Interdisciplinary Curricula: Legal Studies

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In antiquity, Socrates held that the laws were his “true parent.” For then as now, laws help to constitute and regulate family, school, church, commercial, and governmental institutions. They therefore affect the lives of everyone throughout, although conversely human beings make the law. Legal foundations, developments, and effects are consequently of intrinsic interest and concern to many disciplines and their students. The Legal Studies curriculum is accordingly designed not so much for the pre-law student, as for any student whose liberal education seeks to understand the formative bases of human civilization and culture.

For complete information about Legal Studies, visit the coordinator at 328 Chadbourne Hall, phone (207) 581-1841 or contact Coord. Joel Blank at joel_blank@umit.maine.edu.

Courses “About” Law

ENG 229 - Topics in Literature Credits: 3
(Law)
PHI 244 - Philosophy of Law Credits: 3
PHI 344 - Theories of Justice Credits: 3
POS 282 - Introduction to American Law Credits: 3
SOC 314 - Law and Society Credits: 3

Courses “In” Law

CMJ 375 - Mass Media Law and Regulation Credits: 3
HTY 499 - Contemporary Problems in History Credits: 1-3
(Law)
PAA 405 - Administrative Law Credits: 3
PAA 410 - Local Government Law Credits: 3
POS 377 - International Law Credits: 3
POS 383 - American Constitutional Law Credits: 3
POS 384 - American Civil Liberties Credits: 3
SIE 525 - Information Systems Law Credits: 3
SOC 214 - Crime and Criminal Justice Credits: 3