Legal Studies

Department of Political Science


		Legal Studies Minor

Legal Studies

A twenty-one (21) hour, interdisciplinary incorporating courses from the departments of Political Science, Criminal Justice, Mass Communications, Management/Marketing, and Environmental Health. The program is designed of the student interested in law and the legal system. Coursework exposure in the minor will help prepare students who wish to pursue a degree in law or who want to engage in graduate work in criminal justice, political science, or to take a paralegal certification course, following completion of their baccalaureate degree. (Please note: ETSU does not currently offer paralegal certification.)

Minor in Legal Studies

Required Courses:

PSCI 3200: Law and Judicial Process	3 hours
PSCI 3230: American Constitutional Law	3 hours
CJCR 2540: Criminal Law	3 hours
MGMT 3310: Legal Environment of Business (see prerequisite)	3 hours
OR
ENVH 4000: Public Health Law	3 hours

Prerequisite for MGMT 3330 and MGMT 4600; may be selected as alternative course in Required Courses.

Guided Electives (Select 9 hours from the following)

PSCI 3205: Constitution and Civil Liberties	3 hours
PSCI 3210: Due Process and Adjudication	3 hours
PSCI 3220: The Supreme Court	3 hours
CJCR 3650: Criminal Procedure	3 hours
PHIL 3150: Philosophy of Law	3 hours
ENVH 4000: Public Health Law #	3 hours
MCOM 4037: Communications Law	3 hours
MGMT 3310: Legal Environment of Business *#	3 hours
MGMT 3333: Law of Commercial Transportation **	3 hours
MGMT 4600: Personnel Law ***	3 hours

#May be selected as alternative course in Required Courses.
*Prerequisite for MGMT 3330 and MGMT 4600
**Prerequisites for MGMT 3310.
***Prerequisites MGMT 3000 and 3310.

Additional information concerning the Legal Studies Minor may be obtained from:

Dr. J. David Briley
219 Rogers-Stout Hall
Department of Political Science
P.O. Box 70651
Johnson City, TN 37614-0651
(423) 439-6697
Briley @etsu.edu

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