These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2020 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect
at the time they enrolled.
Students must complete at least 6 credits in the Areas of Law courses and at least 6 credits in the Legal Topics courses. Remaining electives can be chosen at the student's discretion.
Areas of Law
LEST 603 Law of Contracts
LEST 604 Law of Business Organizations
LEST 605 Areas of Law [for special offerings, including cross-listed LAW courses]
LEST 606 Family Law
LEST 607 Property Law
LEST 609 Employment Law
LEST 614 Torts
LEST 615 Criminal Law
LEST 616 Constitutional Law
LEST 617 Administrative Law
LEST 600 Complex Legal Analysis [particularly encouraged for students planning to go to law school or pursue law-intensive
careers]
LEST 601 Ethics and Advocacy
LEST 610 Special Legal Topics
LEST 624 Professional Ethics
LEST 625 Topics in Applied Ethics
LEST 626 The Trial Process
LEST 628 Environmental Law and Ethics
LEST 629 Biomedical Ethics
Students may also take more than one of the Capstone Experience courses and use such
course(s) satisfy either of the elective types, with the permission of the program
director.
LEST 696 Internships
LEST 697 Applied Projects
LEST 699 Independent Stud
In addition, students can take up to 9 credits of an appropriate graduate-level course
in another program or transfer up to 9 credits in relevant graduate-level coursework
from another program (or a combination of both that adds up to no more than 9 credits),
with the approval of the program director.
Learning outcomes
ASSURANCE OF LEARNING: M.A. IN LEGAL STUDIES
Mission Statement
The Division of Legal, Ethical and Historical Studies promotes scholarly inquiry and
prepares students to achieve personal fulfillment, workplace success, and the betterment
of the human condition. The division's curriculum encourages and lays the foundations
for thoughtful and ethical engagement in an increasingly global world of rapid social
and technological change. Through applications of the knowledge and methods of history,
philosophy and law, students acquire skills in investigation, analysis, evaluation
and communication useful in a variety of careers, including teaching, public service
entrepreneurship and law-related fields.
Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes
Upon graduating from the M.A. in Legal Studies program, students will be able to:
apply philosophical and ethical theories to critically analyze and evaluate law and
the practice of law
assess historical evidence relating to the meaning and significance of legal rules
and the application of legal concepts such as federalism, separation of powers, etc.
assess the likely social impacts and implications of legal rules
apply the law and legal concepts to fact patterns to develop defensible solutions
to problems and resolutions of disputes
make persuasive written and oral arguments about the law using relevant sources and
concepts.
