Minor in Law and Society

The interdisciplinary minor in law and society offers an excellent opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of the place of law in society. The minor is suitable for students interested in law school and those who wish to understand legal reasoning, conduct legal research, pursue an internship in law, or simply communicate what the law says and how it works. Elective courses include Business Law and Ethics, Media Law, and Sexuality and Law.

This is a selective minor and students must apply through the department. Application requirements include a grade-point average of 3.3 and completion of at least 30 credits at GW. Additional information about applying for the minor is available on the Department of Sociology website.

This is a selective minor, and students must apply through the department. Application requirements include a GPA of 3.3 and completion of at least 30 credits at GW.

Students should declare the minor directly with the program director. More information is available on the Department of Sociology website.

The following requirements must be fulfilled: 18 credits, including 6 credits in required courses, one 3-credit selective course, and 9 credits in elective courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
No more than two courses from any one department can be used to fulfill the requirements for the minor. The exception is when SOC 2988 is selected as an elective, a second SOC elective can be taken.
No more than two courses can be counted toward this minor and any other minor or major.
Required
SOC 2167	Sociology of Law
or SOC 2167W	Sociology of Law
UW 2031	Equality and the Law
or UW 2031W	Equality and the Law
One course selected from the following:
PHIL 3142	Philosophy of Law
PSC 2214	U.S. Constitutional Law and Politics I
PSC 2215	U.S. Constitutional Law and Politics II
Electives
Three courses (9 credits), which may be any of the two remaining courses listed immediately above and/or the courses listed below.
ACCY 3601	Business Law: Contracts, Torts, and Property
ACCY 4601	Business Law: Enterprise Organization
BADM 4101	Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
ECON 3190	Law and Economics
GEOG 3193	Environmental Law and Policy
HIST 3370	U.S. Constitutional History
IAFF 2444	International Law
IAFF 3190	Special Topics in International Affairs (Only in topics Humanitarian Assistance and International Development Law and Global Telecom and Internet Law)
MAE 3171	Patent Law for Engineers
PSC 2213	Judicial Politics
PSC 2230	Law and Justice: The View from Hollywood
PSC 2367	Human Rights
PSC 2444	Public International Law
PUBH 3115	Global Health and Human Rights
PUBH 3136	Health Law
SMPA 2173	Media Law
SOC 2143	Criminal Justice System Arrest Through Appeal
SOC 2145	Criminal Law
SOC 2146	The Bill of Rights and Criminal Justice
SOC 2988	Internship in Law and Society
WGSS 3470	Sexuality and the Law