In addition to offering advanced legal degrees, Mizzou Law offers a minor degree in law as well as courses in legal studies for undergraduate students at the University of Missouri.
Minor in Law
Offered in collaboration with the MU College of Arts & Science, the minor in law is open to undergraduate students pursuing any major who desire to deepen their understanding of the American legal system. Regardless of whether a student intends to seek a professional degree in law, the required and elective courses in the minor will help students to better understand the legal environment that affects workplaces of all kinds and which is relevant to public policy debates at the local, state, and federal levels.
Current and Upcoming Undergraduate Law Courses
Fall 2024
Discover the American legal system through the case method used at law schools across the United States. Students will learn legal principles and will then apply their knowledge to new sets of facts, practicing the skills lawyers use when serving clients. Topics include constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, property, and torts.
Spring 2025
This course provides students with the basic concepts necessary to improve their scores on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), thereby improving their proficiency in key skills such as reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.
Organized study of selected topics in law. Subjects and earnable credit may vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit with departmental consent. Graded on A-F basis only.