
Law
Courses for a Degree in Law
In addition to a focus on law courses, colleges typically require completion of courses and electives in each of the Arts, Math, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences areas. Below are some sample courses:
Political Science and Other Pre-Law Courses:
- American Government
- Introduction to Politics
- Political Inquiry
- Political Science Methods
- International Relations
- Political Thought
- American Politics
- Foreign Policy
- Women and the Law
- Comparative Politics
- Campaigns and Elections
- Urban Politics
- Civil Liberties
- Research Methods and Presentation
- Public Policy
- Debate
- Forensics
Graduate Level Law Courses
- Civil Procedure
- Legal Methods
- Civil Rights
- Torts
- Constitutional Law I
- Constitutional Law II
- Real Property
- Contracts
- Legal Reasoning
- Legal Writing I
- Legal Writing II
- Legal Writing III
- Legal Research
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
General Curriculum Requirements
- Arts Courses: Art, History, Languages, Literature, Music
- Math Courses: Algebra, Calculus, Computer Science, Logic, Statistics
- Natural Sciences Courses: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics
- Social Sciences Courses: Anthropology, Economics, Government, Psychology, Sociology