3400 Law and Society

Program Offered:

1. Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies with a Concentration in Law and Society
2. Pre-Law Allied Field
3. Criminology Allied Field

This program emphasizes the social sciences and humanities perspectives of the law. Drawing on the disciplines of political science, sociology, history, English, philosophy, psychology, criminal justice, and business law, the Law and Society area of concentration offers the student a broad liberal but non-professional background in law. It is a viable option for pre-law students. For students interested in the program, please contact faculty adviser, Dr. Robert Howard, at 404/413-6163 or polrhh@langate.gsu.edu.

Program Admission

A 2.0 Georgia State University GPA is required in order to apply to the program. Application materials can be obtained from the Office of Academic Assistance, 418 General Classroom Building, 404/413-5000. Students should apply to the program by the time they have earned 42 credit hours to avoid a delay in graduation.

Program Degree Requirements

Please refer to the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies section 3030.30 of this catalog for academic regulations for this program.

In addition to the Program Degree Requirements, students must fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements (see section 3030) and the University Degree Requirements (see section 1400).

Courses used to fulfill the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses for each B.I.S. program will not count towards the rules of Area G — no more than three to four 3-4 credit hour courses (12 hours) from a single discipline — nor of Area H — no more than two 3-4 credit hour courses (6-8 hours) can be taken within a single discipline.

B.I.S. with a Concentration in Law and Society

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major

1. Required Course (3)
   • PolS 2401 Global Issues (3)
2. Required Course (3)
   • Spch 1500 Public Speaking (3)
3. Students must complete level 1002 of a language.
4. Phil 1010 Critical Thinking (2) is required if not taken in Area B.
5. Select additional courses to complete 18 hours:
   • AAS 2010, Acct 2101, Acct 2102, Anth 2020, Econ 2105, Econ 2106, Engl 2050, Engl 2130, Geog 1101, Hist 1111, Hist 1112, Hist 2110, Phil 2010, Psyc 1101, Psyc 2040, Soci 1101, Soci 1160, WSt 2010, (Foreign language 1001, 2001, 2002)

Area G: Area of Concentration — Law and Society (33)

No more than three to four 3-4 credit hour courses (12 hours) can be taken within a single discipline.

1. Required Course to fulfill CTW requirement (3)
   • PolS 3800 Introduction to Political Research (3)
2. Required Course to fulfill CTW requirement (3)
   • PolS 4900 Senior Seminar in Political Science (3) or
   • Course numbered 4995 in the student's primary discipline (3)
3. Required Courses (6)
   • PolS 3140 Judicial Process and Courts (3)
   • Lgls 3020 Introduction to the Law (3) or
   • Lgls 4050 Principles of Business Law (3)
4. Select two courses (6):
   • Phil 3730 Business Ethics (3)
   • PolS 4130 American Constitutional Law (3)
   • PolS 4131 Civil Liberties and Rights (3)
   • Soci 4366 Law and Society (3)
5. Select five additional courses (15) — no more than 12 hours from a single discipline:
   • AAS 4180, AAS 4640, CRJU 3100, CRJU 3110, CRJU 3700, CRJU 3710, CRJU 4710, CRJU 4760, CRJU 4770, CRJU 4910, Econ 4080, Econ 4400, Econ 4680, Hist 3200, Hist 3210, Hist 3220, Hist 4200, Hist 4240, Jour 3060, PAUS 3311, Phil 4820, Phil 4800, PolS 3750, PolS 3550, PolS 4130, PolS 4131, PolS 4420, PolS 4780, PolS 4570, Spch 4510/Jour 4510, Spch 4480, Soci 3222, Soci 3224. Internship PolS 4930, PolS 4940 (No more than six hours of internship may be used.)

Area H: Allied Fields

No more than two 3-4 credit hour courses (6-8 hours) can be taken within a single discipline. Students may choose either Pre-Law or Criminology as the allied field.

Criminology

1. Select five courses (15):
   • CJ 4410, CRJU 3210, CRJU 3310, CRJU 3410, CRJU 4420, PolS 4131, Psyc 4300, Soci 3222, Soci 3224, Soci 3346, Soci 4150, WSt 3150/Soci 3156

Pre-Law

1. Required Course (3)
   • Engl 3080 History, Theory, and Practice of Argumentative Writing (3) or
   • Engl 3090 History, Theory, and Practice of Expository Writing (3)
2. Required Course (3)
   • Lgls 3020 Introduction to the Law (3) or
   • Lgls 4050 Principles of Business Law (3)
3. Select three courses (9)
   • AAS 4750, CRJU 3020, CRJU 3610, Engl 3110, Engl 3130, Engl 3140, Engl 3210, Engl 3220, Hist 3000, Phil 4530, Phil 4700, PolS 3800, Spch 3010, Spch 3050, Spch 2210, Spch 3250, Spch 4450, Spch 4500/Jour 4500

Area J: Electives

Electives are used to build the hours in Areas G-J to 60 hours, have 39 hours at Georgia State University taken at the 3000-4000 level for residency, and complete 120 hours required for graduation.