Courses

The double major in legal studies and women’s studies requires a total of 14 courses, including four unique courses from LGST, four unique courses from WSTD, and six shared courses.

Four LGST Courses:

• 1110 Legal Systems in American Society (taken in the student’s first year) 
• 1250 Legal Research and Writing (taken in the student’s first or sophomore year)
• 3520 Litigation and Trial Practice 
• 4 credits of Legal Specialty Coursework (see a legal studies advisor)

Four WSTD Courses:

• 1010 Foundations of Women’s Studies (taken in the student’s first year)
• 3850 Feminist Theory (taken in the student’s sophomore or junior year)
• One WSTD elective (either 1000- or 3000-level) 
• One WSTD elective (either 1000- or 3000-level)

Note: these WSTD electives can be drawn from courses in the ACTC women’s studies program.

Six Shared Courses

Four Are Required:

• Internship/practicum LGST 5900 or WSTD 3990 (taken in the student’s junior or senior year)
  • Prior approval and signature needed by both WSTD and LGST chairs. In order for the internship/practicum to count for the paralegal certificate it has to involve paralegal experience components approved in advance by the chair of LGST.
   
• Senior Seminar LGST 5800 or WSTD 5900 (taken in the student’s senior year)
  • Prior approval and signature needed by both WSTD and LGST chairs.
   
• LGST 3540 Family and Gender Issues in Law
• LGST 3420 Law and the Lives of Women

Two 3000-Level Electives:
Acceptable electives will be determined by the chairs of legal studies and women’s studies on a rolling basis and can include approved ACTC women’s studies courses. Approved Hamline electives include:

• WSTD 3500 Engendering Justice
• WSTD 3500 Women, Conflict & Social Change
• WSTD 3750 Transforming a Rape Culture
• SOCJ 3200 Sexuality and the Law