Overview

Law, broadly conceived, is a social institution that both shapes and is shaped by social, political, historical, cultural, and economic change. Law and society scholars thus agree that law "is too important to be left to the lawyers," and seek to understand the law through historical, cultural, and empirical approaches.

Legal Studies majors and minors study legal actors, legal processes, and legal institutions through the perspectives and methods of a variety of disciplines—including history, sociology, political science, philosophy, economics, African-American studies, literature, gender studies, psychology, Latin@ studies, religious studies, and Asian-American studies. At the same time, students use the conceptual framework of the law to illuminate empirical and theoretical concerns in these fields.

Graduates of our program at Northwestern University are well trained to become active and thoughtful citizens engaged with local and global questions of power and justice and with the role of law in everyday life. Our graduates are ideally situated to succeed in careers in law, policy, education, politics, and in graduate work in the social sciences and humanities.

Upon completion of the program, Legal Studies majors and minors will have:

Broad knowledge of the distinct roles played by different actors (judges, legislatures, lawyers, reporters, litigants, voters, etc.) within legal systems.

Broad knowledge of social science theories of law, and of the way different disciplines understand and approach the study of law.

Broad knowledge of the reciprocal relationship between law and society.

Clear understanding of the difference between the profession of law and the empirical study of law.

Familiarity with key jurisprudential concepts and theories.

Familiarity with global and comparative perspectives in law.

Familiarity with law’s relationship to institutional and organizational structure and change.

Familiarity with the relationship of law and inequality.

Familiarity with legal rhetoric, argument, communication skills.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Law and Society

Legal Studies Research Methods

Corporation in US Law and Culture

American Immigration

Constitutional Law
Constitutional Challenges in Comparative Perspective

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-02 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

45 alternative credits

units of credit

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Evanston, United States

Disciplines

Legal Studies View 303 other Bachelors in Legal Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application
Official secondary school transcript and school report
Counselor recommendation
At least one teacher recommendation
SAT or ACT scores
Official proof of English language proficiency‡ (ONLY for applicants whose first/primary language is not English or whose secondary schooling has not been in English)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

69375 USD / year

≈ 69375 USD / year
Out-of-State

69375 USD / year

≈ 69375 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

69375 USD / year

≈ 69375 USD / year

Living costs

Evanston

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Upon completion of the program, Legal Studies majors and minors will have:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Evanston

Funding

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