Legal Studies Minor

General Program Information

Box 70651
Phone: (423) 439-4764
Web Address: www.etsu.edu/cas/polisci/minors/ls/default.aspx

Dr. Rebecca Keeler, Director and Pre-Law Advisor
email: keelerr@etsu.edu

The Legal Studies Minor is a 21-semester-hour interdisciplinary program which includes courses from the Departments of Political Science, International Affairs, and Public Administration, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Communications, Management and Marketing, and Environmental Health. The  program is designed for students who are interested in the legal system and the application of the law in specific areas, and it will complement a broad range of majors.

Required Courses: 12 Credit Hours

• PSCI 3200 - Law and Judicial Process (3 credits)
• PSCI 3230 - American Constitutional Law (3 credits)
• CJCR 2540 - Criminal Law (3 credits)

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• MGMT 3310 - Legal Environment of Business (3 credits) * or
• ENVH 4000 - Public Health Law (3 credits)

Guided Electives: 9 Credit Hours

Select any three courses from the following:

• PSCI 3205 - Constitution and Civil Liberties (3 credits)
• PSCI 3210 - Due Process and Adjudication (3 credits)
• PSCI 3220 - The Supreme Court (3 credits)
• CJCR 3650 - Criminal Procedure (3 credits)
• ENVH 4000 - Public Health Law (3 credits)
• MCOM 4037 - Communications Law (3 credits)
• MGMT 3310 - Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
• MGMT 3330 - Law of Commercial Transactions (3 credits)
• MGMT 4600 - Employment Law for Managers (3 credits)
• PHIL 3150 - Philosophy of Law (3 credits)

Note:

* Prerequisite for MGMT 3310 , MGMT 3330 , and  MGMT 4600 .

For advisement, see Dr. Rebecca Keeler, Department of Political Science, International Affairs, and Public Administration, 301-C Rogers-Stout Hall, (423) 439-4764, e-mail: keelerr@etsu.edu.