Law and Social Justice Minor

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The Law and Social Justice Minor provides foundational knowledge of current legal systems of justice and encourages critical-analysis skills to recognize where and how changes can be made.

The Law and Social Justice Minor totals 20 units; 8 required units and 12 elective units, as detailed below.

Law and Social Justice Minor (20 units)

Required Core Courses (8 units)

Students must enroll in 8 units from the following courses:

LAW 101w Law and the U.S. Constitution in Global History Units: 4
LAW 210p Fundamentals of the U.S. Legal System Units: 4
LAW 300 Concepts in American Law Units: 4

Law Electives (4 units)

Students must enroll in 4 units of law elective courses:

LAW 200w Law and Society Units: 4
LAW 202 Wrongful Convictions Units: 4
LAW 203 Criminal Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration Units: 4
LAW 205 Introduction to Criminal Law Units: 4
LAW 250w Children and the Law Units: 4
LAW 275p Equal by Law: The History of Civil Rights Law in the United States Units: 4
LAW 310w Global Justice for Mass Atrocities and Genocide Units: 4
LAW 320p Law, Slavery, and Race Units: 4
LAW 355 Law and Homelessness Units: 4
LAW 403 Mental Health Law Units: 4
LAW 404 Psychology of the Criminal Justice Process Units: 4
LAW 406 Individual Rights in U.S. Constitutional Law Units: 4
LAW 498 Law Internship Units: 1, 2, 3, 4

Social Justice Electives (8 units)

Students must enroll in 8 units of social justice elective courses:

COMM 366 Designing Media for Social Change Units: 4
COMM 367 Community Engagement and Service Learning Units: 4
COMM 412 Communication and Social Movements Units: 4
LAW 225 Current Court Cases Units: 2
LAW 490x Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
LAW 492 Undergraduate Law Review Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
LAW 498 Law Internship Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
MDA 300 The Dornsife Toolkit Units: 2
PHIL 174gw Freedom, Equality, and Social Justice Units: 4
POSC 248gw Human Rights Units: 4
POSC 441m Cultural Diversity and the Law Units: 4
POSC 444 Civil and Political Rights and Liberties Units: 4
SOCI 150gm Social Problems Units: 4 *
SOCI 250gmw Grassroots Participation in Global Perspective Units: 4 *
SOCI 425 Social Movements: Power, Resistance and Political Dynamics Units: 4 *
SOWK 324 Juvenile Justice in America Units: 4
SOWK 424 Community Experience in Juvenile Justice Environments Units: 4
SWMS 349 Women and the Law Units: 4
* Sociology courses taken as part of this minor will have prerequisites waived by the Sociology Department.