Program: Legal Studies Minor - SUNY Geneseo

Mar 31, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Aaron Herold, Coordinator

The Legal Studies minor provides interested students the opportunity to gain a substantive theoretical and critical background in the study of law broadly understood. Students pursuing this minor will study the social, political, constitutional, and philosophical dimensions of law, as well as various specific legal issues and problems in areas such as international law, business law, criminal law, constitutional law, and public policy.

Total Credits Required to Complete Minor: 21

Basic Requirements: (3 Credits)

One of the following courses:

PHIL 377 - Philosophy of Law Credit(s): 3
PLSC 375 - Politics of Judicial Process Credit(s): 3

Six Elective courses from the following: (18 Credits)

AMST 262 - American Indian Law & Public Policy Credit(s): 4 (cross-listed with HIST 262 )
MGMT 263 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3
MGMT 264 - Business Law II Credit(s): 3
PHIL 216 - Reasoning and the Law Credit(s): 3
PHIL 377 - Philosophy of Law Credit(s): 3 (if not applied toward the basic requirement)
PLSC 375 - Politics of Judicial Process Credit(s): 3 (if not applied toward the basic requirement)
PLSC 415 - Legislative Process Credit(s): 3 *
PLSC 418 - Constitutional Law Credit(s): 3 *
PLSC 419 - Constitutional Rights and Liberties Credit(s): 3 *
PLSC 440 - International Law Credit(s): 3 *
PLSC 442 - Human Rights in a Global Perspective Credit(s): 3 *
SOCL 310 - Sociology of Law Credit(s): 3
SOCL 317 - Gender and Law Credit(s): 3 *
SOCL 347 - Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency Credit(s): 3 *

Footnotes:

*Students need to complete prerequisites for courses marked with asterisks.

Each course may apply only once to the minor.
At least 9 credits must be unique to the minor.
Students must take courses from at least three different prefixes.
Students must apply a minimum of three courses at the 300 or 400 level toward the minor.