2026-2027 Course Catalog

Source: https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/law/minors/legal-studies/ Parent: https://catalog.illinois.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate_index/

for the Undergraduate Minor in Legal Studies

The Legal Studies minor, administered by the College of Law, is designed to provide students with a better understanding of how the law operates in a variety of contexts and develop critical thinking skills. The minor requires 18 hours of credit, with nine hours of core courses taught by College of Law professors and affiliated faculty, and an additional nine hours in one of three tracks: 1) Law & Politics; 2) Law & Cultures; or 3) Law & Economics of Food Security and Sustainability.\ 6 credit hours must be in 300- or 400- level courses. Other qualifying 300- or 400- level courses may be approved in consultation with the minor advisor. Students must have completed 30 credit hours prior to application, have Academic Good Standing status, and have a cumulative 3.25 GPA or higher.\ Prospective Legal Studies Minors must apply for acceptance into the program. For more information, please contact lawundergrad@illinois.edu for general instructions on how to apply for the minor.

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Core Course work (at least 9 hours) | | 9 | | LAW 201 | Basic Constitutional Law & Individual Rights | | | LAW 301 | Introduction to Law | | | LAW 302 | Transitional Justice | | | LAW 303 | Living the Law | | | LAW 304 | Introduction to Legal Research | | | LAW 305 | Art and Cultural Property Law | | | EPOL/AAS/AFRO/LLS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | | | SOC 479 | Law and Society | | | PS 323 | Law and Representation | |

Students will select one of the following tracks:

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Law & Politics Track | | 9 | | choose at least 9 hours from the following: | | | | HDFS 330 | Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life | | | PHIL 106 | Ethics and Social Policy | | | PHIL 107 | Intro to Political Philosophy | | | PHIL 380 | Current Controversies | | | PHIL 435 | Social Philosophy | | | PHIL 436 | Phil of Law and of the State | | | PS 301 | The US Constitution I | | | PS 214 | American Indian Law & Politics | | | PS 302 | The US Constitution II | | | PS 305 | The US Supreme Court | | | PS 306 | Judicial Politics | | | PS 322 | Law and Public Policy | | | PS 386 | International Law | | | Law & Cultures Track | | 9 | | choose at least 9 hours from the following: | | | | AAS 370/LLS 372 | Immigration, Law, and Rights | | | AFRO 378/HIST 389 | Race and Revolutions | | | ANTH 350 | Cultures of Law | | | GLBL 220 | Governance | | | GLBL 260 | Global Human Rights | | | GWS/SOC 201 | Race, Gender & Power | | | HDFS 320 | Families and the Law | | | HDFS 330 | Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life | | | HDFS 420 | Inequality, Public Policy, and U.S. Families | | | LLS/AIS/AFRO/AAS/GWS 343 | Criminalization and Punishment | | | LLS 473 | Immigration, Health & Society | | | PHIL 106 | Ethics and Social Policy | | | PHIL 214 | Biomedical Ethics | | | PHIL 380 | Current Controversies | | | PS/AAS/AFRO/LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | | | PS 214 | American Indian Law & Politics | | | PSYC 468 | Psych and Law | | | Law & Economics of Food Security Track | | 9 | | choose at least 9 hours from the following: | | | | ACE 210 | Environmental Economics & Policy | | | ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | | | ACE 255 | Economics of Food and Environmental Justice | | | ACE 306 | Food Law | | | ACE 310 | Natural Resource Economics | | | ACE 321 | Principles of Public Policy | | | ACE 403 | Agricultural Law | | | ACE 406 | Environmental Law | | | ACE 410 | Energy Economics and Policy | | | ACE 411 | Environment and Development | | | ACE 456 | Agricultural and Food Policies | |

Other Requirements

Grad Other Degree Requirements

for the Undergraduate Minor in Legal Studies

dean of the college: Vikram David Amar

director of undergrad studies: Jennifer Pahre\ admission information: https://law.illinois.edu/academics/degree-programs/legal-studies-minor/

college website: https://law.illinois.edu

college faculty: Law Faculty

\ college address: 244 Law Building, 504 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820

phone: (217) 333-0931

email: law-undergrad@illinois.edu