Overview

While the program appeals to pre-law students, it also serves as a background for a wide variety of careers, including public administration, academics, government, diplomatic corps, homeland security, non-governmental organizations, and law enforcement.

Legal Studies allows students from many disciplines to focus their studies using their individual disciplinary interests as a launching point for exploring how the study of law cuts across disciplinary lines. It offers courses in a wide range of subjects, including American legal history, political process, constitutional law, philosophy and ethics, sociology and criminal justice, business, journalism and broadcasting, economics and property law, English, and environmental law and regulations.

Why Legal Studies?

Legal Studies allows students from Western Kentucky University from a broad range of disciplines to focus their studies using their own majors as a launching point for exploring how the study of law cuts across disciplinary lines. It offers courses in a wide variety of subjects, including philosophy and ethics, American legal history, political process, constitutional law, sociology and criminal justice, business, journalism and broadcasting, economics and property law, and environmental law and regulations.

Legal Studies prepares students for a wide variety of careers in law, business, journalism and broadcasting, public policy, and sciences. A future FBI agent, attorney, or advisor to a Fortune 500 company will need to understand not only environmental law, for example, but also the history of law in the United States as well as the ethical underpinnings of business law and ethics. For science majors, Legal Studies provides an interdisciplinary supplement to their major.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Judicial Process
Legal Research and Writing
Constitutional Law
American Legal History to 1865
Mass Communication Law and Ethics
Government and Ethics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Legal Studies View 293 other Bachelors in Legal Studies in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed application (open WKU application for admission)
Minimum academic requirements: Freshmen: 2.5 GPA / Transfer:* 2.0 GPA
*Students with 24 or more earned hours of college credit
English proficiency requirements
$75 non-refundable application fee
Official Academic Records from schools attended with grades and any degrees/diplomas/certificates received. Should also include a literal English translation.
Financial Evidence of Support must be provided to obtain an I-20
Students transferring from within the US will need to fill out the Transfer-In Form

Tuition Fee

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International

27648 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27648 USD per year during 48 months.
National

27000 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27000 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

11112 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11112 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Bowling Green

900 - 1400 USD /month

Living costs

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

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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