Requirements for the Program in Philosophy & Law

The program requires the completion of eight courses: four philosophy courses and four law-related courses. At least three of the eight courses must be at the 300 level or higher.

The specific requirements are as follows:

• PHIL 100 (Introduction to Philosophy) or PHIL Cl08 (Moral and Social Problems)
• PHIL 120 (Logic)
• PHIL 290 (Philosophy of Law)
• PHIL 410 (Feminist Legal Theory) or PHIL 450 (Rights)
• PHILAW 210 (CPCS) (Legislative Labyrinth)
• PHILAW 300 (CPCS) (Basic Legal Reasoning and Research)
• Two additional courses from the following list:
  • CPCS Legal Education Services Center courses (Any)
  • BLKSTY 430 (Race and the American Legal Process)
  • HIST 378 (American Legal History)
  • PHIL 223 (Psychiatry, Law, and Public Policy)
  • POLSCI 329 (American Constitutional Law and Theory)
  • POLSCI 332 (Civil Liberties in the U.S.)
  • POLSCI 415 (Law and International Relations)
  • SOCIOL 461 (Internship in Law and Criminal Justice)
  • SOCIOL 462 (Internship in Law and Juvenile Justice)
  • SOCIOL 467 (Sociology of Law)
  • WOST 291 (Family Law Practice)

  Further information about the program is available from the Philosophy Department.