CMU Law-Related Programs

LIST OF POPULAR
LAW COURSES AT CMU

A selection of the law-related courses offered at Central Michigan University. These are only some of what CMU has to offer — schedule an advising appointment to talk through which ones fit your path.

Course list

  • PSC 322

    Judicial Process and Politics

    Learn about the American judicial process, including federal and state courts, the roles of judges and other actors, civil and criminal justice processes, and judicial policymaking.

  • PSC 360

    Trial Advocacy

    Learn the techniques used to conduct trials and develop skills in formulating, presenting, and critiquing legal arguments. Gain a working knowledge of the judicial system, evidentiary rules, effective public speaking, and methods of persuasion.

  • PSC 365 / SOC 365

    Criminal Law

    Examine the purposes of criminal law, the elements of crimes and burdens of proof, defenses to crimes, criminal sanctions, and constitutional limits on criminal law. Take a critical look at the most common crimes, including crimes against persons and crimes against property.

  • PSC 368 / SOC 368

    Immigration Law, Policy, and Politics

    Examine the legal framework and politics that govern immigration to the United States, investigating issues such as deportation, asylum, citizenship, and the constitutional rights of non-citizens.

  • PSC 421

    Constitutional Law: Powers of Government

    Examine major U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning courts and judicial review, separation of powers, federalism, and the powers of the federal and state governments.

  • PSC 422

    Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties

    Examine major U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding First Amendment freedoms of speech, religion, and the press, the Second Amendment, criminal procedure and the rights of the accused, the right to privacy, racial and gender equality, and voting rights.

  • BLR 202

    Legal Environment of Business

    Study the use of law as a social institution. Learn how to write a case brief and how to apply legal principles such as equal protection and due process of law.

  • BLR 222WI

    Search for Racial Justice through Law

    Evaluate the use of law by racial minorities in America in the search for justice by studying landmark cases and drafting case briefs.

  • BLR 302

    Law of Agreements

    Study common law contracts, sales, commercial paper, and secured transactions, with emphasis on the economic setting and modern development of the legal doctrines.

  • PSY 339

    Psychology and Law

    Apply principles and theories within psychology to processes and outcomes in the legal system through the examination of police interrogations, actors in the court process, jury decision making, and psychological research related to the law.

  • PHL 410

    Philosophy of Law

    Consider questions such as: what is a legal system, a law, a legal right? What is the relationship between law, morality, and custom?

THESE ARE ONLY SOME OF CMU’S LAW-RELATED COURSES

New law courses are added regularly. To find out what is running this semester and which courses count toward a law-related major, minor, or certificate, schedule an advising appointment.

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