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Minor Requirements
The Law and Society minor consists of a minimum of seven courses, of which at least five must be upper division. All students must complete at least one course in each of the following departments: History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology. No more than two courses (eight units) may be taken with a pass/no pass grading option.
Four Required Courses
LAWS 101 - Contemporary Legal Issues During the 2011-2012 academic year LAWS 101 will be offered twice: Fall 2011 (Prof. Doppelt - Philosophy) and Winter 2012 (Prof. Ng - Sociology)
One of the following two courses:	One of the following four courses:	One of the following two courses:
POLI 40 Introduction to Law and Society (possibly not offered 2011-2012, TBD) SOCI 50 Introduction to Law and Society	HIUS 150 American Legal History to 1865 HIUS 151 American Legal History Since 1865 POLI 104A Supreme Court and the Constitution POLI 104B Civil Liberties - Fundamental Rights (not offered 2011-2012)	PHIL 168 Philosophy of Law SOCI 140 Sociology of Law
Elective Course Options (select at least three)
Anthropology	Communication	Critical Gender Studies
Dimensions of Culture	Economics	Environmental Studies
Ethnic Studies	History	Law and Society
Linguistics	Philosophy	Political Science
Psychology	Sociology	Urban Studies and Planning