Minor Requirements

The legal studies minor requires 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses (6 credits)

Select ANY TWO courses from the list below:

• 21:512:265  American Legal History I
• 21:512:266  American Legal History II
• 43:600:101  Introduction to American Law

Electives (12.0 credits; no more than 6.0 credits from one department will be accepted):

• Political Science

21:790:304  Introduction to Law and Legal Research
21:790:359  Government and Politics of New Jersey
21:790:376  American Political Theory
21:790:401  American Constitutional Development
21:790:409  Law and Public Policy
21:790:441  Civil Liberties

• History

21:512:265  American Legal History I (use as elective if not used for required course)
21:512:266  American Legal History II (use as elective if not used for required course)

NJIT History Courses

HIST 362  Sex, Gender, and Law in American History
HIST 367  International Law and Diplomacy in History
HIST 369  Law and Society in History
HIST 370  Legal Issues in the History of Media
HIST 375  Legal Issues in Environmental History
HIST 378  Medicine and Health Law in Modern America

• Criminal Justice

47:202:221  Case Processing: The Law and The Courts (formerly 47:202:310)
47:202:222  Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice (formerly 47:202:311)
47:202:225  Criminal Justice: Ethical and Philosophical Foundations (formerly 47:202:345)

• Philosophy

21:730:107  Critical Thinking
21:730:201  Introduction to Logic
21:730:212  Introduction to Ethics
21:730:345  Philosophy of Law

• Sociology

21:920:329  Sociology of Law
21:920:349  Law and Society

• Writing

 21:355:433  Writing In the Professions: Law

• Rutgers Law School in Newark
  

43:600:101  Introduction to American Law (use as elective if not used for required course)
43:600:102  Survey of American Business Law
43:600:104  Constitutional Criminal Procedure
43:600:105  Criminal Law
43:600:106  Animals: Ethics and Law
43:600:107  Islamic Jurisprudence
43:600:110  Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
43:600:111  Sports Law
43:600:112  Islamophobia and the Law
43:600:115  Artificial Intelligence & Social Justice
43:600:116  Information Privacy Policy & Law
43:600:302  Survey of American Business Law