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The interdisciplinary nature of the Law and Policy major invites students to engage with a variety of different perspectives on the social and legal problems facing societies on local, state, national and global levels. Students in this major develop a deep appreciation for the complex relationships between law, society, culture and politics.
- Take one of the following (LAW I) :
- Take one of the following (METHODS):
- Take both:
- TCOM 481 Communication Regulation and Policy
- TECON 316 Current Issues in U.S. Public Policy
- TECON 410 Economics and Social Mobility
- TECON 418 Urban Problems and Policies
- TECON 421 Environmental Policy
- TECON 450 Labor Economics and Policy
- TECON 470 Economics of Health and Health Policy
- TESC 345 Pollution and Public Policy
- TLAW 465 Law and Public Policy in the United States
- TPOLS 202 Introduction to American Politics
- TPOLS 204 Introduction to Comparative Politics
- TPOLS 260 American Political Theory
- TPOLS 322 War and Politics
- TPOLS 340 Middle East Politics
- TPOLS 317 The Politics of Race and Ethnicity in the United States
- TPOLS 343 Community and Labor Organizing
- TLAW 348 Gender and Law
- TLAW 452 Race, Ethnicity and Law
- TLIT 433 Native American Literature and Federal Indian Law
- TPOLS 317 The Politics of Race and Ethnicity in the United States
- TPOLS 343 Community and Labor Organizing
- TPOLS 355 Reproductive Politics, Law and Justice
- TSOC 465 Asian and Asian American Laborers in the United States: Citizenship, Immigrant Rights and the Welfare State
- TLAW 215 Introduction to International Organizations
- TLAW 367 Comparative Law and Courts
- TLAW 422 International Humanitarian Law
- TLAW 423 International Law
- TLAW 424 The Politics and Law of International Human Rights
- TPOLS 203 Introduction to International Relations
- TPOLS 230 International Human Rights
- TPOLS 323 The Practice of War
- TPOLS 360 Genocide
- TPOLS 371 The Politics of Security
- TPOLS 451 Human Rights and the Use of Force
Each of the courses selected from the list below must be in addition to those chosen to fulfill core requirements.
- TCOM 454 Communications Law
- TCOM 465 Contemporary Free Speech Issues
- TCOM 481 Communication Regulation and Policy
- TCRIM 395 American Criminal Courts
- TCRIM 437 Abolitionism and Revolutionary Criminology
- TECON 316 Current Issues in U.S. Public Policy
- TECON 321 Economics of Education
- TECON 350 Law and Economics
- TECON 410 Economics of Public Policy
- TECON 418 Urban Problems and Policies
- TECON 450 Labor Economics and Policy
- TECON 470 Economics of Health and Health Policy
- TLAW 320 Constitutional Law: Institutional Powers and Constraints
- TLAW 339 Washington Environmental Law
- TLAW 348 Gender and Law
- TLAW 361 Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties
- TLAW 367 Comparative Law and Courts
- TLAW 422 International Humanitarian Law
- TLAW 423 International Law
- TLAW 424 The Politics and Law of International Human Rights
- TLAW 438 Environmental Law
- TLAW 452 Race, Ethnicity and Law
- TLAW 465 Law and Public Policy in the United States
- TLIT 433 Native American Literature and Federal Indian Law
- TPHIL 314 Philosophy of Crime and Punishment
- TPHIL 361 Ethics in Society
- TPHIL 414 Philosophy of Law
- TPOLS 322 War and Politics
- TPOLS 323 The Practice of War
- TPOLS 324 War, Activism and Ethics
- TPOLS 340 Middle East Politics
- TPOLS 341 Conflict and Cooperation in the Middle East
- TPOLS 343 Community and Labor Organizing
- TPOLS 350 Politics and Film in the Middle East
- TPOLS 353 U.S. Congress
- TPOLS 355 Reproductive Politics, Law and Justice
- TPOLS 360 Genocide
- TPOLS 371 The Politics of Security
- TPOLS 382 State Government
- TPOLS 400 The American Presidency
- TPOLS 451 Human Rights and the Use of Force
- TSOC 465 Asian and Asian American Laborers in the United States: Citizenship, Immigrant Rights and the Welfare State
ADVISOR
Shelli Veal
MAJOR COORDINATOR
DEPARTMENT
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Community and Labor Organizing
- Education
- Government
- Human Rights Work
- Law
- Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- Policy Development
- Post-graduate Studies
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A minimum of 45 lower-division credits is required before declaring the major. To declare the Law and Policy major, students should reach out to the major advisor.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
For a BA in Law and Policy, students must complete 65 major credits, which must include 45 credits of upper-division (300–400 level courses) with a minimum 2.0 GPA in courses applied to the major, as well as the UWT general education and graduation requirements totaling a minimum of 180 credits.
