Law & Society Undergraduate Program Details


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Applications Priority deadlines:
  Spring: November 1
  Summer: May 1
  Fall: February 1

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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of General Studies in Law and Society

Admissions criteria

The admissions requirements for the B.A./B.G.S. in Law and Society requires admission to the University of Kansas.

Curriculum and requirements

A degree in Law and Society requires the completion of:

  • 27 credit hours, including five core LWS courses and four interdisciplinary elective courses from areas such as AAAS, AMS, PSYC, PUAD, SOC, and WGSS related to law and society.

 

Core Courses (15 hours)

Course

Credit Hr.

KU Code

LWS 330: Introduction to Law and Society 

3

LWS 330

LWS 332: Methods in Law and Society

3

LWS 332

LWS 333: The Pursuit of Rights: Law, Democracy & Power

3

LWS 333

LWS 443: Theoretical Foundations of Law & Society

3

LWS 443

LWS 699: Capstone in Law & Society

3

LWS 699

 

Elective Options

Students choose 12 credit hours total

Course

Credit Hr.

KU Code

SPAA 691: Internship in Law & Society

3

SPAA 691

SPAA 692: Research Experience in Law & Society

3

SPAA 692

LWS 494: Topics in Law & Society

3

LWS 494

PUAD 333: Hard Choices in Public Administration

3

PUAD 333 

PUAD 432: Conducting the People’s Business Ethically

3

PUAD 432

PUAD 433: Metro-politics and Macro-problems

3

PUAD 433

PUAD 401: Administration of Justice

3

PUAD 401 

PUAD 402: Diversity in Public Administration

3

PUAD 402 

PUAD 439 : Concepts of Civil Society

3

PUAD 439 

PUAD 441: Public Service Leadership

3

PUAD 441 

AAAS 306: The Black Experience in the U.S. Since Emancipation

3

AAAS 306

AAAS 322: Legal Issues and the African American

3

AAAS 322

AAAS 437: Global Ethnic and Racial Relations

3

AAAS 437

AAAS 511: The Civil Rights Movement

3

AAAS 511

AAAS 611: History of the Black Power Movement

3

AAAS 611

ABSC 437: Independent Living and People with Disabilities

3

ABSC 437

ABSC 441: Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Applied Behavioral Science

3

ABSC 441

AMS 320: Border Patrolled States

3

AMS 320

AMS 437: Global Ethnic and Racial Relations

3

AMS 437

ANTH 330: Forensic Anthropology

3

ANTH 330

BBA 302: Legal Aspects of Business3BBA 302
BLAW 301: Legal Aspects of Business3BLAW 301
EVRN 332: Environmental Law3EVRN 332
LWS 494: Topics in Law & Society: ______3LWS 494
SPAA 691: Internship in Law & Society3SPAA 691
SPAA 696: Directed Readings3SPAA 696

PSYC 465: Stereotyping and Prejudice Across Cultures

3

PSYC 465

PSYC 492: Psychology and Social Issues

3

PSYC 492

PSYC 566: Psychology and the Law3PSYC 566
PUAD 330: Introduction to Public Administration3PUAD 330
PUAD 333: Hard Choices in Public Administration3PUAD 333
PUAD 401: Administration of Justice3PUAD 401
PUAD 402: Diversity and Social Equity in Public Administration3PUAD 402
PUAD 432: Conducting the People’s Business Ethically 3PUAD 432
PUAD 433: Metropolitics and Macroproblems: The American City in Local and Global Context 3PUAD 433
PUAD 439: Concepts of Civil Society3PUAD 439
PUAD 441: Public Service Leadership3PUAD 441

SOC 304: Principles of Sociology

3

SOC 304

SOC 306: Principles of Social Problems

3

SOC 306

SOC 437: Global Ethnic and Racial Relations3SOC 437
SOC 461: Competing Perspectives on Crime and Deviance3SOC 461
SOC 343: American Racial and Ethnic Relations3SOC 343
SPAA 691: Internship Experience3SPAA 691
SPAA 692: Research Experience3SPAA 692
UBPL 200: Sustainability and Society3UBPL 200
UBPL 300: Planning the Sustainable City3UBPL 300
WGSS 327: Perspectives in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies3WGSS 327
WGSS 517: Policing the Womb3WGSS 517

WGSS 563: Gender, Sexuality and the Law

3

WGSS 563

WGSS 640: Politics of Reproductive Policy

3

WGSS 640

WGSS 653: Gender, War, and Peace

3

WGSS 653

Students need to complete the university's requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of General Studies. These bachelor’s degree requirements include a minimum of 120 total credit hours, including 45 hours at the junior/senior level and completion of the general education requirements in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

The Bachelor of Arts requires proficiency in one foreign language through the fourth level. The Bachelor of General Studies requires a secondary area of study, as well as completion of an approved career preparation course. 

Completion of the KU Core is also required for the degree. More information on each course is available in the course catalog. To see when each class is offered visit the KU Course Listings.

More information on each course is available in the course catalog

The KU Edwards Campus also offers a law and society minor. Visit our minors page to learn more.

Contact the academic success coach for more information. 

Questions?

Nigyar Alves
Senior Academic Advisor