{"id":19,"date":"2020-08-27T19:41:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T19:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.wp.nau.edu\/pre-law\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-09-12T17:12:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:12:47","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/pre-law\/courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pre-law courses<\/h1>\n<p>The skills needed to succeed in law school and other rigorous professional tracks can be gained in a wide range of academic disciplines across campus. Below is a sample of courses to consider for NAU students who are preparing for law school.<\/p>\n<p>Some courses listed may have prerequisites. Meet with your advisor to ensure you\u2019re prepared to take these and other courses.<\/p>\n<h2>Suggested courses<\/h2>\n<h4>English<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=002618&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENG 211: Principles in Argumentation and Digital Media Writing<\/a> (AHI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Philosophy<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=006456&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHI 103: Introduction to Logic<\/a> (SAS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=006464&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHI 223: Argument Analysis<\/a> (AHI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Communication Studies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=007567&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CST 111: Fundamentals of Public Speaking<\/a> (SPW)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Additional course options<\/h2>\n<h3>Applied Indigenous Studies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=010388&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AIS 290: Foundations of Indigenous Environmental Justice: Law, Policy and Movement<\/a> (SPW)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=000219&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AIS 320: American Indian Politics and Policy<\/a> (CU\/E)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Business<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=000799&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC 205: Introduction To Business Law<\/a> (SPW)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=003898&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HA 335: Hospitality Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=014098&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HA 436: Employment Law for Human Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Communication<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=007608&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CST 217: Argumentation and Debate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Criminology and Criminal Justice<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=001444&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCJ 210: Courts and Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=001451&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCJ 270: Criminal Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=001452&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCJ 275: Criminal Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=001479&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCJ 380: Law in America<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=001482&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCJ 390: Criminal Investigation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=009752&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCJ 495: Wrongful Conviction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>History<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=004098&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIS 191: U.S. History to 1865<\/a> (essential for anyone interested in the law) (SPW)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=004099&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIS 192: U.S. History since 1865<\/a> (essential for anyone interested in the law) (SPW)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=004100&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIS 293: American Indian History<\/a> (CU\/E)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=004143&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIS 381: U.S.-Mexico Borderlands<\/a> (for those interested in border, immigration, race and law) (CU\/E)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=004155&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIS 397: American Environmental History<\/a> (SPW)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=010203&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIS 468: Topics in U.S. History<\/a> (especially &#8220;Politics and Culture in 20th-century U.S. History&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=004210&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIS 495: Topics in U.S. Labor and Working-Class History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=004211&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIS 496: Race and Ethnicity in U.S. History<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Philosophy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=006458&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHI 105: Introduction to Ethics<\/a> (AHI)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=006470&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHI 301: Symbolic Logic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=010387&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHI 347: Law and Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=006506&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHI 357: Political Philosophy<\/a> (SPW)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Politics and International Affairs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=006804&amp;term=1247\">POS 110: American Politics<\/a> (SPW)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=006833&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POS 317: Judicial Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=006847&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POS 355: Women, Power and Politics<\/a> (CU)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=010502&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POS 358: Critical Race Theory<\/a> (CU\/E)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=006876&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POS 445: Constitutional Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Courses\/course?courseId=006877&amp;term=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POS 446: Civil Liberties<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>NAU Liberal Studies<\/h3>\n<p>Some of these courses will satisfy NAU Liberal Studies requirements. Listed in parentheses following course titles are acronyms referring to Liberal Studies areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AHI = Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry<\/li>\n<li>CU = Cultural Understanding<\/li>\n<li>SAS = Science and Applied Science<\/li>\n<li>SPW = Social and Political Worlds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Meet with an advisor<\/h3>\n<p>Schedule an advising appointment now to see how you can get these and other meaningful courses on your academic schedule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"shortcode-button\" href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/appointments\">Make an appointment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-law courses The skills needed to succeed in law school and other rigorous professional tracks can be gained in a wide range of academic disciplines across campus. Below is a sample of courses to consider for NAU students who are preparing for law school. Some courses listed may have prerequisites. 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