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The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and the College of Arts and Sciences are pleased to offer a unique program of study for undergraduate students that enables them to explore multiple perspectives on law as an inter-school supplement to their major field of study.
The Course of Study The minor involves taking three required courses and five additional courses from five elective brackets. Four courses come from Wharton and four from the School of Arts and Sciences.
Three Required Courses:
LGST101 - Introduction to Law & Legal Process This course presents law as an evolving social institution, with special emphasis on the legal regulation of business. It considers basic concepts in the history and growth of the legal system, introduces aspects of legal procedure used in the U.S. and other industrialized countries, and demonstrates the fundamentals of rigorous legal analysis. An in-depth examination of contract law is included.
HIST168 - History of American Law to 1877 This course surveys the development of law in the U.S. to 1877, including such subjects as: the evolution of the legal profession, the transformation of English law during the American Revolution, the making and implementation of the Constitution, and issues concerning business and economic development, the law of slavery, the status of women, and civil rights.
HIST169 - History of American Law since 1877 This course covers the development of legal rules and principles concerning individual and group conduct in the United States since 1877. Such subjects as regulation and deregulation, legal education and the legal profession, and the legal status of women and minorities will be discussed.
Elective Brackets:
1. Philosophical Foundations of Law (choose one) Law is an expression of our society’s deepest moral and cultural values. Anyone seeking to understand law should have a grasp of the philosophical foundations underlying the legal system.
ECON036 Law and Economics PHIL077 Philosophy of Law PHIL475 Political Philosophy
2. The Political and Institutional Context of Law (choose one) Law is intimately related to the political values and institutions that give shape to particular legal rules. An understanding of these relationships and their social context deepens any appreciation of how law evolves.
HIST161 American Capitalism HIST167 Foundations of Law
Another course from the History, Political Science, Sociology or Women’s Studies departments that deals in a significant way with the political values and institutional context of the law may be substituted for the courses listed above with the approval of the History Department’s undergraduate advisor.
3. International Perspective (choose one) In a global economy, no study of how law works in society is complete without an introduction to the international dimension of law.
LGST214 International Business Transactions LGST216 Legal Problems of Emerging Economies
4. Public Policy and Regulation (choose one) The ways in which political and regulatory systems interact with law and social norms closely tied to law is crucial to understanding how law operates.
BPUB201 Political Economy of Government
5. Legal Depth (choose one) An in-depth examination of a single area of legal regulation affords students a context in which to apply the historical, philosophical, political and economic perspectives they have gained through their course of study.
ACCT205 Tax Planning & Administration LGST208 The Law at Work: Employment Law for Managers LGST218 Diversity and the Law LGST221 Constitutional Law and Free Enterprise
Another 200 level Legal Studies and Business Ethics course may be substituted with the Legal Studies and Business Ethics’ Undergraduate Advisor’s approval. The negotiations course (LGST 206) does not qualify for this bracket.
6. Additional Information For additional information or to apply for this minor, students should contact the appropriate offices:
Career Planning and Placement Service
College of Arts and Sciences
History Department
Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department
Wharton Undergraduate Division
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