The minor in law and society examines how law works in practice in public administration, courts, the non-profit sector, policy, policing and the justice system. A minor in law and society could help you pursue a career in nonprofit administration, social work, local and state government or urban planning, among many others.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
LWS 330	Introduction to Law & Society	3
LWS 333	The Pursuit of Rights: Law, Democracy & Power	3
Completion of one of the following two courses		3
LWS 332	Methods in Law and Society
LWS 443	Theoretical Foundations of Law & Society
Electives		9
Choose three of the following. Other relevant courses may be approved on an ad hoc basis.
LWS 332	Methods in Law and Society
LWS 494	Topics in Law & Society: _____
LWS 699	Capstone in Law and Society
PUAD 330	Introduction to Public Administration
PUAD 333	Hard Choices in Public Administration: _____
PUAD 432	Conducting the People's Business Ethically
PUAD 401	Administration of Justice
PUAD 402	Diversity and Social Equity in Public Administration
PUAD 439	Concepts of Civil Society
PUAD 441	Public Service Leadership
WGSS 653	Gender, Peace, and Conflict
SPAA 691	Internship Experience
SPAA 692	Research Experience
SPAA 693	Directed Readings
BBA 302	Legal Aspects of Business
BLAW 301	Legal Aspects of Business
EVRN 332	Environmental Law
PSYC 465	Stereotyping and Prejudice Across Cultures
PSYC 492	Psychology and Social Issues
PSYC 566	Psychology and the Law
SOC 304	Principles of Sociology
SOC 343	American Racial and Ethnic Relations
SOC 437	Global Ethnic and Racial Relations
SOC 461	Competing Perspectives on Crime and Deviance
WGSS 327	Perspectives in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
WGSS 517	Policing the Womb
WGSS 563	Gender, Sexuality and the Law

Minor Hours & Minor GPA

While completing all required courses, minors must also meet each of the following hour and GPA minimum standards:

Minor Hours
Satisfied by 18 hours of minor courses.

Minor Hours in Residence
Satisfied by a minimum of 9 hours of KU resident credit in the minor.

Minor Junior/Senior Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 18 hours from junior/senior courses (300+) in the minor.

Minor Junior/Senior Graduation GPA
Satisfied by a minimum of a 2.0 KU GPA in all departmental courses (300+) in the minor. GPA calculations include all junior/senior courses in the field of study including F’s and repeated courses. See the Semester/Cumulative GPA Calculator.