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Nov 24, 2024
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2011-2012 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]
Legal Studies Major
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Major Requirements
The legal studies major consists of forty (40) credits as follows: Four (4) required courses:
Twenty-four (24) elective course credits
Each student selects two and four-credit courses totaling 24 credits from all LGST courses or the following interdisciplinary offerings:
- LGST 3100 - American Constitutional Law
- LGST 3820 - Constitutional Issues in Criminal Procedure
- MGMT 3130 - Business Law
- PHIL 1130 - Logic
- PHIL 3330 - Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
Legal studies majors who intend to go on to law school are encouraged to strongly consider a second major or minor in the field of their choice. A legal studies major is not required for law school admissions. Students interested in law school should also strongly consider taking PHIL 1130: Logic, as well as writing-intensive and formal reasoning courses beyond those required of the Hamline Plan.
Majors who plan to work immediately after completing their four-year degree are encouraged to select electives leading to the paralegal certificate or to finish a major in another discipline that offers law-related employment opportunities requiring a bachelor’s degree such as criminal justice, English, or political science.
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