Law Studies Minor

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Program Requirements

A total of 18 semester hours must be completed for the law studies minor. The courses must be taken in residence at CU Denver. A minimum grade of C is required in each course and students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 in courses taken toward the minor. Every course taken for the minor must be upper division. Courses taken for the minor cannot serve to fulfill requirements of the undergraduate core, and students should check with their major department to determine whether courses counted toward the law studies minor can fulfill major requirements. To apply for this minor, students must complete and submit a major/minor change declaration form to the CLAS Advising Office in North Classroom, 4002.

Required Courses

HUMN 3250 - Introduction to Law Studies gtPATHWAYS:
(offered every fall)
PHIL 4260 - Philosophy of Law gtPATHWAYS:
(offered every spring)
COMM 4680 - Mass Communication Law and Policy gtPATHWAYS:
(offered fall and spring)
COMM 4750 - Legal Reasoning and Writing gtPATHWAYS:
(offered once a year)

Total: 12 Hours

Electives

Choose two:

BLAW 3000 - Legal and Ethical Environments of Business I gtPATHWAYS:
COMM 4681 - Communication Issues in Trial Court Practices and Processes gtPATHWAYS:
COMM 4683 - Media in the Courtroom gtPATHWAYS:
COMM 4710 - Topics in Communication gtPATHWAYS:
(when offered as the topic, “Communication in Jury Decision Making”)
CRJU 4430 - Law and Society gtPATHWAYS:
PSCI 4494 - Judicial Politics gtPATHWAYS:
PSCI 4427 - Law, Politics and Justice gtPATHWAYS:
PSYC 3505 - Psychology and the Law gtPATHWAYS:

Total: 6 Hours

Minor Total: 18 Hours

The law studies program also recommends a course in informal logic to aid in preparation for the LSAT (e.g., PHIL 2441).

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