Oct 05, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Law, Values, and Policy Minor

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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Department of Political Science > Law, Values, and Policy Minor

Law, Values, and Policy is an interdisciplinary minor involving the Departments of Political Science, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, and others.

Participation in modern society requires an interdisciplinary grasp of issues. Ordinary party politics, structural changes to either state or federal government, changes in society, alterations in law or increased or decreased protections for racial, gender, or sexual orientation categories implicate issues of values, economics, and social interaction as well as law. Laws affect and change society. Changes in society drive changes in law and policy.

The minor in Law, Values, and Policy will provide students with an overview of the theories and analytical techniques of moral philosophy as well as the insights of economics, political science, history, and sociology on the desirability and consequences of different legal regimes, our current legal structures, and legal change.

The utility of the minor in Law, Values, and Policy (LVP) is not just the liberal arts objective of a broad education enabling full and knowledgeable participation in society, but also a sound foundation for a professional career in any field whether law, liberal arts, or social science.

The LVP minor provides a breadth of perspectives that would serve well for those students who intend to enter the legal profession or any of the professions that have a substantial interface with legal regulations. It would also provide a good background in the social sciences to enable graduate study in political science, sociology, philosophy, or history.

Minor in Law, Values, and Policy (18 hours)

Requirements:

Students complete a Law, Values, and Policy Minor by completing a minimum of eighteen hours in approved courses with a minimum of 12 of the 18 hours taken in residence, and at least nine hours in advanced courses, 6 of which must be in residence.
Students must take at least two courses from the “Values” category.
Students must take at least one course from the “Political and Public Communications” category.
Students must take at least one course from the “Social Theory” category.
Students must take at least two courses from the “Legal Issues and Policy” category.
Students must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or better in their minor courses.
A student may not use more than six hours of work in the LVP Minor to satisfy requirements for a major field and/or any other minor, although those six hours may be shared. Four of the six courses must come from outside the student’s major field of study.
Although a course may be listed in more than one category for the minor, it can only be used to fulfill the requirements in one of those areas. Therefore, a course can not be used to meet the requirements in multiple categories.

Values (Select 2)

AAS 3354 - African Nationalist Thought and Ethics in the US Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4303 - Communication Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4355 - Topics in the History of Law and Society Credit Hours: 3.0
HON 3306 - Health and Human Rights Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 1321 - Logic I Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 2321 - Logic II Credit Hours: 3.0
PHIL 3350 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3.0
PHIL 3351 - Contemporary Moral Issues Credit Hours: 3.0
PHIL 3355 - Political Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.0
PHIL 3357 - Punishment Credit Hours: 3.0
PHIL 3358 - Classics in the History of Ethics Credit Hours: 3.0
PHIL 3375 - Law, Society, and Morality Credit Hours: 3.0
POLC 4342 - Political Economy and Ethics of Market Processes Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3346 - Human Rights Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3354 - Law and Society Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3350 - Public Law - Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3351 - Law in Literature and Film Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3359 - Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3383 - Facilitating Political Deliberation Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3384 - Morality and Politics Credit Hours: 3
TECH 1313 - Impact of Modern Technology on Society Credit Hours: 3.0

Political and Public Communications (Select 1)

COMM 2356 - Business & Professional Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4372 - Media, Power, and Society Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3340 - Advanced Composition Credit Hours: 3
MARK 3337 - Professional Selling Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 3381 - Political Psychology Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3383 - Facilitating Political Deliberation Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 2319 - Introduction to Social Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3307 - Public Speaking in Spanish Credit Hours: 3.0
Students may also use former UH course COMM 1332, transfer courses TCCNS SPCH 1315 (previously equivalent to former UH course COMM 1332), TCCNS SPCH 1321 or COMM 1FOS to satisfy this requirement.

Social Theory (Select 1)

AAS 3354 - African Nationalist Thought and Ethics in the US Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4303 - Communication Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 3358 - Classics in the History of Ethics Credit Hours: 3.0
POLC 4342 - Political Economy and Ethics of Market Processes Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3310 - Introduction to Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3343 - Democratic Theory Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3349 - Foundations in American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3350 - Public Law - Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3351 - Law in Literature and Film Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3368 - Race,Gender & Ethnic Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3383 - Facilitating Political Deliberation Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3390 - Women in Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4344 - Equal, Just & Democracy Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 3334 - Psychology & Law Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3300 - Introduction to Sociological Theory Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3327 - Racial and Ethnic Relations Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3343 - Social Movements Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3397 - Sel-Topics in Sociology Credit Hours: 3
Topic(s):
- Juvenile Delinquency
TECH 1313 - Impact of Modern Technology on Society Credit Hours: 3.0
WGSS 3322 - Intersectionalities of Race, Class, Age, Disability & Gender Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 3350 - Gender, Society & Feminist Theory Credit Hours: 3

Legal Issues and Policies (Select 2)

AAS 3348 - African Americans and the Law Credit Hours: 3
AAS 3349 - African Americans, Politics and Legal Studies Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4321 - Economic Analysis of U.S. Legal System Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 3318 - Intro To Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3319 - Politics of Social Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3346 - Human Rights Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3354 - Law and Society Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3355 - Judicial Process Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3356 - Intro-Constitutionl Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3357 - Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 3358 - Judicial Behavior Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3359 - Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3385 - Introduction to Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3386 - Criminal Law and the Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4366 - Constitutional Design Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4397 - Sel Top-Pub Law&Pub Adm Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 3334 - Psychology & Law Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3313 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3311 - Sociology of Law Credit Hours: 3
Other courses accepted by petition and approval of program advisor.