The legal studies minor requires 18 credits as follows:
Required Course (3 credits)
- 21:512:265 American Legal History I (3) or 21:512:266 American Legal History II (3)
Electives (15 credits; no more than 6 credits from one department will be accepted)
Political Science
21:790:304 Introduction to Law and Legal Research (3)
21:790:359 Government and Politics of New Jersey (3)
21:790:376 American Political Theory (3)
21:790:401 American Constitutional Development (3)
21:790:409 Law and Public Policy (3)
21:790:441 Civil Liberties (3)
History
21:512:265 American Legal History I (3) (use as elective if not used for required course)
21:512:266 American Legal History II (3) (use as elective if not used for required course)
NJIT History Courses
HIST 362 Sex, Gender, and Law in American History (3)
HIST 367 International Law and Diplomacy in History (3)
HIST 369 Law and Society in History (3)
HIST 370 Legal Issues in the History of Media (3)
HIST 375 Legal Issues in Environmental History (3)
HIST 378 Medicine and Health Law in Modern America (3)
Criminal Justice
47:202:311 Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice (3)
47:202:345 Criminal Justice: Ethical and Philosophical Foundations (3)
Philosophy
21:730:107 Critical Thinking (3)
21:730:201 Introduction to Logic (3)
21:730:212 Introduction to Ethics (3)
21:730:345 Philosophy of Law (3)
Sociology
21:920:349 Law and Society (3)
Writing
21:355:433 Writing in the Professions: Law (3)
