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Legal Reasoning and Analysis Courses

Logic

 

• Philosophy 1306: Logic

• Philosophy 1307: Critical Thinking

• Philosophy 4345: Intermediate Logic

 

 

 

Analytical Reasoning

 

• Accounting 2301: Survey of Accounting

• Economics 1305: Issues in Economics for Non-Business Majors

• Economics 1380: Introduction to Economic Analysis and Policy

• Economics 2306: Principles of Microeconomics

• Psychology 2402: Statistics

• Statistics 1380: Elementary Statistics

• Statistics 2381: Introductory Statistical Method

• Statistics 3381: Probability and Statistics

• Sociology 3402: Social Statistics

 

 

 

Critical Reasoning and Problem Solving

 

• ANTH 4305: Anthropological Theory

• Classics 2306: Greek and Roman Mythology

• Classics 3301: Roman History and Civilization

• Classics 3302: Greek History and Civilization

• Computer Science 1401: Introduction to Programming I

• Communication and Speech Studies 4310: Politics and Communication

• Communication and Speech Studies 4394: Rhetorical Theory

• Economics 4317: The Economics of Regulation

• Economics 4319: Game Theory

• English 3371: History of Critical Theory

• English 4384: Contemporary Critical Theory

• English 4350: How We Read: Understanding Narrative Forms

• English 4381: Theory and Practice of Satire from the Classical Period to the Present

• Environmental Science 2376: Environment and Society

• Environmental Science 3300: The Environment and Political Processes

• Great Texts 4351 Confession and Autobiography

• Linguistics 4302: Semantics and Pragmatics

• Philosophy 4311: Epistemology

• Philosophy 4342: Contemporary American Philosophy

• Philosophy 4345: Intermediate Logic

• Philosophy 4353: Philosophy of Language

• Philosophy 4360: Contemporary Ethical Theory

• Philosophy 4361: Social Philosophy

• Philanthropy and Public Service 4302: Civic & Community Innovation

• Political Science 3363: Classical Political Philosophy

• Political Science 3373: Western Political Thought: Modern

• Political Science 4365: International Political Economics

• Political Science 4373: Special Topics in Political Philosophy

• Political Science 4395: Terrorism

• Religion 4395: Bioethics

• Sociology 4391: Social Theory

 

 

 

Writing and Editing

 

• Business 3315: Business Communications

• English 3302: Modern English Grammar

• English 3305: Sociolinguistics

• English 3310: Introduction to Linguistics

• Journalism 3325: Editing

• Journalism 3372: Writing for Media Markets

• Philosophy 4319: Philosophical Writing, Research and Oral Presentation

• Professional Writing and Rhetoric 3303: Persuasive and Argumentative Writing

• Professional Writing and Rhetoric 3326: Studies in Public and Civic Writing

• Professional Writing and Rhetoric 4309: Undergraduate Research and Publication

• Professional Writing and Rhetoric 4311: Writing for Social Change

• Professional Writing and Rhetoric 4375: Special Topics Lecture in Writing and Rhetoric

• Professional Writing and Rhetoric 4377: Writing Internship

• Any 3000 or 4000 level class in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, or Russian.

 

 

 

Oral Communication

 

• Business 3303: Managerial Communications

 • Communication and Speech Studies 1304: Argumentation, Discussion, and Debate

• Communication and Speech Studies 3302: Introduction to Rhetorical Theory and Criticism

• Communication and Speech Studies 3305: Advanced Public Speaking

• Communication and Speech Studies 3306: Interviewing

• Communication and Speech Studies 3307: Legal Communication

• Communication and Speech Studies 3316: Persuasion and Communication

• History 2V89: Introduction to Model Organization of American States

• History 4V89: Advanced Model Organization of American States

• Management 4320: Negotiating and Conflict Resolution

• Marketing 3310: Professional Selling and Communications

• Political Science 3311: Moot Court

• Political Science 3375: Model United Nations

• Any 3000 or 4000 level class in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, or Russian.

 

 

 

Research

 

• Anthropology 4362: Applied Anthropology

• Environmental Science 3303: Directed Reading in Environmental Studies

• History 4340

• History 4348: Reading Course in European History

• History 4366: American Legal History to 1877

• History 4398: Reading in American History

• Latin American Studies 4390: Advanced Reading and Research in Latin American Studies

• Linguistics 4V20: Independent Study in Linguistics

• Philosophy 4V99: Special Topics in Philosophy

• Political Science 3301: Research Writing: Political Science Methods

• Political Science 4390: Reading Course in Political Science

• Sociology 4303: Applied Sociology

• Sociology 4381: Methods of Social Research

• Sociology 4V70: Special Topics in Sociology

 

 

 

Background Knowledge and Exposure to Law

 

• AVS 3310: Aviation Law

• Business Law 3305: Legal Environment of Business

• Business Law 4303: Employment Law

• Business Law 4310: Cyberlaw

• Business Law 4320: International Business Law

• Economics 4318: Law and Economics

• English 4333: Literature and Law

• Environmental Science/ Political Science 4307: Environmental Law

• Forensics 3340: Expert Witness Testimony

• History 4363: American Revolution and the Constitution

• History 4375: The American Civil Rights Movement

• Journalism 4380: Law and Ethics of Journalism

• Neuroscience 3381: Neuroscience and the Law

• Philosophy 3318: Philosophy and Constitutional Issues

• Philosophy 4318: Philosophy of Law

• Political Science 2303: Criminal Justice and Community Law Enforcement

• Political Science 3321: Criminal Law

• Political Science 3339: Law and Religion in the United States

• Political Science 3353: American Political Thought

• Political Science 3372: Law, Justice and the Community

• Political Science 3392: Washington Internship

• Political Science 4305: International Law

• Political Science 4321: Administrative Law

• Political Science 4342: Public Policy and the Courts

• Political Science 4361: American Constitutional Law

• Political Science 4375: International Organization

• Political Science 4381: American Constitutional Law

• Political Science 4383: Contemporary Political Thought

• Political Science 4375: International Organizations

• Psychology 3380: Forensic Psychology

• Sociology 3360: Juvenile Delinquency

• Sociology 4335: Sociology of Law

• Sociology 4352: Criminology

 

 

 

Commitment to Justice

 

• Anthropology 4311: World Food Problems

• Anthropology 4321: Climate Anthropology

• Child and Family Studies: Child and Family Policy and Advocacy

• Communication Studies 4336: Rhetoric of Women’s Rights

• Economics 3355: Introduction to the Economics of Poverty and Discrimination

• English 4311: The U.S. Through Immigrant Eyes

• English 4334: Literature, Medicine, & Public Health

• History 4375: American Civil Rights Movement

• Philosophy 3301: Moral Philosophy

• Philanthropy and Public Service 4304: Nonprofits, the Social Sector, & Philanthropic Innovation

• Philanthropy and Public Service 4310: Philanthropy, Civil Society, & the Public Good

• Professional Writing and Rhetoric 2382: Writing for a Better World

• Professional Writing and Rhetoric 4311: Writing for Social Change

• Religion 3390: Christian Ethics

• Religion 3394: War and Peace in the Christian Tradition

• Religion 4389: Disability Ethics

• Religion 4393: Environmental Ethics

• Religion 4395: Bioethics

• Religion 4397: Race, Racism, and Religion in America

• Sociology 3311: Sociology of Race & Ethnicity

• Sociology 4309: Social Psychology

• Sociology 4322: Social Inequality

• Sociology 4360: Social Problems in Modern Society

• Social Work 4315: Foundations for Social Justice

• Social Work 4317: Human Trafficking

 

 

 

 

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