Law & Society Program

College

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree

Bachelor of Science

Campus

East Falls

Format

On Campus

Credits

122 - 124

Duration

4 Years

Contact Information

Program

Name: Evan Laine, JD, MA
Positions:
  • Director & Associate Professor, Law & Society Program
  • Director, Arlen Specter Center
Position: Law & Society Program
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Curriculum

Total Credit Hours: 122-124

Courses shown in bold are part of the
Law & Society Core Curriculum

Year 1

  • Introduction To Law And Society
  • Crime And Justice
  • American Government
  • Pathways Seminar
  • Writing Seminar I: Written Communication
  • American Studies
  • Science I
  • Mathematics

Electives

  • [3] Free Electives

Year 2

  • Comparative Legal Systems
  • Constitutional Law/Supreme Court
  • Conspiracies Theories
  • Science II
  • Ethics
  • Writing Seminar II: Multimedia Communication
  • Global Diversity

Electives

  • Forensics Law
  • Law & the Workplace
  • Free Elective (3 credits)

Year 3

  • International Law
  • Legal Research, Writing and Moot Court
  • Law and Ethics
  • Law, Media and Society
  • Contemporary Global Issues
  • American Diversity
  • Global Citizenship
  • Integrative Seminar

Year 4

  • First Amendment: Senior Seminar
  • Senior Capstone: Public Policy Advocacy
  • [2] Minor Courses (6 credits)
  • Capstone Folio Workshop

Electives

  • Law: Women and Gender
  • Law Enforcement
  • [3] Free Electives (9 credits)