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Law Related Courses & Opportunities of Note

Courses & Opportunities

There is a 15-credit, interdisciplinary Legal Studies minor, housed in the Political Science Department, which, although not required, might be of interest to students who wish to explore legal themes in the context of their undergraduate work.

Without committing to any particular major or minor, students can avail themselves of a wide variety of law-related coursework offered at Hunter College.

Course Number Course Name Credits
ASIAN 39002 Asian American Civil Rights and the Law 3
BIOL 15000 CSI:Hunter (Forensic Biology) 4.5
ECO 28000 Business Law 1 3
ECO 37000 Law and Economics 3
ECO 38000 Business Law 2 3
ECO 48000 Business Law 3 3
ENGL 38694 Literature and Law 3
HIST 36400 American Constitutional History 1783 to 1900 3
IMA 78030 Media and Law
(Graduate level but open to Undergraduate)
3
MEDIA 39400 Media and Law in the Digital Age 3
MEDIA 36500 Digital Copyright 3
PHILO 10600 Philosophy, Politics, and Society 3
PHILO 24600 Political Philosophy 3
PHILO 25200 Problems of Law and Morality 3
PHILO 34600 Contemporary Theories of Justice 3
POLSC 21900 Women and The Law 3
POLSC 23800 The American Legal System 3
POLSC 24000 The American Judiciary 3
POLSC 29201 Moot Court
(By permission only)
1
POLSC 29401 Model U.N. 3
POLSC 31000 Comparative Legal Systems 3
POLSC 31700 Contemporary Issues in American Politics 3
POLSC 34000 Constitutional Law: Organizing the Government 4
POLSC 34100 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties 4
POLSC 34200 Constitutional Law: The First Amendment 3
POLSC 34300 Criminal Law 3
POLSC 37500 International Law 3
SOC 31900 Criminology 3
SOC 32000 Law, Society and Civil Rights 3
  • Thomas Hunter Honors Interdisciplinary Major
  • Human Rights Minor/Certificate Roosevelt House
  • Public Policy Minor/Certificate – Roosevelt House
  • Public Service Scholar Program (PSSP) – Paid internship and academic program
  • JFEW Eleanor Roosevelt Scholars Program – 2-year commitment with paid summer internship
  • CUNY’s Murphy Institute: New York Union Semester – Full-time intensive academic and internship program
  • Hunter Mentoring Program – Sponsored by the Office of the VP of Student Affairs
  • Summer Program through LSAC Discover Law - Prelaw Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS)

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