Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Minor
In antiquity, Socrates held that the laws were his “true parent.” For then as now, laws help to constitute and regulate family, school, church, commercial, and governmental institutions. They therefore affect the lives of everyone throughout, although conversely human beings make the law. Legal foundations, developments, and effects are consequently of intrinsic interest and concern to many disciplines and their students. The Legal Studies curriculum is accordingly designed not so much for the pre-law student, as for any student whose liberal education seeks to understand the formative bases of human civilization and culture.
The campus advisor for the Legal Studies minor is Professor Mark Brewer of the Political Science Department (113A N. Stevens Hall). Questions about the Legal Studies Minor should be directed to him at (207) 581-1871 or mark.brewer@maine.edu
For information about general pre-law studies and/or advice for students interested in attending law school, contact Pre-Law advisor Lisa Carter (300 Memorial Union), at (207) 581-2587 or lisa.m.carter@maine.edu.
Requirements:
A Minor in Legal Studies shall consist of 18 credit hours in courses that focus primarily on legal matters. A minimum grade of “C-“ must be obtained in each course used to satisfy the minor requirements. A list of courses that count toward the minor appears below. Departments occasionally offer other courses on legal topics that may count as well. Students should contact the campus advisor for the Legal Studies Minor (Professor Mark Brewer) in order to determine if a particular course not listed below would count toward the minor.
(Detailed course information is available in the University of Maine online catalog)
- ACC 312 – Federal Income Taxation Credits: 3
- ANT 260 – Forensic Anthropology Credits: 3
- ANT 270 – Environmental Justice Movements in the United States Credits: 3
- CHF 404 – Selected Topics in Child Development and Family Life Credits: 3 (legal topics only)
- CHF 452 – Violence in the Family Credits: 3
- CHF 488 – Family Legal Issues Credits: 3
- CMJ 375 – Journalism and Media Law Credits: 3
- ECO 371 – Public Finance and Fiscal Policy Credits: 3
- EES 312 – Energy, Law & Environment: Contending with Climate Change Credits: 3
- EES 324 – Environmental Protection Law and Policy Credits: 3
- ENG 229 – Topics in Literature Credits: 3 (legal topics only)
- FSN 436 – Food Law Credits: 3
- HTY 464 – America at the Crossroads: The Era of Civil War Reconstruction 1840-1876 Credits: 3
- LDR 200 – Leadership Ethics Credits: 3
- MGT 220 – The Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
- MSL 402 – Company Grade Leadership Credits: 4
- NAV 304 – Leadership and Ethics Credits: 3
- PAX 451 – Mediation: Its Premises, Practices and Policies Credits: 3
- PHI 235 – Biomedical Ethics Credits: 3
- PHI 244 – Philosophy of Law Credits: 3
- PHI 250 – Formal Logic Credits: 3
- PHI 344 – Theories of Justice Credits: 3
- POS 282 – Introduction to American Law Credits: 3
- POS 306 – Crafting the American Constitution Credits: 3
- POS 307 – Democratic Theory Credits: 3
- POS 349 – Topics in Comparative Politics Credits: 3 (legal topics only)
- POS 359 – Topics in American Government Credits: 3 (legal topics only)
- POS 369 – Topics in International Relations Credits: 3 (legal topics only)
- POS 383 – American Constitutional Law Credits: 3
- POS 384 – American Civil Liberties Credits: 3
- POS 470 – International Law Credits: 3
- POS 484 – The American Constitution and Criminal Due Process Credits: 3
- SOC 214 – Crime and Criminal Justice Credits: 3
- SOC 220 – Deviance and Social Control Credits: 3
- SOC 314 – Law and Society Credits: 3
- SOC 324 – Domestic Violence Credits: 3
- SVT 221 – Boundary Law Credits: 3
- SVT 451 – Survey Business Law Credits: 3
- WLE 470 – Wildlife Policy and Administration Credits: 3