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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 for 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 3330: Law of Commercial Transactions **

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. Rebecca Keeler
301C Rogers-Stout Hall
Department of Political Science
P.O. Box 70651
Johnson City, TN 37614-0651
(423) 439-4217

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