51 I Legal Studies Minor Program Coordinator: Dr. Thorn Kuehls Location: Social Science, Room 296 Telephone: 801-626-6696 I he 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, Qiminal Justice, History, Sociology, Economics, Gerontology, Psychology, Social Work, and Political Science and Philosophy. Legal Studies minor » 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 (3) PHIL HU1250 Critical Thinking (3) or PHIL QL2200 Deductive Logic (3) POLS 4060 Elements of Law (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 Elementary Financial Accounting 1(3) ACTG 2020 Elementary Financial Accounting II (3) COMM HU1020 Principles of Public Speaking (3) COMM 2270 Argumentation & Debate (3) COMM 4150 Classical Rhetorical Theory & Criticism (3) ENGL 3030 Structure of English (3) MATH 3410 Probability & Statistics (3) BSAD 3400 Real Estate Principles & Practices (3) • Law Courses CHF 3150 COMM 3650 CJ1330 CJ 2350 POLS 4020 POLS 4030 Consumer Rights & Response (3) Communication Law (3) Criminal Law (3) Laws of Evidence (3) American Constitutional Law I (3) American Constitutional Law II (3) • Background of the Law HIST 3130 Constitutional History of the US (3) HIST 3170 English History (to 1714) (3) POLS AI/SS1100 American National Government (3) American Congress (3) Classical Political Thought (3) Modern Political Thought (3) Public Policy Analysis (3) Philosophy of Law (3) Sociology of Law (3) • Correlative Courses ECON SSI010 Economics as a Social Science (3) Group Dynamics (3) Social Psychology (3) Theories of Crime and Delinquency (3) Economy of Aging (3) POLS POLS 4360 POLS 4380 POLS 4750 PHIL 4250 SOC 4270 PSY 3560 PSY 3460 SOC/CJ 3270 GERT 3200 Linguistics Minor Program Coordinator: Dr. Mark LeTourneau Location: Elizabeth Hall, Room 243 Telephone: 801-626-6386 I he Linguistics Minor is an interdisciplinary program that introduces students the scientific study of language as a complement to a broad range of majors. LINGUISTICS MINOR » 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 eredit hours) ENGL SI3010 Introduction to Linguistics (3) 2. Language Structures Course (3-4 credit hours) Select one of the following CS4110 Concepts of Formal Languages and Algorithms for Computing (4) ENGL 3030 Structure of English (3) ENGL 3050 Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing (3) FL3220 Phonetics and Phonology (3) FL3360 Advanced Grammar (3) PHIL QL2200 Deductive Logic (3) Other courses may be approved by the program director on an individual basis. In lieu of taking one of the above courses, students may satisfy the Language Structures requirement by presenting coursework in a foreign or second language as follows: Either [1] 16 hours (or the equivalent for two years of study at another institution) in a modern Romance or Germanic language with an average grade ofB or [2] 8 hours (or the equivalent for one year of study at another institution) in another language (including American Sign Language) with an average grade ofC. Non-native speakers of English may satisfy this requirement by demonstrating their proficiency in English through passing the LEAP Level 5 Test. Students substituting language proficiency for the Language Structure requirement must take another three hours of elective credit to achieve 21 hours. 3. Sub-Disciplines and Applications of Linguistics Courses (6-7 credit hours) Select two of the following ANTH HU/DV1040 Language and Culture (3) CS 4500 Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks (4) COMM 3000 Communication Theory (3) COMM DV3080 Intercultural Communication (3) COMM DV3090 Gender and Communication (3) EDUC 4250 Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Implementation (3) EDUC 4270 Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (3) ENGL 3040 History of the English Language (3) ENGL 4410 Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL/Bilingual (3) ENGL 4420 English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers (3) ENGL 4450 ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices (3) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT I STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED Engaged Learning & interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/ETM MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities MENG ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Health Professions MHA MSN CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog