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UMD
has no specific Pre-Law major. However, the Public Policy concentration
of the Political Science major does have a "Law and Policy"
track that offers an opportunity to focus your studies in law-related
courses.
You should know that law schools do not expect or even encourage
students to major in "Pre-Law" or any other specific preparatory
area of study. The first rule here is to study what most interests
you.
That said, taking a number of law-related courses at the undergraduate
level is not a bad way to begin to think about whether you are interested
in a career in the law. Below is a list of law-related courses at
UMD as well as information about the Law and Policy track in the
Political Science Department's Public Policy concentration.
Law-Related
Courses at UMD:
| AmIn
3333 |
Introduction
to Federal Indian Law |
| Phil
3231 |
Law
and Punishment |
| Pol
3130 |
The
Judicial Process |
| Pol
3150 |
American
Constitutional Law I - Institutions and Civil Rights |
| Pol
3151 |
American
Constitutional Law II - Civil Liberties |
| Soc
3322 |
Law
and Society |
| Soc
3324 |
Sociology
of Criminal Law |
| Soc
3333 |
Legal
Research |
| Soc
4323 |
Women
and Justice |
| Soc
4340 |
Minorities,
Crime and Justice in the United States |
| WS
3350 |
Women
and the Law |
Law and Policy Track Requirements for the Political
Science Major's Public Policy Concentration:
1.
Meet all other requirements for the Public Policy Concentration.
(Follow this
link to the UMD catalog)
2. You must take either Pol 3150 (American Constitutional
Law I) or Pol 3151 (American Constitutional Law II).
3. Take two other courses from those among those listed
above. (Or, you may also take two other approved courses, in
consultation with your advisor and by approval of the policy
studies coordinator).
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