Law (B.A.)
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Law provides a distinctive, interdisciplinary program for those with an interest in law. Students will emerge with a strong foundation in law, critical thinking and writing, ethics, political and legal theory, and legal and justice systems that will make them competitive for innovative and emerging employment opportunities in a variety of fields and industries or for pursuing graduate studies, potentially including law school. Moreover, this program will build on the distinctive training associated with law school combined with the expertise of Wayne State’s liberal arts programs to promote informed, well-rounded, and civic-minded undergraduates who will be well-prepared to be the leaders of the future.
Admissions Requirements
Admission requirements for this program are satisfied by the general requirements for undergraduate admission to the University.
Program Requirements
Candidates must complete 120 credits in course work including satisfaction of the University General Education Requirements and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Group Requirements, as well as the Departmental major requirements cited below.
All course work must be completed in accordance with the regulations of the University and the College governing undergraduate scholarship and degrees. A maximum of three courses for the major may be at the 1000-level.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required LEX Courses | ||
| Students must have junior status to enroll in LEX courses. | ||
| LEX 5000 | Law in Social Context | 3 |
| LEX 5010 | Law and Harm | 3 |
| LEX 5020 | Legal Procedure | 3 |
| LEX 5030 | Law and Transactions | 3 |
| Core Skills: Writing, Critical Thinking, and Ethical Reasoning | ||
| Select two of the following courses: | 6-8 | |
| Legal Writing for Criminal Justice | ||
| Technical Communication I: Reports | ||
| Introduction to Rhetorical Theory | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Games, Risk, and Logic | ||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Ethical Issues in Health Care | ||
| Professional Ethics | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Race, Sex, and Religion | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Ethics and Politics of Public Policy | ||
| Policy and Rationality: Dilemmas of Choice | ||
| Political and Legal Theory | ||
| Select two of the following courses: | 6-8 | |
| Politics of the Criminal Justice Process | ||
| Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Human Rights | ||
| Foundations of Law | ||
| Theories of Justice | ||
| Great Political Thinkers I | ||
| Great Political Thinkers II | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| Legal and Justice System | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
| The Judicial Process | ||
| Constitutional Criminal Procedure | ||
| The Legislative Process | ||
| American Legal Systems and Processes | ||
| Democracy | ||
| Constitutional Law | ||
| Constitutional Rights and Liberties | ||
| International Law | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select three elective courses from the list in the section below, at least one must be an LEX course. | 9-11 | |
| Total Credits | 36-43 | |
Elective Courses
NOTE: Students must complete any prerequisites listed for a course (please reference this bulletin). Many of these electives are included in the current curriculum for the Minor in Law. This list of electives also includes courses listed under the Political and Legal Theory and Legal and Justice System sections of the major requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Law School | ||
| LEX 5100 | Law and Regulation | 3 |
| The Law School may approve additional elective LEX courses to be added from time to time to this list through its normal course approval processes. | ||
| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | ||
| AFS 2210 | Black Social and Political Thought | 4 |
| AFS/SOC 5580 | Law and the African American Experience | 4 |
| CRJ 1010 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 2550 | Race, Crime and Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 2650 | Gender and Crime | 3 |
| CRJ 2750 | Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 3050 | Mental Health and Crime | 3 |
| CRJ/PS 3120 | Politics of the Criminal Justice Process | 3 |
| CRJ 3400 | Juvenile Delinquency and Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 3700 | The Judicial Process | 3 |
| CRJ 3710 | Legal Writing for Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 4050 | Crime and Public Health | 3 |
| CRJ 4705 | Wrongful Conviction and Justice System Error | 3 |
| CRJ 4740 | Constitutional Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| CRJ 5995 | Special Topics in Criminal Justice (Must be approved by program director.) | 3 |
| ECO 5250 | Economic Analysis of Law | 4 |
| ENG 3050 | Technical Communication I: Reports | 3 |
| ENG 3085 | Introduction to Rhetorical Theory | 3 |
| ESG 5700 | Environmental Law and Policy | 3 |
| HIS 5160 | American Legal Culture to 1857 | 4 |
| HIS 5170 | American Legal Culture after 1857 | 4 |
| PH 3800 | Law and Public Health | 3 |
| PHI 1050 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHI 1070 | Games, Risk, and Logic | 3 |
| PHI 1100 | Contemporary Moral Issues | 3 |
| PHI 1110 | Ethical Issues in Health Care | 3 |
| PHI 1120 | Professional Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 1130 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 1500 | Race, Sex, and Religion | 3 |
| PHI 2320 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 2330 | Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 2390 | Philosophy of Human Rights | 3 |
| PHI 3270 | Foundations of Law | 3 |
| PHI 5330 | Ethics, Law, and Health | 4 |
| PS 1010 | American Government | 4 |
| PS 2410 | Introduction to Public Policy | 4 |
| PS 2420 | Ethics and Politics of Public Policy | 4 |
| PS 2460 | Policy and Rationality: Dilemmas of Choice | 4 |
| PS 2510 | Introduction to Political Ideologies | 4 |
| PS 2710 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 4 |
| PS 3030 | Political Interest Groups | 4 |
| PS 3040 | The Legislative Process | 4 |
| PS 3050 | Politics of the American Presidency | 4 |
| PS 3060 | State Government and Politics | 4 |
| PS 3070 | Michigan Politics | 4 |
| PS 3080 | Gender and Politics | 4 |
| PS 3100 | American Legal Systems and Processes | 4 |
| PS 3515 | American Political Thought | 3-4 |
| PS 3520 | Theories of Justice | 4 |
| PS 3530 | Great Political Thinkers I | 4 |
| PS 3540 | Great Political Thinkers II | 4 |
| PS 4710 | Democracy | 4 |
| PS 5110 | Constitutional Law | 4 |
| PS 5120 | Constitutional Rights and Liberties | 4 |
| PS 5820 | International Law | 4 |
| PS 5850 | Human Rights | 4 |
| PS 5999 | Special Topics in Political Science (Must be approved by program director.) | 1-4 |
| PS 6870 | United States Foreign Relations Law | 4 |
| College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts | ||
| COM 4110 | Studies of Legal Argument | 3 |
| COM 4150 | Communication and Conflict | 3 |
| COM 5710 | Law and Ethics in Journalism and Mass Media | 3 |
| Mike Ilitch School of Business | ||
| ACC 5170 | Introduction to Taxation: Individuals | 3 |
| ACC 5270 | Introduction to Taxation: Business Entities | 3 |
| BLW 2510 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BLW 5190 | Business Law II | 3 |
| MGT 5700 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 5740 | Employee Relations | 3 |
| TIS 4575 | IT Security | 3 |
| College of Engineering | ||
| BME 5310 | Device and Drug Approval and the FDA | 3 |
| CE 5810 | Legal Aspects of Engineering and Construction | 3 |
| CE 5830 | Business of Engineering | 3 |
| CMT 3030 | Construction Safety Management | 3 |
| CMT 3040 | Building Codes | 3 |
| CMT 5080 | Construction Management Law | 3 |
| CSC 5270 | Computer Systems Security | 3 |
| CSC 5272 | Principles of Cyber Security | 3 |
| CSC 5290 | Cyber Security Practice | 3 |
| School of Social Work | ||
| Social Work elective courses are limited to BSW students only. | ||
| SW 4710 | Social Welfare in the United States: Current Programs | 3 |
| SW 5720 | Social Services for Older Adults | 3 |
| SW 5755 | Introduction to Child Welfare | 3 |
| SW 6100 | Child Welfare and Social Systems: Context for Case Management Practice | 3 |
| SW 6500 | Social Work and the Law | 2 |
| SW 6535 | Youth, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| SW 6585 | Introduction to International Social Work | 3 |