Legal Studies Minor

18 Credit Hours Required

This program will provide essential background in the law for students majoring in other disciplines. Combined with a major in another subject area, a minor in Legal Studies will prepare students for the further study of law, and for careers in a wide variety of fields.

Departmental Requirements (9 hours)

• LEGL 101 - Introduction to Legal Studies
• LEGL 301 - Legal Writing and Research

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• Choose one of the following:

• PHIL 200 - Introduction to Logic (C) [SGR #4, HSDC]
• PHIL 201 - Ethics, Law, and Logic

Minor Electives (9 hours)

• ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (C)
• ANTH 323 - Lakota History and South Dakota
• ANTH 331 - Native Peoples and Cultures of North America
• ANTH 423 - Lakota Governance
• BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (C)
• CJUS 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (C) [SGR #3, HSDC]
• CJUS 315 - Ethics in Criminal Justice
• CJUS 340 - Mock Trial
• CJUS 401 - Law and Society (C)
• CJUS 407 - Environmental Law & Policy (C)
• CJUS 412 - Criminal Prosecution & Defense (C)
• CJUS 429 - Courts & Judicial Politics
• CJUS 430 - Constitutional Law (C)
• CJUS 431 - Criminal Law (C)
• CJUS 436 - Juvenile Justice (C)
• CJUS 450 - Justice and Compassion
• CJUS 480 - Crime in Indian Country
• CMST 222 - Argumentation and Debate (C) [SGR #2, HSDC]
• CMST 485 - Communication and Conflict Resolution (C)
• ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (C) [SGR #3, HSDC]
• HIST 310 - Federal Indian Policy
• HIST 332 - Pirates, Outlaws & Rebels
• HIST 343 - Race, Imperialism, and Empire
• HIST 348 - Religion in American History
• HIST 349 - Women in American History (C)
• HIST 351 - Indigenous Women
• HIST 416 - Civil Rights Movement (C)
• HIST 450 - American Colonial History (C)
• HIST 452 - The New Nation
• HIST 455 - American Civil War and Reconstruction (C)
• HIST 457 - America: From Great Depression to the New Frontier, 1933-1963
• HIST 458 - America: 60s & 70s
• HIST 459 - Vietnam War, 1945-1975 (C)
• HIST 461 - Sex & Equality: Modern U.S. Women’s Movements
• INTS 458 - Democracy and Authoritarianism
• LDR 404 - Leadership Communication & Conflict Resolution
• LEGL 401 - Law and Society (C)
• LEGL 430 - Constitutional Law (C)
• LEGL 454 - International Law and Organizations (C)
• MCOM 402 - Media Law and Ethics
• NATV 310 - Federal Indian Policy
• NATV 323 - Lakota History and South Dakota
• NATV 351 - Indigenous Women
• NATV 423 - Lakota Governance
• NATV 480 - Crime in Indian Country
• PHIL 240 - Introduction to Ethics, Law, and Society [SGR #4, HSDC]
• PHIL 242 - Ethics, Law, and Literature [SGR #4, HSDC]
• PHIL 338 - Philosophy of Law (C)
• PHIL 364 - Biomedical Ethics
• PHIL 440 - Capstone: Philosophy and Public Life
• PHIL 450 - Oppression and Freedom
• PHIL 454 - Environmental Ethics (C)
• PHIL 462 - Modern Political Philosophy (C)
• POLS 210 - State & Local Government (C) [SGR #3, HSDC]
• POLS 263 - Introduction to Political Theory
• POLS 320 - Public Administration (C)
• POLS 340 - Mock Trial
• POLS 429 - Courts & Judicial Politics
• POLS 430 - Constitutional Law (C)
• POLS 438 - The Legislative Process
• POLS 454 - International Law and Organizations (C)
• POLS 458 - Democracy and Authoritarianism