL 3100 – Topics in Legal Skills
    Credit Hours: (3)
    An intensive study of a specialized legal skill area.  The particular topic investigated may vary from semester to semester.
    Restriction: Legal Studies minor.

Cross-listings:

  • LEGL 2131 - Introduction to Forensic Psychology
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Overview of the field of forensic psychology, including the history of the discipline, and legal and ethical issues such as criminal profiling, definition of “insanity,” eyewitness identification, and jury selection.
    Restriction: Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: PSYC 2131

  • PSYC 2131 - Introduction to Forensic Psychology
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Overview of the field of forensic psychology, including the history of the discipline, and legal and ethical issues such as criminal profiling, definition of “insanity,” eyewitness identification, and jury selection.
    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1101 with grade of C or above.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 2131
     

  • LEGL 3102 - Introduction to Courts 
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Analysis of the court area of criminal justice with emphasis on social science literature concerning prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, juries, and court reform policies.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor and Junior standing.
    Cross-listed as: CJUS 3102
     
  • CJUS 2320 - Introduction to Courts 
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Analysis of the court area of criminal justice with emphasis on social science literature concerning prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, juries, and court reform policies.
    Restriction(s): Criminal Justice major or minor, and Junior standing.
    Prerequisite(s): CJUS 1100.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3102
     
  • LEGL 3110 - Criminal Justice and the Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Nature and development of criminal law including the concepts of criminal liability, responsibility, and capacity; comprehensive analysis of the various crimes against persons, property, and morality.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor and Junior standing.
    Cross-listed as: CJUS 3110
     
  • CJUS 3110 - Criminal Justice and the Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Nature and development of criminal law including the concepts of criminal liability, responsibility, and capacity; comprehensive analysis of the various crimes against persons, property, and morality.
    Restriction(s): Criminal Justice major or minor, and Junior standing.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3110
     
  • LEGL 3111 - Criminal Procedure
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Examines the rules that govern everyday operation of the criminal justice system from investigation to appeal.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor and Junior standing.
    Cross-listed as: CJUS 3111
     
  • CJUS 3111 - Criminal Procedure
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Examines the rules that govern everyday operation of the criminal justice system from investigation to appeal.
    Restriction(s): Criminal Justice major or minor, and Junior standing.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3111
     
  • LEGL 3113 - Constitutional Law and Policy
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Development of American constitutionalism (especially federalism and the separation of powers) with major emphasis on constitutional law as a form of public policy and the U.S. Supreme Court as a policy maker.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: POLS 3114
     
  • POLS 3114 - Constitutional Law and Policy
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Development of American constitutionalism (especially federalism and the separation of powers) with major emphasis on constitutional law as a form of public policy and the U.S. Supreme Court as a policy maker.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3113
     
  • LEGL 3115 - Civil Rights and Liberties
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Utilizes public policy analysis to illuminate judicial decisions and opinions relating to contemporary civil rights and liberties.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: POLS 3115
     
  • POLS 3115 - Civil Rights and Liberties
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Utilizes public policy analysis to illuminate judicial decisions and opinions relating to contemporary civil rights and liberties.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3115
     
  • LEGL 3116 - Judicial Process
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Introduction to the nature and functions of law; survey of Supreme Court decision making.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: POLS 3116
     
  • POLS 3116 - Judicial Process
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Introduction to the nature and functions of law; survey of Supreme Court decision making.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3116
     
  • LEGL 3117 - Gender and the Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Examines the role gender plays in various aspects of the legal system in the United States. Topics include: the statutory and constitutional provisions that govern discrimination based on gender (e.g., Title VII, the 14th Amendment Equal protection clause) and the role that gender plays in judicial decision making (e.g., the influence of judge, attorney, party, and juror gender on legal outcomes).
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: POLS 3117
     
  • POLS 3117 - Gender and the Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Examines the role gender plays in various aspects of the legal system in the United States. Topics include: the statutory and constitutional provisions that govern discrimination based on gender (e.g., Title VII, the 14th Amendment Equal protection clause) and the role that gender plays in judicial decision making (e.g., the influence of judge, attorney, party, and juror gender on legal outcomes).
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3117
  • LEGL 3137 - International Human Rights
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Introduces students to the historical foundations and current practices of the international human rights regime. Discussions center primarily on three topics: 1) the conceptual and historical origins of the international regime designed to protect human rights, 2) patterns of and explanations for human rights violations over time and space, and 3) potential international and domestic solutions to protect human rights. During the discussion of these topics, students learn about contemporary issues in human rights, as well as how theory applies to current events and individual cases.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: INTL 3137; POLS 3137
     
  • POLS 3137 - International Human Rights
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Introduces students to the historical foundations and current practices of the international human rights regime. Discussions center primarily on three topics: 1) the conceptual and historical origins of the international regime designed to protect human rights, 2) patterns of and explanations for human rights violations over time and space, and 3) potential international and domestic solutions to protect human rights. During the discussion of these topics, students learn about contemporary issues in human rights, as well as how theory applies to current events and individual cases.
    Cross-listed as: INTL 3137. ; LEGL 3137
  • INTL 3137 - International Human Rights
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Introduces students to the historical foundations and current practices of the international human rights regime. Discussions center primarily on three topics: 1) the conceptual and historical origins of the international regime designed to protect human rights, 2) patterns of and explanations for human rights violations over time and space, and 3) potential international and domestic solutions to protect human rights. During the discussion of these topics, students learn about contemporary issues in human rights, as well as how theory applies to current events and individual cases.
    Cross-listed as: POLS 3137. ; LEGL 3137
  • LEGL 3141 - Organizational Communication
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Examines the importance of the operation of communication processes within organizations and between organizations and their environments.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: COMM 3141
  • COMM 3141 - Organizational Communication
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Examines the importance of the operation of communication processes within organizations and between organizations and their environments.
    Restriction(s): Communication Studies major or minor, Public Health major, or Software and Information Systems major.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3141

  • LEGL 3162 - International Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Historical and political analysis of the sources and development of international law. Particular attention is given to the role of modern international law in the relations of nation-states and its application to contemporary global problems.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: POLS 3162

  • POLS 3162 - International Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Historical and political analysis of the sources and development of international law. Particular attention is given to the role of modern international law in the relations of nation-states and its application to contemporary global problems.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3162
     
  • LEGL 3175 - Philosophy of Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Philosophy underlying the legal system and the Anglo-American practice of law. Topics include: what is “law;” obligation to obey the law, liberty, privacy and tolerance; and criminal responsibility and punishment.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: POLS 3175
  • POLS 3175 - Philosophy of Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Philosophy underlying the legal system and the Anglo-American practice of law. Topics include: what is “law;” obligation to obey the law, liberty, privacy and tolerance; and criminal responsibility and punishment.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3175
  • LEGL 3241 - African Americans and the Legal Process
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Explores the unique role law has played in the African American experience, establishing the status of persons of African descent in America. Students investigate how the legal history of African Americans has shaped American race relations over the past 400 years by tracing the evolution of race, racism, and racial formations as a function of America’s legal system.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: AFRS 3240; HIST 3240

  • AFRS 3240 - African Americans and the Legal Process
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Explores the unique role law has played in the African American experience, establishing the status of persons of African descent in America. Students investigate how the legal history of African Americans has shaped American race relations over the past 400 years by tracing the evolution of race, racism, and racial formations as a function of America’s legal system.
    Cross-listed as: HIST 3240. ; LEGL 3241

  • HIST 3240 - African Americans and the Legal Process
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Explores the unique role law has played in the African American experience, establishing the status of persons of African descent in America. Students investigate how the legal history of African Americans has shaped American race relations over the past 400 years by tracing the evolution of race, racism, and racial formations as a function of America’s legal system.
    Cross-listed as: AFRS 3240. ; LEGL 3241
  • LEGL 3310 - Punishment and Freedom
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Examines the manner in which the notions of freedom and punishment are fundamentally bound to one another, and how, at their intersections, these constructs are the source of considerable speculation regarding consumerism, democracy, capitalism, and ethics.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor; and Junior standing.
    Cross-listed as: CJUS 3310; HONR 3700-H01
  • CJUS 3310 - Punishment and Freedom
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Examines the manner in which the notions of freedom and punishment are fundamentally bound to one another, and how, at their intersections, these constructs are the source of considerable speculation regarding consumerism, democracy, capitalism, and ethics.
    Restriction(s): Criminal Justice major or minor; and Junior standing.
    Prerequisite(s): CJUS 1100 with grade of C or above.
    Cross-listed as: HONR 3700-H01. ; LEGL 3310

  • LEGL 3810 - Social and Political Philosophy
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Examination of basic concepts involved in understanding the nature and structure of political and social formations. Issues may include topics such as justice, human rights, the nature of political power, and the relations between individuals and political/social institutions. Readings from historical and/or contemporary sources, and may include figures such as Plato, Hobbes, Marx, Rawls, Arendt, Foucault and Butler.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: PHIL 3810; POLS 3177

  • PHIL 3810 - Social and Political Philosophy
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Examination of basic concepts involved in understanding the nature and structure of political and social formations. Issues may include topics such as justice, human rights, the nature of political power, and the relations between individuals and political/social institutions. Readings from historical and/or contemporary sources, and may include figures such as Plato, Hobbes, Marx, Rawls, Arendt, Foucault and Butler.
    Cross-listed as: POLS 3177; LEGL 3810
     
  • POLS 3177 - Social and Political Philosophy
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Philosophical concepts involved in understanding and evaluating the basic structure of societies (e.g., economic, educational, legal, motivational, and political) including equality, fraternity, freedom, and rights. Relevance to contemporary social and political issues stressed. Readings from classical and contemporary sources. Research and Practice of Political Science
    Cross-listed as: PHIL 3810. ; LEGL 3810
  • LEGL 4101 - Media and the Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Survey of legal rights, restrictions, and ethical considerations in field of communication including the First Amendment, libel, invasion of privacy, obscenity law, regulation of electronic media, relationships between media and judiciary.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: COMM 4101
  • COMM 4101 - Media and the Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Survey of legal rights, restrictions, and ethical considerations in field of communication including the First Amendment, libel, invasion of privacy, obscenity law, regulation of electronic media, relationships between media and judiciary.
    Restriction(s): Communication Studies major, Junior or Senior standing or permission of instructor.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 4101
     
  • LEGL 4265 - Social Psychology of Law
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Systematic analysis and application of theoretical and empirical research pertaining to the social psychological study of law.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: SOCY 4265; SOCY 4765
  • SOCY 4265 - Social Psychology of Law
    Credit Hours: (3) (W)
    Systematic analysis and application of theoretical and empirical research pertaining to the social psychological study of law.
    Prerequisite(s): SOCY 1101 or permission of instructor.
    Cross-listed as: SOCY 4765. ; LEGL 4265
    Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
  • SOCY 4765 - Honors Social Psychology of Law
    Credit Hours: (3) (W)
    Systematic analysis and application of theoretical and empirical research pertaining to the social psychological study of law.
    Prerequisite(s): SOCY 1101 or permission of instructor.
    Cross-listed as: SOCY 4265. ; LEGL 4265
    Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
  • LEGL 1105 - Critical Thinking
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Fundamental skills of clear thinking that help students reason better during communication, problem-solving, and design, particularly as these integrate scientific/engineering efforts with social needs and values. Focuses on clarifying goals, identifying constraints, and generating and evaluating ideas or solutions. Students are ineligible to take this course if credit has already been received for PHIL 1106.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: PHIL 1105
  • PHIL 1105 - Critical Thinking
    Credit Hours: (3) (W)
    Fundamental skills of clear thinking that help students reason better during communication, problem-solving, and design, particularly as these integrate scientific/engineering efforts with social needs and values. Focuses on clarifying goals, identifying constraints, and generating and evaluating ideas or solutions. Students are ineligible to take this course if credit has already been received for PHIL 1106.
    Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 1105
  • LEGL 1106 - Critical Thinking
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Fundamental skills of clear thinking that help students reason better during communication, problem-solving, and design, particularly as these integrate scientific/engineering efforts with social needs and values. Focuses on clarifying goals, identifying constraints, and generating and evaluating ideas or solutions. Students are ineligible to take this course if credit has already been received for PHIL 1105.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: PHIL 1106
  • PHIL 1106 - Critical Thinking
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Fundamental skills of clear thinking that help students reason better during communication, problem-solving, and design, particularly as these integrate scientific/engineering efforts with social needs and values. Focuses on clarifying goals, identifying constraints, and generating and evaluating ideas or solutions. Students are ineligible to take this course if credit has already been received for PHIL 1105.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 1106
  • LEGL 2103 - Argumentation and Debate
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Introduction to the basic theory and skills of argumentation and debate. Assumptions of argumentation, evidence, reasoning, argument construction, cross-examination, refutation, and ethics included.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: COMM 2103
  • COMM 2103 - Argumentation and Debate
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Introduction to the basic theory and skills of argumentation and debate. Assumptions of argumentation, evidence, reasoning, argument construction, cross-examination, refutation, and ethics included.
    Restriction(s): Communication Studies major or minor.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 2103
  • LEGL 2105 - Deductive Logic
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Principles of deductive logic, both classical and symbolic, with emphasis on the use of formal logic in analysis of ordinary language discourse. 
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: PHIL 2105
  • PHIL 2105 - Deductive Logic
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Principles of deductive logic, both classical and symbolic, with emphasis on the use of formal logic in analysis of ordinary language discourse. 
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 2105
  • LEGL 3114 - Mediation and Conflict Resolution
    Credit Hours: (3) (O)
    Introduction to conflict and dispute resolution, with a specific emphasis on mediation. Course format includes lecture, case studies, and practice mediation role plays with instructor and peer feedback.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor; and Junior standing.
    Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Oral Communication (O)
    Cross-listed as: CJUS 3114
  • CJUS 3114 - Mediation and Conflict Resolution
    Credit Hours: (3) (O)
    Introduction to conflict and dispute resolution, with a specific emphasis on mediation. Course format includes lecture, case studies, and practice mediation role plays with instructor and peer feedback.
    Restriction(s): Criminal Justice major or minor; Junior or Senior standing; or permission of instructor.
    Prerequisite(s): CJUS 1100.
    Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Oral Communication (O)
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3114
     
  • LEGL 3239 - Ethics Bowl Prep
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Preparation for participation on the University’s Ethics Bowl Team. Training in ethical theory and argumentation. Oral and written practice, both individually and collaboratively, presenting sample case studies.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: PHIL 3239
  • PHIL 3239 - Ethics Bowl Prep
    Credit Hours: (3) (O,W)
    Preparation for participation on the University’s Ethics Bowl Team. Training in ethical theory and argumentation. Oral and written practice, both individually and collaboratively, presenting sample case studies.
    Prerequisite(s): UWRT 1102 or UWRT 1103.
    Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Oral Communication (O), General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3239
  • LEGL 3240 - Ethics Bowl
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Students prepare for and participate in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ethics Bowl competition. Students intensively research cases (developed by the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl), and work both collaboratively and individually on written case analyses. Significant amounts of in-class time scrimmaging and working on public-speaking and oral communication skills.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: PHIL 3240
  • PHIL 3240 - Ethics Bowl
    Credit Hours: (3) (O,W)
    Students prepare for and participate in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ethics Bowl competition. Students intensively research cases (developed by the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl), and work both collaboratively and individually on written case analyses. Significant amounts of in-class time scrimmaging and working on public-speaking and oral communication skills.
    Prerequisite(s): PHIL 3239.
    Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Oral Communication (O), General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3240
  • LEGL 3510 - Advanced Logic
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Advanced systems of logic, with emphasis upon symbolic logic and formal systematic characteristics such as axiomatics and proof techniques.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor.
    Cross-listed as: PHIL 3510
  • PHIL 3510 - Advanced Logic
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Advanced systems of logic, with emphasis upon symbolic logic and formal systematic characteristics such as axiomatics and proof techniques.
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 3510
  • LEGL 4110 - North Carolina Student Legislature
    Credit Hours: (3)
    Practicum including workshops, seminars, and guest speakers on legislative process and research, parliamentary procedure, and resolution and bill drafting; participation in an interim council debate at one of the member campuses for one weekend each month during the semester and participation in the NCSL annual session in Raleigh.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor and permission of instructor.
    Cross-listed as: POLS 4110
  • POLS 4110 - North Carolina Student Legislature
    Credit Hours: (3) (O,W)
    Practicum including workshops, seminars, and guest speakers on legislative process and research, parliamentary procedure, and resolution and bill drafting; participation in an interim council debate at one of the member campuses for one weekend each month during the semester and participation in the NCSL annual session in Raleigh.
    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
    Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Oral Communication (O), General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 4110
     
  • LEGL 4220 - Evidence
    Credit Hours: (3) (O,W)
    A critical examination of the use of evidence within the criminal courtroom. Emphasis placed on the rules of courtroom evidence with particular attention to the proper search and seizure of evidence.
    Restriction(s): Legal Studies minor; and Junior standing.
    Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Oral Communication (O), General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
    Cross-listed as: CJUS 4220
  • CJUS 4220 - Evidence
    Credit Hours: (3) (O,W)
    A critical examination of the use of evidence within the criminal courtroom. Emphasis placed on the rules of courtroom evidence with particular attention to the proper search and seizure of evidence.
    Restriction(s): Criminal Justice major or minor; and Junior standing.
    Other Requirements Satisfied (O, W, SL): General Education - Oral Communication (O), General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
    Cross-listed as: LEGL 4220