Law and Society

Subject abbreviation: LWSO College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Piotr Gorecki, Ph.D., Chair Carl F. Cranor, Ph.D., Pre-Law Advisor carl.cranor@ucr.edu

Committee Office, 1604 Humanities and Social Sciences

• (951) 827-5208; lawandsociety.ucr.edu

Committee in Charge John Cioffi, Ph.D. (Political Science) Carl Cranor, Ph.D. (Philosophy) David Eastmond, Ph.D.(Neuroscience) Paul Green (Ethnic Studies) Robert Parker, Ph.D. (Sociology) Fariba Zarinebaf (History) Georgia Warnke, Ph.D. (Philosophy) Stephen E. Cullenberg, Ph.D. Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio

The Law and Society major offers undergradu- ates an interdisciplinary liberal arts approach to the study of legal and law-like relationships and institutions. The program combines the per- spectives of various disciplines in the Hum- anities and Social Sciences. The multidiscipli- nary approach introduces students to a wider range of views about law than is generally pos- sible within a single department, provides a coherent and rigorous program of courses organized around the theme of law and law-like relationships, and allows students to develop critical thinking about law and social institutions.

For students not planning to pursue graduate studies, this program offers a means of under- standing some complex relationships between social institutions. For those who plan to pur- sue graduate studies, the breadth of course work should provide a sound basis for graduate studies in areas related to law: history, philoso- phy, political science, and sociology, among others. And for students who choose to pursue the study of law in a professional school of law, the curriculum can offer a sound background.

Students may select Law and Society as a major with the departments of Anthropology, Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section. 314 / Programs and Courses

The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Law and Society are as follows:

• 1. Specified requirements of the cooperating

department (See the departments of Anthro- pology, Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.)

2. Law and Society requirements (36 units)

• a) PHIL 007 or PHIL 007H

• b) LWSO 100

• c) One course chosen from ECON 111,

POSC 114, PSYC 012, SOC 004 (or equivalent course in research methods)

• d) Three courses chosen from ANTH 127,

ECON 119, HISE 153, PHIL 165, POSC 167, PSYC 175, SOC 159

• e) Two courses chosen from ENSC 174,

HISA 120A, HISA 120B, HISE 123, LWSO 175 (E-Z), PHIL 164, POSC 111, POSC 166, POSC 168, POSC 186, SOC 147, SOC 149, SOC 180

• f) LWSO 193, Senior Seminar

Note For sections 2.d) and 2.e) combined, not more than two courses may be taken from the same department. In filling the dual require- ments of the major, students may not count more than two courses toward both parts of their total requirements (specified departmental requirements and Law and Society require- ments).

The minor in Law and Society has the following requirements.

• 1. Upper Division (six courses [at least 24 units])

• a) LWSO 100

• b) Three courses chosen from ANTH 127,

ECON 119, HISE 153, PHIL 165, POSC 167, PSYC 175, SOC 159

• c) Two courses chosen from ENSC 174,

HISA 120A, HISA 120B, HISE 123, PHIL 164, LWSO 175 (E-Z), POSC 111, POSC 166, POSC 168, POSC 186, SOC 147, SOC 149, SOC 180

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.