Law and Policy minor

Department of Law

As an Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Minor

The Department of Law at the Zicklin School of Business and the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences offer a joint interdisciplinary program in law and policy that satisfies Baruch College’s liberal arts minor requirement. The Law and Policy Minor is suitable for both liberal arts and business students who have an interest in developing a critical, multidisciplinary understanding of the U.S. legal system. This program focuses on analyzing the legal system from various liberal arts and jurisprudential perspectives and thus draws heavily on philosophical, historical, sociological, and political insights about law and individual rights.

Requirements for the Minor

To satisfy the liberal arts minor in Law and Policy, students must first take two of the 3000-level elective courses listed below and then take one of the interdisciplinary 4000-level capstone courses offered by the Department of Law.

Students should choose two courses from the following list

BLS 3014	Civil Rights Legislation and Litigation	3 credits
COM 3045	Communication Law and Free Speech (PHI 3045)	3 credits
ENV 3005	Economic and Legal Aspects of Ecology	3 credits
POL 3005	Social Welfare Policy	3 credits
HIS 3060	African American History (BLS 3060)	3 credits
HIS 3650	Women in America	3 credits
JRN 3220	Media Ethics and Law	3 credits
LAW 3122	Law and the Environment*	3 credits
LAW 3400	Law, Business and Sustainability*	3 credits
PHI 3020	Philosophy of Law	3 credits
PHI 3025	The Philosophy of Rights and Property	3 credits
PHI 3260	Crime and Punishment	3 credits
POL 3008	Religion and Politics in the United States (REL 3008)
POL 3313	Constitutional Law	3 credits
POL 3314	Civil Liberties	3 credits
POL 3422	Urban Public Policy	3 credits
PSY 3069	Psychology and Law	3 credits
SOC 3154	Crime and Justice in Sociological Perspective	3 credits

*For the purposes of this program, this course counts as an Arts and Sciences course.

Students should also choose one of the following

LAW 4900	Law, Public Policy and Legal Theory *	3 credits
LAW 4905	U.S. Immigration Law and Policy *	3 credits
LAW 4906	Women, Law and Policy *	3 credits
LAW 4907	Technology Policy and Legal Theory *	3 credits

*For the purposes of this program, this course counts as an Arts and Sciences course.

Students are expected to complete the minor requirements in place at the time they are officially accepted into their programs. Please review the College Bulletin for the relevant academic year.

Spring 2027 Law and Policy Course Offerings

(Subject to Change)

Capstones:

LAW 4900 Law, Public Policy and Legal Theory: Law Capstone Seminar

Section: CTRA-LEC; Class Number: 23660

In-Person: TuTh 10:45AM – 12:00PM

Instructor: Robert Greenberg

Section: ETRA-LEC; Class Number: 25787

In-Person: TuTh 2:30PM – 3:45PM

Instructor: Robert Greenberg

LAW 4905 U.S. Immigration Law and Policy Law Capstone Seminar

Section: PTRA-LEC; Class Number: 24329
In-Person: TuTh 5:50PM – 7:05PM

Instructor: Erick Myssura

LAW 4906 Gender, Women, Law, and Policy

Section: CMWA-LEC; Class Number: 23661
In-Person: MoWe 10:45AM – 12:00PM

Instructor: Shawn Grant

Electives:

COM 3045 Communication Law and Free Speech

(Cross-listed with PHI 3045 CTRA-LEC; 23286, ETRA-LEC; 23288, UWA-LEC; 23039)

Section: CTRA-LEC; Class Number: 23285
Online Synchronous: TuTh 10:45AM – 12:00PM

Instructor: Donovan Bisbee

Class Notes: Students are required to have cameras on during class

Section: ETRA-LEC; Class Number: 23287

Online-Synchronous: TuTh 2:30PM – 3:45PM

Instructor: Donovan Bisbee

Section: UWA-LEC; Class Number: 23038

In Person: We 6:05PM – 9:00PM

Instructor: Eric Gander

JRN 3220 Media Ethics and Law

Section: CRA-LEC; Class Number: 24729

Hybrid Asynchronous: Th 10:45AM – 12:00PM

Instructor: Geanne Belton

Section: CWA-LEC; Class Number: 25207
Hybrid Asynchronous: We 10:45AM – 12:00PM

Instructor: Eileen Connelly

Section: ERA-LEC; Class Number: 23635

Hybrid Asynchronous: Th 2:30PM – 3:45PM
Instructor: Geanne Belton

LAW 3400 Law, Business & Sustainability

Section: ETRA-LEC; Class Number: 23659

In Person: TuTh 2:30PM – 3:45PM

Instructor: Valerie Watnick

PHI 3020 Philosophy of Law

Section: ETRA-LEC; Class Number: 24003

In-Person: TuTh 2:30PM – 3:45PM

Instructor: Jacob Browning

Section: QTRA-LEC; Class Number: 25561

Online-Synchronous: TuTh 7:30PM – 8:45PM

Instructor: Ross Colebrook

PHI 3260 Crime and Punishment

Section: FMWA-LEC; Class Number: 25568

In Person:MoWe 4:10PM – 5:25PM

Instructor: Jacob Browning

POL 3314 Civil Liberties

Section: CTRA-LEC; Class Number: 34047

In Person: TuTh 10:45AM – 12:00PM

Instructor: Mercedes Wilby

POL 3422 Urban Public Policy

Section: CMWA-LEC; Class Number: 24057

In Person: MoWe 10:45AM – 12:00PM

Instructor: Alan Digaetano

PSY 3069 Psychology and Law

Section: ETA-LEC; Class Number: 24089

Hybrid Asynchronous: 2:30PM – 3:45PM

Instructor: Jaihyun Park

Winter 2027 Law and Policy Course Offerings

COM 3045 Communication Law and Free Speech

(Cross-listed with PHI 3045 JND2; 26470 and PHI 3045 JNET; 25778)

Section: JND2-LEC; Class Number: 26469

Online Synchronous: MoTuWeThFr 11:00AM – 1:30PM

Instructor: Donovan Bisbee

Section: JNET-LEC; Class Number: 24768

Online Asynchronous

Instructor: Catherine Langford

PSY 3069 Psychology and Law

Section: JNT1-LEC; Class Number: 24090

Online Asynchronous

Instructor: Jaihyun Park

Contact

Professor Matthew Edwards – Matthew.Edwards@baruch.cuny.edu