Law and Society Area Studies - Institutional Certificate of Proficiency

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College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology sponsors an interdisciplinary program emphasizing the study of the relationship between law and society.

Area Studies Application

The Law and Society Area Studies Certificate is an opportunity for students interested in law school, public administration, counseling or law enforcement-related careers to emphasize the study of the relationship between law and society from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students must complete at least 24 credits from the courses listed below. The courses must be chosen from at least three different disciplines; no more than 12 credits may be chosen from a single discipline; and at least 15 of the 24 credits must be at the 3000 level or above. A student must maintain a 3.0 grade point average for the 24 credits. The Law and Society Area Studies Certificate is pursued in conjunction with a major, as it is not itself a degree program. Courses taken for the Law and Societies Area Studies requirements may also count toward fulfilling requirements for a major and general education requirements. A student’s final transcript will reflect the Law and Society Area Studies Certificate upon completion of the requirements for a degree.

Choose a minimum of 24 credits from the following courses:

CJ 1010 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (BSS) 3 credit(s)
CJ 1300 - Introduction to Corrections 3 credit(s)
CJ 1330 - Criminal Law 3 credit(s)
CJ 1340 - Criminal Investigations 3 credit(s)
CJ 1390 - Introduction to Policing 3 credit(s)
CJ 2330 - Juvenile Justice 3 credit(s)
CJ 3320 - Survey of Criminal Procedure 3 credit(s)
CJ 2350 - Laws of Evidence 3 credit(s)
CJ 2360 - Juvenile Law and Procedures 3 credit(s)
CJ 2370 - Child Abuse and Neglect 3 credit(s)
CJ 4200 - Criminal Justice Ethics 3 credit(s)
ECN 5500 - Public Economics 3 credit(s)
ENVS 3600 - Living with Wildlife (DSC) 3 credit(s)
HDFS 3100 - Abuse and Neglect in Family Context 3 credit(s) or
PSY 3120 - Abuse, Neglect, and the Psychological Dimensions of Intimate Violence (DSS) 3 credit(s)
HDFS 4220 - Family Crises and Interventions 3 credit(s)
HDFS 4230 - Family and Social Policy 3 credit(s)
HEP 3000 - Drugs and Human Behavior 3 credit(s)
HIST 4720 - The Civil Rights Movement (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s)
HIST 4730 - History of Black America (CI) 3 credit(s)
JCOM 4030 - Mass Media Law (DSS) 3 credit(s)
MGT 3350 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 credit(s)
MGT 3810 - Employment Law for Human Resource Professionals (DSS) 3 credit(s)
PHIL 1120 - Social Ethics (BHU) 3 credit(s)
PHIL 3520 - Business Ethics (DHA) 3 credit(s)
POLS 3120 - Law and Politics (DSS) 3 credit(s)
POLS 3130 - United States Legislative Politics (DSS) 3 credit(s)
POLS 3170 - Law and Economics 3 credit(s) or
ECN 3170 - Law and Economics 3 credit(s)
POLS 3230 - Middle Eastern Government and Politics 3 credit(s)
POLS 3320 - The Foundations of American Constitutionalism 3 credit(s)
POLS 3810 - Introduction to Public Policy (DSS) 3 credit(s)
POLS 4120 - American Constitutional Law 3 credit(s)
POLS 4130 - Constitutional Theory 3 credit(s)
POLS 5100 - Politics and Public Policy 3 credit(s)
POLS 5130 - Law and Policy 3 credit(s)
SOC 1020 - Social Problems (BSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3320 - Work, Inequality and the American Dream (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3340 - Activism, Protest, and Social Movements (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3410 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 credit(s)
SOC 3420 - Criminology 3 credit(s)
SOC 3430 - Social Deviance (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3520 - Sociology of Mental Illness 3 credit(s)
SOC 4350 - People, Power, and the Political 3 credit(s)
SOC 4410 - Race and Crime (CI) 3 credit(s)
SOC 4420 - Law and Society (CI) 3 credit(s)
SPED 5070 - Policies, Procedures, and Collaboration in Special Education 3 credit(s) (3 credits required)
SW 2100 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment 3 credit(s) or
SW 5901 - Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment 3 credit(s)
SW 3250 - Social Work and Substance Abuse 3 credit(s)
SW 3350 - Child Welfare 3 credit(s)
SW 4900 - Topical Issue Seminar 3 credit(s)
SW 5350 - Social Policy and Social Justice (CI) 3 credit(s)
SW 6800 - Law and Ethics for Social Workers (DELETED SUMMER 2024) 3 credit(s)

Note:

In addition to the courses listed above, a student may petition to substitute certain relevant courses to fulfill the area studies requirement to transfer credits from another institution.

For further information, contact Dr. Jason Leiker, (435) 797-7123, jason.leiker@usu.edu, in the Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology department.