BA Legal Studies at University of California, Berkeley

Legal Studies is an interdisciplinary, liberal arts major that engages the meanings, values, practices, and institutions of law and legality. The Legal Studies curriculum examines how law shapes and is shaped by political, economic, and cultural forces. The major is designed to stimulate the critical understanding of and inquiry about the theoretical frameworks, historical dynamics, and cultural embeddedness of law.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science  |  Department: L&S Administered Undergraduate Programs  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Major requirements are organised as: Prerequisites (Statistics, Philosophy, History, Social/Behavioral Science); Core (Humanities, Social Science, Humanities/Social Science); Distribution Requirement (Course Requirements, Area I: Crime, Law, & Social Control, Area II: Law & Culture, Area III: Law & Mark, Area IV: Law, Rights & Social Change, Area V: Law & Sovereignty). Students must take 2 courses from one area and 1 course from two additional areas.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Law & Public Policy.

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