68 Engaged Learning and Interdisciplinary Programs Legal Studies Minor Program Legal Studies Minor Contact: Dr. Richard Price Office: SS292 Website: richardprice@weber.edu Phone: 801-626-7554 Coordinator: Thorn Kuehls Location: Social Science, Room 296 Telephone: 801-626-6696 The Legal Studies Minor Program is an interdisciplinary program offered through a number of cooperating departments including Accounting, Business Administration, English, Communications, Computer Information Systems, MATH, Child and Family Studies, Criminal Justice, History, Sociology, Economics, Gerontology, Psychology, Social Work, and Political Science and Philosophy. • Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" will not be accepted). • Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 21 credit hours. Course Requirements for Minor Core Courses Required (9 credit hours) • ENGL 3210 - Advanced College Writing Credits: (3) • PHIL 1250 HU - Critical Thinking Credits: (3) or • PHIL 2200 - Deductive Logic Credits: (3) • POLS 4060 - Law and Society Credits: (3) Additional Courses Required (12 credit hours) Students must take 12 additional hours from at least three of the following groups. No more than 6 hours (excluding the core requirements) may be lower division nor may be taken in any one discipline. The student's program must be approved by the program coordinator. Skills Important to Law • ACTG 2010 - Survey of Accounting I Credits: (3) • ACTG 2020 - Survey of Accounting II Credits: (3) • COMM 1020 HU - Principles of Public Speaking Credits: (3) • COMM 2270 - Argumentation and Debate Credits: (3) • COMM 4150 - Rhetorical Theory and Criticism Credits: (3) • ENGL 3030 - Structure of English Credits: (3) • MATH 3410 - Probability and Statistics I Credits: (3) Law Courses • CHF 3150 - Consumer Rights and Responsibilities Credits: (3) • COMM 3650 - Communication Law Credits: (3) • CJ 1330 - Criminal Law and Courts Credits: (3) • CJ 2350 - Laws of Evidence Credits: (3) • POLS 4020 - American Constitutional Law I: Governmental Powers Credits: (3) • POLS 4030 - American Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Credits: (3) Background of the Law • HIST 3210 - U.S. Constitutional History Credits: (3) • HIST 4330 - History of England to 1485 Credits: (3) • POLS 1100 AI - American National Government Credits: (3) • POLS 4600 - American Congress Credits: (3) • POLS 4360 - Classical Political Thought Credits: (3) • POLS 4380 - Modern Political Thought Credits: (3) • POLS 4750 - Public Policy Analysis Credits: (3) • SOC 4270 - Sociology of Law Credits: (3) Correlative Courses • ECON 1010 SS - Economics as a Social Science Credits: (3) • PSY 3560 - Group Dynamics and Counseling Credits: (3) • PSY 3460 - Social Psychology Credits: (3) • SOC 3270 - Criminology Credits: (3) or • CJ 3270 - Theories of Crime and Delinquency Credits: (3) Note: Other courses may be approved by the program director on an individual basis. See also: International Politics Minor Public Administration Minor Linguistics Minor Program Linguistics Minor • Coordinator: Mark LeTourneau Location: Elizabeth Hall, Room 243 Telephone: 801-626-6386 The Linguistics Minor is an interdisciplinary program that introduces students the scientific study of language as a complement to a broad range of majors.Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better is required for all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable.) Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 21 credit hours is required for this minor. Course Requirements for Minor 1. Foundation Course (3 credit hours) ENGL 3010 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: (3) 2. Language Structures Course (3-4 credit hours) Select one of the following • CS 4110 - Concepts of Formal Languages and Algorithms for Computing Credits: (4) • ENGL 3030 - Structure of English Credits: (3) Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog