Law and the Liberal Arts, Minor

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Law and the Liberal Arts is an interdisciplinary minor that helps Chapman students reflect on the place of the law in our society, as well as prepare for law school admissions. The minor consists of courses from across the curriculum, and help you prepare to think critically and analytically in the well-rounded way typical of the liberal arts.

For additional information regarding the Minor in Law and the Liberal Arts please contact Dr. Bas van der Vossen (bvanderv@chapman.edu) in the Philosophy Program.

Students pursuing a Minor in Law and the Liberal Arts are required to:

Complete a minimum of 21 credits in the minor, 12 of which cannot be duplicated by coursework in the student’s major or any other minor(s).
Complete a minimum of 12 upper-division credits.
Complete a minimum of 6 upper-division credits completed in residence.

requirements (9 credits)

ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
PHIL 300 - Symbolic Logic 3 credits
HUM 312 - Writing in the Legal Context 3 credits

electives (12 credits)

choose four courses from one of the two tracks, two of which must be upper division courses

track 1: justice, morality and the law

HIST 228 - African American Historical Experience 3 credits
SOC 231 - Foundations of Criminal Justice 3 credits
CPSC 285 - Social and Ethical Issues in Computing 3 credits
POSC 309 - Sexual Politics in a Diverse Society 3 credits
PHIL 318 - Political and Legal Philosophy 3 credits
PHIL 324 - Philosophy of Law 3 credits
PSY 328 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credits
OR
SOC 383 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior 3 credits
POSC 343 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties 3 credits
HUM 352C - Topics in Law and the Liberal Arts 3 credits
POSC 373 - Separation of Powers and Public Policy 3 credits

track 2: global justice and international law

HIST 234 - 3,000 Years of Jewish History 3 credits
OR
HIST 307 - Germany and the Holocaust 3 credits
OR
REL 307 - Germany and the Holocaust 3 credits
PCST 253 - Mediation and Conflict Resolution 3 credits
OR
PCST 453 - Mediation and Conflict Resolution 3 credits
POSC 320 - International Law, International Organization, and World Order 3 credits
HIST 322 - Global History of U.S. Civil Rights Era and Decolonization 1940s-1980s 3 credits
POSC 323 - Law and Politics of Mass Atrocity 3 credits
PHIL 327 - Global Justice 3 credits
HUM 352C - Topics in Law and the Liberal Arts 3 credits
PCST 356 - The Psychology of International Conflict 3 credits
OR
POSC 356 - The Psychology of International Conflict 3 credits

Law and the Liberal Arts, Minor

requirements (9 credits)

electives (12 credits)

track 1: justice, morality and the law

track 2: global justice and international law

total credits 21