about the department
Legal Studies Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts Degrees
The legal studies program emphasizes law in a societal context within a broad-based liberal arts curriculum. The department seeks to develop the student's knowledge and understanding of the legal system and to enhance skills in analytical thinking, research, and writing. The department also seeks to develop professional and scholarly skills that graduates will need in law-related careers or graduate-level studies.
The objectives of the legal studies department are:
- to develop analytical skills necessary to appreciate law as a social phenomenon,
- to develop an understanding of how law is created, applied, interpreted, and changed,
- to impart knowledge of substantive areas of the law,
- to provide working experience in legal environments,
- to perfect student skills in legal research, writing, and analysis, and
- to provide an interdisciplinary liberal arts education.
