Legal Studies Degree Requirements
- These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2020 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
- Read the course descriptions.
This 36-credit program requires the following:
REQUIRED Courses (12 credits)
- LEST 500 Legal Research and Analysis
- LEST 501 Legal and Ethical Foundations
- LEST 502 Law and Society
- Capstone Experience [choose one of the following]
- LEST 696 Internships
- LEST 696 Applied Projects
- LEST 699 Independent Study
eLECTIVE Courses (24 credits)
Students must complete at least 6 credits in the Areas of Law courses and at least 6 credits in the Legal Topics courses. Remaining electives can be chosen at the student's discretion.
Areas of Law
- LEST 603 Law of Contracts
- LEST 604 Law of Business Organizations
- LEST 605 Areas of Law [for special offerings, including cross-listed LAW courses]
- LEST 606 Family Law
- LEST 607 Property Law
- LEST 609 Employment Law
- LEST 614 Torts
- LEST 615 Criminal Law
- LEST 616 Constitutional Law
- LEST 617 Administrative Law
Legal Topics
- LEST 600 Complex Legal Analysis [particularly encouraged for students planning to go to law school or pursue law-intensive careers]
- LEST 601 Ethics and Advocacy
- LEST 610 Special Legal Topics
- LEST 624 Professional Ethics
- LEST 625 Topics in Applied Ethics
- LEST 626 The Trial Process
- LEST 628 Environmental Law and Ethics
- LEST 629 Biomedical Ethics
Alternatives for Credit
Students may also take more than one of the Capstone Experience courses and use such course(s) satisfy either of the elective types, with the permission of the program director.
- LEST 696 Internships
- LEST 697 Applied Projects
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LEST 699 Independent Study
In addition, students can take up to 9 credits of an appropriate graduate-level course in another program or transfer up to 9 credits in relevant graduate-level coursework from another program (or a combination of both that adds up to no more than 9 credits), with the approval of the program director.