Socio-Legal Studies

Description

The distinction between law on the books and law in action, which refers to how people experience law in their everyday lives, is a cornerstone of the certificate program.

The certificate in socio-legal studies offers a model for educating and training students in the study of legal ideas, institutions and practices from the perspectives of the social sciences, law and the humanities.

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for this concentration.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
• Students are required to consult an advisor in School of Social Transformation for Interdisciplinary Component courses and internship options.

Core Theory and Foundation Courses (choose two) -- 6 credit hours
JUS 303: Justice Theory (L) (3)
JUS 308: Courts and Society (3)
JUS 360 / CRJ 350: Law and Social Control (SB) (3)
JUS 410: Punishment: Logic and Approach (3)
JUS 463: Discretionary Justice (SB) or CRJ 470: Discretionary Justice (L or SB) (3)
JUS 465: Death Penalty in the United States (L) (3)
PHI 307: Philosophy of Law (HU) (3)
PHI 336: Social and Political Philosophy (HU) (3)
PHI 408: Feminist Ethics (HU) (3)
POS 315: The Supreme Court (SB) (3)
POS 465: International Organization and Law (SB & G) (3)
POS 471: Constitutional Law I (SB) (3)
POS 472: Constitutional Law II (SB) (3)

Interdisciplinary Elective Component (choose three) -- 9 credit hours
Interdisciplinary electives must be taken from at least two different academic disciplines. Any course listed below may count towards this requirement. Other courses can be approved by the certificate program director.

AFR 215: Bob Marley and Reggae: Lyrics of Resistance (G) (3)
AFR 301 / JUS 300: Race and Racism in Africa/African Diaspora (SB & G) (3)
AFR 304 / JUS 304: Islands of Globalization: Caribbean Politics and Political Economy (SB & G &
H) (3)
AFR 420 / JUS 421: Race Ethnicity and Politics in the African Diaspora (SB & G) (3)
AFR 428 / JUS 428 / APA 428 / SST 428: Critical Race Theory (3)
CRJ 305: Gender, Crime, and Criminal Justice (C) (3)
CRJ 306: Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Criminal Justice (C) (3)
JUS 329: Domestic Violence (SB) (3)
JUS 350: Immigration and Justice (SB & C) (3)
JUS 374: The Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights (3)
JUS 422 / WST 422: Women, Law, and Social Control (3)
JUS 425: Race, Gender, and Justice (SB) (3)
JUS 430: Social Protest, Conflict, and Change ((L or SB) & C) (3)
JUS 432: Racial Justice (L) (3)
JUS 467: Terrorism, War, and Justice (SB) (3)
JUS 469: Political Deviance and the Law ((L or SB) & C) (3)
JUS 470: Alternative Dispute Resolution (L & C) (3)
JUS 484: Internship (3)
JUS 498: Pro-Seminar (3)
POS 370: Law and Society (SB) (3)
POS 470: Law and the Political Order (SB) (3)
PSY 468: Psychology and Law (3)
SOC 340: Social Deviance (SB) (3)
SOC 445: Globalization, Development, and Resistance (SB & G) (3)
TCL 335 / HST 323 / AFR 335: Historical Studies in Race, Crime, and the Law (3)
TCL 340: Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics and Policy (L & C) (3)

Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.