Legal Studies

Program Highlights

Areas of law studied: international, business, criminal, constitutional, and public policy.

Sample Legal Fields

  • Compliance
  • Corporate
  • Criminal 
  • Environmental
  • Estate planning
  • Family and divorce
  • Immigration
  • Intellectual property
  • Labor and employment
  • Media and entertainment
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Real estate
  • Sports
  • Tax

 

Legal Studies

Why choose legal studies at Geneseo?

The legal studies minor provides interested students the opportunity to gain a substantive theoretical and critical background in the study of law broadly understood. Students will examine the social, political, constitutional, and philosophical dimensions of law, as well as various specific legal issues and problems.

Program Option

Additional Option

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Sample Courses

  • American Indian Law and Public Policy
  • Business Law I and II
  • Constitutional Law
  • Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency
  • Gender and Law
  • International Law
  • Legislative Process
  • Philosophy of Law
  • Politics of Judicial Process
  • Reasoning and the Law

Contact Info

Aaron Herold, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Program Coordinator
herold@geneseo.edu
Fraser Hall 105E
585-245-5371 

political science & international relations

poli sci & ir faculty

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