Law increasingly determines how we organize our lives. Those who study law cannot afford to be mere technicians, but must be able to analyze, evaluate, understand, and critique law.

Investigate legal rights and responsibilities of citizens in the United States and analyze their ethical dimensions.

Develop good citizenship and civic engagement with the ideas of justice and the norms of fairness and constitutionalism through debate, simulations, small-group discussion, collaborative learning, and one-on-one interactions with instructors.

*A criminal justice concentration is also available within the legal studies major.

Program Outcomes

Through a major in legal studies at UW-Superior, students will:

• Gain insight and skills in college that assure success late in law school • Gain a general framework of knowledge, ideas and thought regarding the American legal system • Be able to conduct legal research and write legal text

Career Opportunities

With a degree in legal studies from UW-Superior, graduates can continue on to law school to become a lawyer or find a career as a:

• Probation officer • Social worker • Court administrator • Court clerk • FBI agent • Government relations director • Investigator • Legal consultant • Lobbyist