Legal Studies
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1. The basic structure, function, operation and role of modern U.S legal systems (including courts, administrative agencies, legislation, enforcement mechanisms) and fundamental legal rights and core legal concepts, principles, and doctrines.
2. How law is used to govern human behavior and the impacts of law on community.
3. The interrelationship between law and their chosen major.
4. An interdisciplinary overview of procedural law (civil and criminal), substantive law (public and private) and how the various legal systems (state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms) operate in our society.
5. The basic tenets, constructs and skills underlying the legal profession, including legal reasoning, writing and research.