Legal Studies Minor
for the Undergraduate Minor in Legal Studies
The Legal Studies minor, administered by the College of Law, is designed to provide students with a better understanding of how the law operates in a variety of contexts and develop critical thinking skills. The minor requires 18 hours of credit, with nine hours of core courses taught by College of Law professors and affiliated faculty, and an additional nine hours in one of three tracks: 1) Law & Politics; 2) Law & Cultures; or 3) Law & Economics of Food Security and Sustainability.
6 credit hours must be in 300- or 400- level courses. Other qualifying 300- or 400- level courses may be approved in consultation with the minor advisor. Students must have completed 30 credit hours prior to application, have Academic Good Standing status, and have a cumulative 3.25 GPA or higher.
Prospective Legal Studies Minors must apply for acceptance into the program. For more information, please contact lawundergrad@illinois.edu for general instructions on how to apply for the minor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course work (at least 9 hours) | 9 | |
| Basic Constitutional Law & Individual Rights | ||
| Introduction to Law | ||
| Transitional Justice | ||
| Living the Law | ||
| Introduction to Legal Research | ||
| Art and Cultural Property Law | ||
| Race and Cultural Diversity | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Law and Representation | ||
Students will select one of the following tracks:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Law & Politics Track | 9 | |
| choose at least 9 hours from the following: | ||
| Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life | ||
| Ethics and Social Policy | ||
| Intro to Political Philosophy | ||
| Current Controversies | ||
| Social Philosophy | ||
| Phil of Law and of the State | ||
| The US Constitution I | ||
| American Indian Law & Politics | ||
| The US Constitution II | ||
| The US Supreme Court | ||
| Judicial Politics | ||
| Law and Public Policy | ||
| International Law | ||
| Law & Cultures Track | 9 | |
| choose at least 9 hours from the following: | ||
| Immigration, Law, and Rights | ||
| Race and Revolutions | ||
| Cultures of Law | ||
| Governance | ||
| Global Human Rights | ||
| Race, Gender & Power | ||
| Families and the Law | ||
| Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life | ||
| Inequality, Public Policy, and U.S. Families | ||
| Criminalization and Punishment | ||
| Immigration, Health & Society | ||
| Ethics and Social Policy | ||
| Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Current Controversies | ||
| US Racial & Ethnic Politics | ||
| American Indian Law & Politics | ||
| Psych and Law | ||
| Law & Economics of Food Security Track | 9 | |
| choose at least 9 hours from the following: | ||
| Environmental Economics & Policy | ||
| The World Food Economy | ||
| Economics of Food and Environmental Justice | ||
| Food Law | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Public Policy | ||
| Agricultural Law | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Energy Economics and Policy | ||
| Environment and Development | ||
| Agricultural and Food Policies | ||
Other Requirements
| 6 credit hours must be in 300- or 400- level courses. Other qualifying 300- or 400- level courses may be approved in consultation with the minor advisor. |
for the Undergraduate Minor in Legal Studies
dean of the college: Vikram David Amar
director of undergrad studies: Jennifer Pahre
admission information: https://law.illinois.edu/academics/degree-programs/legal-studies-minor/
college website: https://law.illinois.edu
college faculty: Law Faculty
college address: 244 Law Building, 504 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820
phone: (217) 333-0931
email: law-undergrad@illinois.edu