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| Legal Studies Program
Old Curriculum Structure
Starting in the Fall of 2003, an new curriculum structure takes effect for students who declare a major in Legal Studies. The "old curriculum" remains in place for all students who declared Legal Studies as a major prior to the start of the Fall 2003 semester. Students may shift from the old structure to the new structure simply by filing a new major declaration once the change has come into effect; students who wish to be governed by the old structure must declare before Tuesday, September 2, 2003, the first day of instruction. Old Curriculum Prerequisites (for Students who Declared the Legal Studies Major Before September 2, 2003)To declare the Legal Studies Program major, students must complete three prerequisite courses with grades of C or better. The three prerequisite courses include a Communication A course, a Quantitative Reasoning A course, and one course chosen from the list below. Students are encouraged to complete more than one course from the prerequisite list since many upper level courses carry prerequisites. These courses should be completed by the beginning of the Junior year to avoid extending the time it will take to complete the major. For information on abbreviations and terms, please refer to the Registrar's Timetable guidelines at: http://registrar.wisc.edu. Students must take one of the following courses: Economics 101 Principles of Microeconomics, GeBL SE, 3-4 credits Communication A courses and Quantitative Reasoning A courses can be found at http://www.ls.wisc.edu/gened/courselists/default.htm Old Curriculum Requirements (for Students who Declared the Legal Studies Major Before September 2, 2003) The requirements for the major are listed in Categories I through V. Students must fulfill requirements of Categories I to III plus either Category IV or Category V. From time to time changes will be made in the curriculum and requirements. Some students will need to take more than the minimum number of Category I through V courses to complete the 33 credits required for the major. Only 21 credits may be taken from any one department to count toward the 33 credits needed for the major. Cross-listed courses are counted in only one department, which is decided at the time of touch-tone registration. Listed below are courses that count toward the minimum of 15 credits of upper-level work in the major. Old Curriculum Major Requirements (for Students who Declared the Legal Studies Major Before September 2, 2003) A total of 33 credits are required from Categories I-V. Category I - Sociology and Law Each student is required to take: Sociology 641 Sociology of Law (Senior Standing is Recommended), SA, 3 (Cross-listed Legal Studies 641)
Category II - Research Methods and Statistics Option A Choose one of the following Statistics courses: Business 303: Business Statistics Political Science 551 Quantitative Analysis of Political Data, SD,
3-4 and Choose one of the following Research Methods courses: Psychology
225 Experimental Psychology, bBI, 5
Or
Option B
A Research Methods and Statistics course: Sociology 358 Design and Analysis of Social Research, I, 3 Category III - Distribution
Requirement Students are required to take five courses distributed among four
of the following areas, including two courses from one area and one
course from three different areas. Meeting with an advisor to plan potential
Category III courses is highly recommended.
Anthropology (Area)
Anthropology 350 Political Anthropology, SI, 3-4
Classics Communication Arts (Area)
Communication Arts 371 Communication & Conflict Resolution, SI,
3 (Sophomore Standing Allowed) Economics (Area)
Economics 325 Public Utilities, SI, 3 History (Area)
History 331 American Constitutional & Legal Development, SI, 3-4,
(Sophomore Standing Allowed) Industrial Relations (Area)
Industrial Relations 453 Collective Bargaining & Public Policy (Cross-listed
Economics 453), SA, 3 Journalism and Mass Communication (Area)
Journalism and Mass Communication 559 Law of Mass Communication, SA,
4 Legal Studies (Area)
Legal
Studies 217 Law, Politics and Society, SI, 4 (Sophomore Standing Allowed)
(Cross-listed Political Science 217)
Philosophy (Area)
Philosophy 555 Political Philosophy, SA, 3 Political Science (Area)
Political Science 217 Law, Politics and Society, SI, 4 (Sophomore
Standing Allowed) (Cross-listed Legal Studies 217) Psychology (Area)
Psychology 411 * Topics in Psychology (Topics related
to law will be accepted; previously have included Social Science in
Law and Psychology of Juvenile Delinquency), A, 3 Sociology (Area)
Sociology 421 Processes of Deviant Behavior, SA, 3-4 Women's Studies (Area)
Women's Studies 320 * Topics in Women and Society
(Topics related to law will be accepted; previously have included Female
Sexuality and the Law), SI, 3 * Topics Course. Credit granted only for the topics specifically
related to law. Please see the Major advisor before registering for
the course. To receive course credit, paperwork MUST be filed.
Category IV - Capstone A: Course Option Students pursuing the Course Option must select two courses
from a fifth area listed above in Category III. Please consult with
the Legal Studies advisor.
Category V - Capstone B: Senior Thesis Option Students pursuing the Senior Thesis Option must, in their senior year,
arrange to register for 6 credits of 691/692, Senior Thesis, or 681/682,
Senior Honors Thesis, in consecutive semesters for 3 credits each semester.
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