Law, Society and Policy B.A.

This integrated learning major focuses on law, legal institutions, the legal dimensions of social life and the policy process.

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Draws on a range of courses across the humanities and social sciences.
Combines a traditional major with coursework in an applied or multidisciplinary field.
Cultivates interests in human rights and in the principles and pursuit of justice.
Prepares students for a variety of careers and for graduate programs in law, public policy and the social sciences.

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Degree Type

Major

Outcome

B.A.

Modality

In-person

College or School

Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Career Path

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Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is Syracuse University’s home for innovative, interdisciplinary teaching and research in the social sciences, public policy, public administration and international relations. It includes America’s No. 1 ranked graduate program in public affairs, offering highly regarded professional degrees alongside advanced scholarly degrees in the social sciences. It’s also home to undergraduate programs across the full spectrum of social sciences.

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Curriculum

Students first enroll in a base major and then choose one of two areas of concentration: law, crime and society in the U.S. or comparative and international law. Base majors can be declared in Maxwell | College of Arts and Sciences, Falk, iSchool, Newhouse or VPA.

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Law, Society and Policy B.A.

Law, Society and Policy B.A.

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