Justice and Ethics in the Law Minor
The Justice and Ethics in the Law (JEL) minor emphasizes the ethical, business, social, and political structures that underlie the law. This interdisciplinary minor examines how justice is defined in legal regimes as well as the ethical issues raised by the enforcement of law, legal procedure, conflicting rights, and the making (and maintaining) of constitutions. All students will have the opportunity for an internship. JEL emphasizes skills that may be applied to academic and professional life: analytic and problem solving skills; critical reading ability of complex texts; writing skills including preparing and revising papers; oral communication and listening abilities; and research and time-management skills. Given the number of writing intensive, diversity, social science, and mission-driven classes approved for the minor, students may satisfy much of the Cornerstone Core Curriculum through the minor.
Internships must be related to justice, ethics, or law. Please contact the JEL Director to discuss the potential approval of your internships for JEL credit.
Goal 1: Students will develop logical reasoning skills.
Objective 1.1: Demonstrate ability to analyze legal cases.
Goal 2: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship between law, ethics and justice in a multi-disciplinary context.
Objective 2.1: Demonstrate basic knowledge of similarities and differences in the concept of justice in moral, historical, or legal contexts.
Objective 2.2: Identify and explain fundamental questions of ethics.
Objective 2.3: Describe how justice is defined in legal (as opposed to ethical) contexts.
Goal 3: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between law and social justice in a multi-disciplinary context.
Objective 3.1: Define conceptions of social justice.
Objective 3.2: Compare and contrast conceptions of social justice in moral, historical, or legal contexts.
Justice and Ethics in the Law minors will complete a total of six courses:
- Two core courses in Legal Reasoning (One from the College of Arts and Sciences and one from the Haub School of Business. Students may take additional Legal Reasoning courses and count them as electives.)
- Two Ethics courses (Refer to approved list below.)
- Two Electives (Refer to approved list below. Additional courses may be indicated on the schedule with the Justice and Ethics in the Law attribute.)
Note: No more than three courses may be taken in the same department and no class may count twice as part of the minor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Two courses in Legal Reasoning | 6 | |
| Select one Legal Reasoning course from the College of Arts and Sciences | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Logic and the Law | ||
| Special Topics in Philosophy 1 | ||
| Special Topics 1 | ||
| Reproduction and the Court | ||
| Constitutional Politics | ||
| Const Law:Rights & Civil Lib | ||
| Social Controv & Supreme Court | ||
| Capstone: The Armed Citizen? | ||
| Special Topics 1 | ||
| Law and Social Policy | ||
| Sociology of Law | ||
| Select one Legal Reasoning course from the Haub School of Business | ||
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Introduction to Law Honors | ||
| Topics in Business Law | ||
| Select two Ethics courses | 6 | |
| Early Tudor Gender Power & Lit | ||
| Healthcare Law and Ethics | ||
| Latin American-U.S. Migration | ||
| Genocide & Human Rights | ||
| Genocide & Human Rights | ||
| American Medicine Since 1865 | ||
| Seminar in European History | ||
| Healthcare Law and Ethics | ||
| Just Hlth Care Dev Nations | ||
| Language and the Law | ||
| Business Stakeholders & Ethics | ||
| Breaking News in Bus. Ethics | ||
| Freedom, Citizenship, Culture | ||
| Special Topics in Philosophy 1 | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Ethics and Criminal Justice | ||
| Ethics and the Housing Market | ||
| Vio & Recnciliatn in N. Irelnd | ||
| Ethics inInternational Affairs | ||
| Ethics in Psychology | ||
| Christianity & Media | ||
| Christian Medical Ethics | ||
| Economic Ethics | ||
| Select two elective courses | 6 | |
| Forensic Accounting | ||
| Privacy/Surv in the Dig Era | ||
| Crime, Justice, & Media | ||
| Antitrust and Regulation | ||
| Inside-Out | ||
| The Civil Rights Movement | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| N. Ireland Conflict & Story | ||
| Health Policy | ||
| Reform/Rev in Europe 1500-1650 | ||
| Early Modern Europe 1400-1800 | ||
| Crime & Punishment in Europe | ||
| Witches in Early Modern Europe | ||
| Black History Since Civil War | ||
| Philadelphia Area Internship 2 | ||
| Logic | ||
| Influence,Negotiation&Conflict | ||
| International Business Law | ||
| Bus Law-Entrepreneurial Firms | ||
| Employment and Labor Law | ||
| Sports Law | ||
| Symbolic Logic | ||
| Freedom and Determinism | ||
| Inside-Out | ||
| Political Participation in US | ||
| Public Policy | ||
| Protesting Inequality | ||
| U.S. Immigration | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| Capstone: Contentious Pol inUS | ||
| Capstone: Theories of Justice | ||
| Capstone: Global Migration | ||
| Theories of Crime | ||
| Juvenile Justice | ||
| Intro to American CJ | ||
| Criminal Courts & Procedures | ||
| Introduction to Corrections | ||
| Inside-Out | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
- 1
These courses only count towards the minor when they cover certain topics. Students should consult with the instructor and the Justice and Ethics in the Law Director to confirm.
- 2
Students must have any internship certified by the Justice and Ethics in the Law Director in order to count for credit towards the minor. Sociology has internships offered through independent study that may accommodate law, justice, and ethics work.