Legal Reasoning and Analysis Minor

Requirements for a Minor in Legal Reasoning and Analysis

Eighteen semester hours, nine of which must be at the 3000-4000 level, including the following:
Required Courses
Logic
PHI 1306Logic3
or PHI 1307 Critical Thinking
or PHI 4345 Intermediate Logic
Analytical Reasoning
Select three semester hours from the following:3
Survey of Accounting
Issues in Economics for Non-Business Majors
Introduction to Economic Analysis and Policy
Principles of Microeconomics
Statistics
Elementary Statistics
Introductory Statistical Methods
Probability and Statistics
Social Statistics
Areas of Study
Twelve semester hours from the following categories. Courses must be taken from four of the six areas of study below:12
Additional Requirements
A grade of C is required for all courses in the minor.
Note: Business classes are not generally available for non-business majors.
Total Hours18

Areas of Study

Background Knowledge & Exposure to Law

Aviation Law
Legal Environment of Business
Employment Law
Cyberlaw
International Business Law
Law and Economics
Literature and Law
Environmental Law
Expert Witness Testimony
American Revolution and Constitution
The American Civil Rights Movement
Law and Ethics of Journalism
Neuroscience and the Law
Philosophy and Constitutional Issues
Philosophy of Law
Criminal Justice and Community Law Enforcement
Criminal Law
Law and Religion in the United States
American Political Thought
Law, Justice and the Community
Washington Internship
International Law
Administrative Law
Public Policy and the Courts
American Constitutional Law
International Organization
American Constitutional Law
Contemporary Political Thought
Forensic Psychology
Juvenile Delinquency
Sociology of Law
Criminology

Commitment to Justice

World Food Problems
Climate Anthropology
Child and Family Policy and Advocacy
ECO 3355
The U.S. Through Immigrant Eyes
Literature, Medicine, & Public Health
The American Civil Rights Movement
Moral Philosophy
Nonprofits, the Social Sector, & Philanthropic Innovation
Philanthropy, Civil Society, & the Public Good
Writing for a Better World
Writing for Social Change
Christian Ethics
War and Peace in the Christian Tradition
Disability Ethics
Environmental Ethics
Bioethics
Race, Racism, and Religion in America
The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Social Psychology
Stratification in Society
Social Problems in Modern Society
Foundations for Social Justice
Human Trafficking

Critical Reasoning & Problem Solving

Anthropological Theory
Greek and Roman Mythology
Roman Republic
Greek History and Civilization
Introduction to Programming I
Politics and Communication
Rhetorical Theory
ECO 4317
Game Theory
History of Critical Theory
Contemporary Critical Theory
How We Read: Understanding Narrative Forms
Theory and Practice of Satire from the Classical Period to the Present
Environment and Society
The Environment and Political Processes
Confession and Autobiography
Semantics and Pragmatics
Epistemology
Contemporary American Philosophy
Intermediate Logic
Philosophy of Language
Contemporary Ethical Theory
Social Philosophy
Civic & Community Innovation
Classical Political Philosophy
Western Political Thought: Modern
International Political Economics
Special Topics in Political Philosophy
Terrorism
Bioethics
Social Theory

Oral Communication

Argumentation, Discussion, and Debate
Introduction to Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
Advanced Public Speaking
Interviewing
Legal Communication
Persuasion and Communication
Introduction to Model Organization of American States
Advanced Model Organization of American States
Managerial Communications
Professional Selling and Communications
Negotiating and Conflict Resolution
Moot Court
Model United Nations
Any 3000-4000 level course in ARB, CHI, FRE, GER, GRK, ITA, JPN, LAT, SPA, RUS

Research

Applied Anthropology
Directed Reading in Environmental Studies
Readings in European History
American Legal History to 1877
Readings in American History
Advanced Reading and Research in Latin American Studies
Independent Study in Linguistics
Special Topics in Philosophy
Research Writing: Political Science Methods
Reading Course in Political Science
Applied Sociology
Methods of Social Research
Special Topics in Sociology

Writing & Editing

Business Communications
Modern English Grammar
Sociolinguistics
Introduction to Linguistics
Editing
Writing for Media Markets
Philosophical Writing, Research and Oral Presentation
Persuasive and Argumentative Writing
Studies in Public and Civic Writing
Undergraduate Research and Publication
Writing for Social Change
Special Topics Lecture in Writing and Rhetoric
Writing Internship
Any 3000-4000 level course in ARB, CHI, FRE, GER, GRK, ITA, JPN, LAT, SPA, RUS