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Legal Studies1Legal Studies2. Enroll in LEGALST H195B and LEGALST H195C in the springsemester following successful completion of the LEGALST H195Ahonors seminar and meet the GPA requirements;Bachelor of Arts (BA)3. Meet periodically throughout the semester with the faculty supervisorduring the spring;Legal Studies is an interdisciplinary, liberal arts major that engagesthe meanings, values, practices, and institutions of law and legality.The Legal Studies curriculum examines how law shapes and isshaped by political, economic, and cultural forces. The major isdesigned to stimulate the critical understanding of and inquiry about thetheoretical frameworks, historical dynamics, and cultural embeddednessof law.The Legal Studies faculty and students grapple with importantquestions of social policy within the framework of significant concernsin jurisprudence and theories of justice. These concerns includeindividual liberty, privacy, and autonomy; political and social equality;the just distribution of resources and opportunities within society; therelationship between citizens and the state; democratic participationand representation; the moral commitments of the community; and thepreservation of human dignity.The major’s course offerings examine law and legality from both humanistand empirical perspectives. Courses are organized into interdisciplinarytopical areas that transcend disciplinary boundaries in the interest ofcollaborative inquiry.The Legal Studies major is under the academic supervision of the Schoolof Law faculty.There is no minor.Declaring the MajorStudents may declare the major after completing two of the fourprerequisites with a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) between the twocourses and an overall UC Berkeley GPA of 2.0. For details regarding theprerequisites, please see the Major Requirements tab on this page. Allcourses taken for the major must be taken for a letter grade.A score of 3 or higher in the following AP exams will fulfill three of the fourprerequisites:Statistics: AP StatisticsHistory: AP U.S. History or AP European HistorySocial Behavioral: AP Micro Econ or US Govt & PoliticsPhilosophy: Cannot use AP creditPlease visit LegalStudies.berkeley.edu for more details under 'About theMajor' then 'Declaring the Major'.Honors ProgramA student majoring in Legal Studies with an overall UC Berkeley gradepoint average (GPA) of 3.5 and a GPA of 3.5 in Legal Studies coursesby the end of the spring semester junior year may apply and may beadmitted to the honors program. The student must have completed atleast half of the major requirements before being admitted to the honorsprogram.4. Complete an honors thesis, with a minimum of 40 written pages,approved by the student’s faculty supervisor; and5. Finish their final semester with at least a 3.5 UC Berkeley GPA and atleast a 3.5 major GPA.The thesis is read by the faculty supervisor who will assign a letter grade.There are three levels of departmental honors: honors, high honors,highest honors. The level of honors is based on the final upper divisionmajor/honors GPA and the quality of the thesis as decided by a student’sfaculty supervisor.For more detailed information regarding the honors program andthesis requirements, please go to LegalStudies.berkeley.edu (http://legalstudies.berkeley.edu) and click on the Research tab.Minor ProgramThere is no minor program in Legal Studies.In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listedon the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the belowrequirements specific to their major program.General Guidelines1. All courses taken to fulfill the major requirements below must betaken for letter-graded credit, other than courses listed which areoffered on a Pass/No Pass basis only.2. No more than one upper division course may be used tosimultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minorprograms, with the exception of minors offered outside of the Collegeof Letters & Science.3. A minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 must bemaintained in both upper and lower division courses used to fulfill themajor requirements.For information regarding residence requirements and unit requirements,please see the College Requirements tab.A score of 3 or higher on the following AP exams can be used to fulfill thefollowing prerequisites for the Legal Studies major:STATISTICS: AP Statistics ExamPHILOSOPHY: noneHISTORY: AP Euro or AP U.S. History ExamSOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE: AP Micro Economics or AP U.S.Government & PoliticsSummary of Major RequirementsPrerequisitesFour coursesUpper Division RequirementsTo graduate with departmental honors, students must:1. Enroll in LEGALST H195A honors seminar in the fall semester beforewriting the thesis;Eight courses (if all Distribution Requirement courses are 4 unitseach), distributed among the following categories, totaling 32 upperdivision units:Core Legal Studies Requirements: Four courses

2Legal StudiesDistribution Requirements: Four courses (may include theCapstone Experience). If a 3 unit course is chosen, make sureto take an upper division additional unit to cover the 32 upperdivision unit requirement.Capstone Experience (optional): One seminar course or researchECON 2Introduction to Economics--Lecture Format [4]ECON 100AMicroeconomics [4]ECON 100BMacroeconomics [4]ETH STD 21ACA Comparative Survey of Racial and EthnicGroups in the U.S [4]PrerequisitesGWS 102Transnational Feminism [4]POL SCI 1Introduction to American Politics [4]Select one distinct course, from each of the following areas:POL SCI 2Introduction to Comparative Politics [4]StatisticsSOCIOL 1Introduction to Sociology [4]STAT 2Introduction to Statistics [4]SOCIOL 3AC Principles of Sociology: American Cultures [4]STAT C8Foundations of Data Science [4]SOCIOL 5STAT 20Introduction to Probability and Statistics [4]STAT 21Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business[4]SOCIOL 131F Four Centuries of Racial Vision and Division in theU.S. [4]PhilosophyEvaluation of Evidence [4]Upper Division: Core Legal StudiesRequirementsCLASSIC 36Greek Philosophy [4]PHILOS 2Individual Morality and Social Justice [4]PHILOS 3The Nature of Mind [4]PHILOS 4Knowledge and Its Limits [4]PHILOS 12AIntroduction to Logic [4]LEGALST 100 Foundations of Legal Studies [4] (H or SS)PHILOS 25AAncient Philosophy [4]LEGALST 103 Theories of Law and Society [4] (H or SS)PHILOS 25BModern Philosophy [4]PHILOS 132Philosophy of Mind [4]POL SCI 112A History of Political Theory [4]History16LEGALST 107 Theories of Justice [4] (H)LEGALST 107WI Theories of Justice4LEGALST 138 The Supreme Court and Public Policy [4] (SS)LEGALST 145 Law and Economics I [4] (SS)AFRICAM 117 African Americans in the Industrial Age, 1865-1970[4]ETH STD 21ACA Comparative Survey of Racial and EthnicGroups in the U.S [4]ETH STD 135 Contemporary U.S. Immigration [4]HISTORY 4A Origins of Western Civilization: The AncientMediterranean World [4]HISTORY 4B Origins of Western Civilization: Medieval Europe[4]HISTORY 5Select four from the following, including at least one coursedesignated as Humanities (H) and one course designated as SocialSciences (SS):European Civilization from the Renaissance to thePresent [4]HISTORY 7A Introduction to the History of the United States:The United States from Settlement to Civil War [4]LEGALST 160 Punishment, Culture, and Society [4] (H or SS)LEGALST 177 Survey of American Legal and ConstitutionalHistory [4] (H)LEGALST 182 Law, Politics and Society [4] (SS)LEGALST 184 Sociology of Law [4] (SS)Upper Division: Distribution Requirements1Select two courses in one of the following areas, andone course each in two distinctly different areas, for atotal of four courses. LEGALST H195B (Honors Thesis)or LEGALST 199 (Independent Study) for 4 units may substitute for oneof the two courses selected from the same Area.HISTORY 7B Introduction to the History of the United States:The United States from Civil War to Present [4]Area I Crime, Law & Social ControlHISTORYCivil Rights and Social Movements in U.S. HistoryC139C/[4]AMERSTD 139ACLEGALST 104AC Youth Justice and Culture4LEGALST 105Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Law3LEGALST 109Aims and Limits of the Criminal Law4HISTORY 155AMedieval Europe: From the Late Empire to theInvestiture Conflict [4]LEGALST 123Data, Prediction & Law4LEGALST 102Policing and Society4LEGALST 125Human Rights and War Crimes Investigations:Methods4HISTORY 155BMedieval Europe: From the Investiture Conflict tothe Fifteenth Century [4]LEGALST 160Punishment, Culture, and Society4HISTORY C157The Renaissance and the Reformation [4]LEGALST 163Adolescence, Crime and Juvenile Justice4HISTORY 158AModern Europe: Old Regime and RevolutionaryEurope, 1715-1815 [4]LEGALST 164Juvenile Justice & the Color of Law: The HistoricalTreatment of Children of Color in the JudicialSystem - Delinquency & Dependency4LEGALST 170Crime and Criminal Justice4HISTORY 158BModern Europe: Europe in the 19th Century [4]HISTORY 158CModern Europe: Old and New Europe, 1914Present [4]Social/Behavioral SciencesECON 1Introduction to Economics [4]LEGALST 185AC PrisonArea II Law & Culture4

Legal StudiesLEGALST 103Theories of Law and Society43LEGALST 133AC Law and Social Change: The Immigrant RightsMovement4LEGALST C134 Membership and Migration: Empirical andNormative Perspectives444LEGALST 13844LEGALST 152AC Human Rights & Technology44LEGALST 154Human Rights, Research & Practice4LEGALST C134 Membership and Migration: Empirical andNormative Perspectives4LEGALST 156Bioethics and the Law4LEGALST 157International Relations and International Law4LEGALST 1404LEGALST 158Law and Development43LEGALST 159Law & Sexuality4LEGALST 152AC Human Rights & Technology4LEGALST 162AC Restorative Justice4LEGALST 153Law and Society in Asia4LEGALST 164Government and the Family4LEGALST 156Bioethics and the Law4Juvenile Justice & the Color of Law: The HistoricalTreatment of Children of Color in the JudicialSystem - Delinquency & Dependency4LEGALST 155LEGALST 159Law & Sexuality4LEGALST 174Comparative Constitutional Law: The Case ofIsrael4LEGALST 160Punishment, Culture, and Society4LEGALST 180Implicit Bias4LEGALST 161Law in Chinese Society4LEGALST 182Law, Politics and Society4LEGALST 164Juvenile Justice & the Color of Law: The HistoricalTreatment of Children of Color in the JudicialSystem - Delinquency & Dependency4LEGALST 183Psychology of Diversity and Discrimination inAmerican Law4LEGALST 168Sex, Reproduction and the Law4LEGALST 184Sociology of Law4LEGALST 187Diversity, Law & Politics4LEGALST 189Feminist Jurisprudence4LEGALST 104AC Youth Justice and Culture4LEGALST 105Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Law3LEGALST 107Theories of JusticeLEGALST 107WI Theories of JusticeLEGALST 116Legal Discourse 1500-1700LEGALST 132AC Immigration and CitizenshipLEGALST 151Property and LibertyLaw, Self, and SocietyLEGALST 173AC Making Empire: Law and the Colonization ofAmerica4LEGALST 1774LEGALST 181LEGALST 183Survey of American Legal and ConstitutionalHistoryPsychology and the LawPsychology of Diversity and Discrimination inAmerican LawThe Supreme Court and Public PolicyArea V Law & SovereigntyLEGALST 101American Law and Legal Institutions44LEGALST 106Philosophy of Law44LEGALST 119Philosophy and Law in Ancient Athens4LEGALST 123Data, Prediction & Law4LEGALST 130Human Rights: The Native Experience4Area III Law & MarketsLEGALST 105Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Law3LEGALST 133AC Law and Social Change: The Immigrant RightsMovementLEGALST 107Theories of Justice44LEGALST 107WI Theories of Justice4LEGALST C134 Membership and Migration: Empirical andNormative Perspectives4LEGALST 140Property and Liberty4LEGALT 141Course Not AvailableLEGALST 138The Supreme Court and Public Policy4LEGALST 145Law and Economics I4LEGALST 1394LEGALST 146The Law and Economics of Innovation4Comparative Perspectives on Norms and LegalTraditionsLEGALST 147Law and Economics II4LEGALST 153Law and Society in Asia4LEGALST 149Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship4LEGALST 157International Relations and International Law4LEGALST 171European Legal History4LEGALST 152AC Human Rights & Technology4LEGALST 156Bioethics and the Law4LEGALST 158Law and Development4LEGALST 177Survey of American Legal and ConstitutionalHistory4LEGALST 173AC Making Empire: Law and the Colonization ofAmerica4LEGALST 174Comparative Constitutional Law: The Case ofIsrael4LEGALST 176Twentieth-Century American Legal andConstitutional History4LEGALST 177Survey of American Legal and ConstitutionalHistory4LEGALST 178Seminar on American Legal and ConstitutionalHistory3LEGALST 179Comparative Constitutional Law4LEGALST 182Law, Politics and Society4LEGALST 187Diversity, Law & Politics4Area IV Law, Rights & Social ChangeLEGALST 101American Law and Legal Institutions4LEGALST 106Philosophy of Law4LEGALST 107Theories of Justice4LEGALST 107WI Theories of Justice4LEGALST 125Human Rights and War Crimes Investigations:Methods4Human Rights: The Native Experience4LEGALST 130LEGALST 132AC Immigration and Citizenship4

41Legal StudiesStudents may use up to two preapproved law-related coursesfrom outside of the Legal Studies Program to count toward thedistribution requirements, for a maximum of 8 units. Outside coursesshould normally be drawn from the preapproved list of law-relatedUC Berkeley courses, but may be approved from other four-yearinstitutions, or from study abroad programs. If the course is noton the preapproved list, students must submit a syllabus and adescription to the Legal Studies student academic adviser forapproval. For the list of preapproved law-related courses, see below.RHETOR 167Advanced Themes in Legal Theory, Philosophy,Argumentation4RHETOR 168Advanced Topics in Contemporary Law and LegalDiscourse4SOCIOL 114Sociology of Law4SOCIOL 137ACEnvironmental Justice: Race, Class, Equity, andthe Environment4SOCIOL 152Deviance and Social Control4UGBA 107The Social, Political, and Ethical Environment ofBusiness3UGBA 175Legal Aspects of Management3Capstone Experience (Optional)Legal Studies students are encouraged to enroll in one legalstudies seminar course (LEGALST 190), preferably in their senioryear, to complete their remaining units. Alternatively, studentswho meet eligibility requirements are encouraged to enrollin LEGALST H195A & LEGALST H195B, the honors program, for theircapstone experience. Students who have a faculty mentor and a desireto do a research project but do not meet the eligibility requirementsfor honors may enroll in 4 units of LEGALST 199 for their capstoneexperience provided that they meet the eligibility requirements forindependent study. For details regarding eligibility requirements,please see the department's website (http://legalstudies.berkeley.edu/?page id 442).Undergraduate students must fulfill the following requirements in additionto those required by their major program.For detailed lists of courses that fulfill college requirements, pleasereview the College of Letters & Sciences schools/letters-science/) page in this Guide. ForCollege advising appointments, please visit the L&S Advising ate-advising-services/) Pages.University of California RequirementsEntry Level Writing (http://writing.berkeley.edu/node/78/)Preapproved Law-Related CoursesANTHRO 157Anthropology of Law4ASAMST 141Law in the Asian American Community4CHICANO 174Chicanos, Law, and Criminal Justice4ETH STD 144AC Racism and the U.S. Law: Historical Treatment ofPeoples of Color4ESPM 163ACEnvironmental Justice: Race, Class, Equity, andthe Environment4ISF 100EThe Globalization of Rights, Values, and Laws inthe 21st Century4MEDIAST 104AFreedom of Speech and the Press3NATAMST 100Native American Law4NATAMST 102Critical Native American Legal and Policy Studies4PACS 126International Human Rights4PACS 127Human Rights and Global Politics4PHILOS 104Ethical Theories4PHILOS 115Political Philosophy4POL SCI 112BHistory of Political Theory4POL SCI 124CEthics and Justice in International Affairs4POL SCI 150The American Legal System4POL SCI 157AConstitutional Law of the United States4POL SCI 157BConstitutional Law of the United States4POL SCI 167AC Racial and Ethnic Politics in the New AmericanCentury4PUB POL 190Special Topics in Public Policy1-4RHETOR 152Rhetoric of Constitutional Discourse4RHETOR 159BGreat Themes in the Rhetoric of ContemporaryPolitical and Legal Theory4RHETOR 160Introduction to the Rhetoric of Legal Discourse4RHETOR 164Rhetoric of Legal Theory4RHETOR 165Rhetoric of Legal Philosophy4RHETOR 166Rhetoric in Law and Politics4All students who will enter the University of California as freshmen mustdemonstrate their command of the English language by fulfilling theEntry Level Writing requirement. Fulfillment of this requirement is also aprerequisite to enrollment in all reading and composition courses at UCBerkeley.American History and American Institutions ns-requirement/)The American History and Institutions requirements are based on theprinciple that a US resident graduated from an American university,should have an understanding of the history and governmentalinstitutions of the United States.Berkeley Campus RequirementAmerican Cultures rses/)All undergraduate students at Cal need to take and pass this coursein order to graduate. The requirement offers an exciting intellectualenvironment centered on the study of race, ethnicity and culture of theUnited States. AC courses offer students opportunities to be part ofresearch-led, highly accomplished teaching environments, grappling withthe complexity of American Culture.College of Letters & Science Essential SkillsRequirementsQuantitative Reasoning irement/)The Quantitative Reasoning requirement is designed to ensure thatstudents graduate with basic understanding and competency in math,statistics, or computer science. The requirement may be satisfied byexam or by taking an approved course.

Legal StudiesForeign Language nt/)The Foreign Language requirement may be satisfied by demonstratingproficiency in reading comprehension, writing, and conversation in aforeign language equivalent to the second semester college level, eitherby passing an exam or by completing approved course work.Reading and Composition ment/)In order to provide a solid foundation in reading, writing, and criticalthinking the College requires two semesters of lower division work incomposition in sequence. Students must complete parts A & B readingand composition courses by the end of their second semester and asecond-level course by the end of their fourth semester.College of Letters & Science 7 CourseBreadth RequirementsBreadth Requirements he undergraduate breadth requirements provide Berkeley students witha rich and varied educational experience outside of their major program.As the foundation of a liberal arts education, breadth courses givestudents a view into the intellectual life of the University while introducingthem to a multitude of perspectives and approaches to research andscholarship. Engaging students in new disciplines and with peers fromother majors, the breadth experience strengthens interdisciplinaryconnections and context that prepares Berkeley graduates to understandand solve the complex issues of their day.Unit Requirements 120 total units Of the 120 units, 36 must be upper division units Of the 36 upper division units, 6 must be taken in courses offeredoutside your major departmentResidence

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