A total of 20-credits of approved Law and Society courses as follows:
- At least one 300-level or 400-level course from the approved course list.
- At least one approved course from three different Departments or Programs.
- Students may count up-to-four credits of approved Law and Society experiential learning towards their minor requirements (internship, F11).
- Students may count up-to-four credits of relevant Directed Inquiry towards their minor requirements, approved by the minor chair.
- Introductory courses cannot be counted towards the Law & Society minor.
Approved Classes from Educational Studies
EDUC 265/PLAW 285: Schools and the US Constitution
EDUC 410: Inclusive Education
Approved Classes from English
ENGL 324: Renaissance Law and Literature
Approved Classes from History
HIST 243: the Civil Rights Movement
HIST 258: Politics of Abortion in the U.S.
HIST 365: Infinite Border: US and Mexico in Historical Perspective
HIST 412: Law, Power, and Violence in the Middle Ages
Approved Classes from International Studies
INTS 310: Comparative Political Economy
INTS 336: International Human Rights
INTS 452: International Law
Approved Classes from Philosophy
PHIL 200: Critical Reasoning
PHIL 216: Philosophy of Law
PHIL 222: Ethics
PHIL 228: Ethics in Action (2-credits)
PHIL 322: Medical Ethics
PHIL 347: Children and the State
Approved Classes from Politics & Law
PLAW 206: Urban Politics and Policy
PLAW 264: Rights of the Accused
PLAW 265: Justice in the Courts (2-credits)
PLAW 283: Topics in Public Law
PLAW 284 (previously listed as PLAW 283): Supreme Court Seminar
EDUC 265/PLAW 285: Schools and the US Constitution
PLAW 301: Civil Liberties
PLAW 387 (previously listed as PLAW 380): Environmental Law and Policy in the United States
PLAW 388 (previously listed as PLAW 380): Voting Law and Policy in the United States
Approved Classes from Religious Studies
RELS 232: Mass Incarceration
Approved Experiential Learning Classes
BUS 200: Taxation/Working Poor
PHIL 229: Ethics Bowl Practicum (2-credits)
PLAW 262: Trial Procedure
PLAW 263: Mock Trial Participation
PLAW 266: Just City and the Memphis Court System (2-credits)