MINOR IN LEGAL STUDIES

The Legal Studies minor is open to all undergraduates at Villanova University and offers students an opportunity to cultivate the essential skills for a career in the legal field.

The Legal Studies minor provides undergraduate students with additional opportunities to hone their expository writing skills, strengthen their ability to construct and present persuasive written and oral arguments, and engage in the type of analysis needed for success as legal professionals. In addition to specific courses offered by the Department of History, the Legal Studies minor requires students to select from a set of distinctive courses regularly offered by Arts and Science Professional Development and the Departments of Political Science, English, Communication, Philosophy and Sociology/Criminology.