Humanities - Prelaw Program
Bachelor's degree
In Michigan Center (USA)
Description
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Bachelor's degree
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Michigan center (USA)
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Different dates available
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities—Prelaw is derived from the triad version of the Bachelor of Arts degree program in interdisciplinary humanities. In the prelaw program, one emphasis area consists of course work selected from an approved list of relevant courses in a variety of disciplines both within and outside the College of Arts and Letters. At least one of the other two emphasis areas must be a discipline within the College of Arts and Letters. The remaining emphasis area may be within the College of Arts and Letters.
Students with majors in departments within the College of Arts and Letters may add a prelaw component to their education by completing a cognate comprised of course work from the approved list of courses in item 3. a. (1) (c) below.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Humanities—Prelaw
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Subjects
- Philosophy
- Global
- Humanities
Course programme
All of the following 3 emphasis areas; both the areas and the related courses must be approved by the student's academic advisor (45 credits):
At least 15 credits in a discipline within the College of Arts and Letters.1, 2
At least 15 additional credits in a discipline within or outside the College of Arts and Letters.1, 2
At least 15 additional credits selected from the following:
Race and Community in Local to Global Perspective
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Introduction to Business Law
Values, Experience, and Difference in Global Contexts
Conflict and Justice in a Global Setting
United States Constitutional History to 1890
United States Constitutional History from 1877
Ethical Issues in Health Care
Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
Core Themes in Peace and Justice Studies
Philosophy of Technology (W)
Philosophical Aspects of Feminism
Liberal Theory and its Critics
Philosophy and the Black Experience
Topics in Philosophy of Law
Topics in Feminist Philosophy
Comparative Legal Systems
American Political Thought
Nonprofits and Religion
Religion and the Environment
Religion, Health, and Health Care
Religion and Nonprofit Leadership (W)
Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
Sexual Violence Against Women and Children: Theory and Response
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) and Sexuality Studies
Women and the Law in the United States
Completion of AL 492B, the capstone experience. With the permission of the college, a student may substitute a capstone seminar course in one of the department majors that is associated with one of the emphasis areas within the College of Arts and Letters that the student selects to satisfy the Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities-Prelaw.
Additional credits in courses related to Humanities—Prelaw as needed to meet the requirement of at least 50, but not more than 64, credits in courses in the major (2 to 16 credits).
At least 20 credits in 300–400 level courses in the student's 3 emphasis areas.
At least 3 credits in courses that involve quantitative reasoning skills selected from areas such as the following: mathematics, computer science, economics, statistics and probability, management, business, and research or creative methodology. Both the area and the related courses must be approved by the student's academic advisor. Courses used to satisfy the University Mathematics requirement may not be used to fulfill this requirement.
Humanities - Prelaw Program