Students will begin their exploration of law in society with the introduction to legal studies and conclude it with a senior seminar in legal studies, which will encompass a directed research project within a selected theme or topic.

"Introduction to Legal Studies" is a survey course which attempts to expose students to a variety of disciplinary approaches to the study of law and legal phenomena. It is intended for students who have attained at least sophomore standing and have had some exposure to the social sciences, usually through an introductory course. The senior seminar in legal studies is open to juniors and seniors who have taken Introduction to legal studies and at least two other courses counting toward fulfillment of the concentration requirements (or to students with permission of the director).

View a full listing of all courses that count toward the Law and Society Concentration.

Approved Courses for Fall 2025

  • AMST 140: Prisons, Policing, & American Culture               
  • CLAS 220: Illegal Antiquities                                                                             
  • ENGL 266: Decolonization and Violence                     
  • LGLS 110: Introduction to Legal Studies                                     
  • PSCI 200: Liberal Democracy in America                       
  • PSCI 355: Immigration, Citizenship, & National Identity     
  • PSCI 470: Power, States, and Markets                                       
  • PSYC 233: Psychology and the Law                                       
  • PSYC 343: Children, Psychology, and the Law                     
  • SOCY 240: Sociology of Crime and Deviance     

Approved Courses for Spring 2026

  • HIST 209: History of Native American Indians  
  • LGLS 310: Crimmigration Law
  • LGLS 410: Senior Seminar in Legal Studies    
  • PHIL 235: Philosophy of Law                                  
  • PSCI 200: Liberal Democracy in America
  • PSCI 300: Congress & Public Policymaking
  • PSCI 449: Democracy in Crisis    
  • PSCI 465: International Terrorism 
  • PSCI 477: Politics of International Criminal Law       
  • SOCY 226: Sociology of Law
  • SOCY 232: Sexual Harassment

For more information about the content and/or approach of any particular course listed in the non-LGLS selection of courses, you are encouraged to consult the Course of Study and/or the instructor teaching the course.

For more information about the Law and Society Program or the concentration in legal studies, contact Director Margaret Stevenson at stevensonm@kenyon.edu.

May 8, 2025