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bachelors-legal-studies

Requirements and Learning Outcomes

Earn your UBalt degree by majoring in Legal Studies.

Degree Requirements

  • These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2022 and thereafter.
    Students who enrolled earlier should consult the  in effect at the time they enrolled.
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Legal Studies Program Requirements (33 credits)

General Education requirements for all new students entering UBalt in fall 2022 and after.

Required Courses (18 credits)

  • HIST 340 American Legal History or HIST 325 Prisons and Police in U.S. History
  • LEST 401 Legal Foundations
  • LEST 402 Legal Research and Analysis
  • LEST 403 The Trial Process
  • LEST 496 Internship
  • LEST 498 Capstone Project

ELECTIVE COURSES (15 credits)

ELECTIVE COURSES (15 credits)

Three courses from the following: 

  • CMAT 320 Argumentation, Debate & Society
  • HIST 330 Immigration and Law in U.S. History
  • HIST 364 Civil Rights in U.S. History
  • HIST 434 Constitutional History
  • HIST 438 Great Trials in History
  • HIST 440 History of Common Law
  • LEST 400 Topics in Legal Studies
  • PHIL 250 Social and Political Philosophy
  • PHIL 316 Logic of Language
  • PHIL 480 Philosophy, Law, and Current Events

Two courses from the following:

  • CRJU 200 Criminal Justice
  • CRJU 330 Criminal Law
  • PPIA 300 American Political Institutions
  • PPIA 315 Public Policy Analysis
  • PPIA 345 The Legislative Process
  • PPIA 348 State and Local Government
  • PPIA 425 Administrative Law and Processes
  • PPIA 461 Maryland Government Processes and Politics

NOTE: Students can request to take a second LEST 400 Topics in Legal Studies or a second LEST 496 Internship course in the place of any of the above electives.

 

Legal Studies students who are admitted to the UBalt School of Law via the should take the 18 credits of required courses listed above, and can substitute five (15 credits) law courses for the legal studies elective courses.

 

Learning Outcomes

ASSURANCE OF LEARNING: B.A. IN LEGAL STUDIES

Mission Statement

The B.A. in Legal Studies provides students with the legal skills, knowledge, and experience to be competitive applicants for law-related jobs that do not require a law degree. It also helps students who plan to go to law school by giving them exposure to courses about the law and the legal system that should make them well-positioned and well-prepared to pursue that option.

Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes

By completing this program, students will be able to:

Employ appropriate technologies and strategies to accomplish tasks that facilitate the achievement of legal objectives.

 

Locate, analyze, and evaluate sources of law and communicate effectively orally and in writing about how such sources help answer legal questions.

 

Demonstrate an understanding of how the legal system works, including how law is developed, interpreted, and enforced, and the roles played by various participants in the legal system.

 

Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills using knowledge of the law and understanding of the context in which law operates.