B.A. in Law, Technology and Culture
Academic Advisor: Carla Guerriero
(120 credits)
Major Requirements
The Law, Technology and Culture (LTC) B.A. requires 45 credits of major courses with a grade of C or higher. These courses may include offerings at NJIT and Rutgers-Newark. The B.A. in LTC also requires a minimum of 120 total credits, including completion of the General Education Requirements. Each student's program of study is subject to approval by an advisor or by the chairperson of the department.
The 45 credits of LTC major courses are taken from the following four categories:
(1) Nine credits of legal foundations courses, which treat aspects of the law in relation to history, philosophy, business, and basic principles of jurisprudence and legal thought, writing, and research:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Foundations Courses | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Civil Rights Revolution and Law | ||
| The Founding of the American Nation | ||
| Sex, Gender, and the Law in American History | ||
| American Law in the World | ||
| Law and Society in History | ||
| Research Methods in Law and Society | ||
| Business Law I | ||
| Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Technology | ||
| Intro Law And Legal Res | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
(2) Twelve credits of LTC core courses, which treat the history, policy, and practice of law in relation to engineering, environment, health, information technology, and media:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LTC Core Courses | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| Environmental Law | ||
| Law and Evidence | ||
| Environmental Justice and Climate Change in America | ||
| Legal issues in the History of Media | ||
| Legal Issues in Environmental History | ||
| Medicine and Health Law in Modern America | ||
| Invention and Regulation | ||
| Legal Aspects of Engineering | ||
| Privacy and Information Technology | ||
| Digital Crime | ||
| Information Technology and the Law | ||
| Environm Pol & Policy | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
(3) Eighteen credits of law-related electives and other approved courses offered at NJIT and Rutgers-Newark that fit each student's special interests. Examples include:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Law-Related Electives 1 | ||
| Select six of the following: 2 | 18 | |
| The Rise of Modern Science | ||
| Product Liability Engineering | ||
| Intro Criminal Justice | ||
| Amer Legal Hist | ||
| American Legal History II | ||
| Case Process:Law & Courts | ||
| Us Hist In The Court | ||
| Sex Law & Public Pol | ||
| Jurisprudence and Legal Theory | ||
| Judicial Process | ||
| International Law | ||
| Amer Constitutl Dev and Amer Constitutl Dev | ||
| Law & Public Policy (Writing Intensive) | ||
| Law & Society | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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Students who wish to pursue a specialty in law in relation to a specific scientific, technological, environmental, medical, or media field (such as health policy or intellectual property on the Internet), legal field (such as environmental law, criminal law, or international law), or interdisciplinary thematic field (such as gender studies) may count up to 9 credits of advisor-approved courses in that field toward the electives requirement for the major. For example, a student interested in environmental law might take HIST 334 Environmental History of North America and 6 credits of courses in environmental science and/or environmental policy for elective course credit in the major.
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Every course in this category must be approved by the LTC Advisor. Other law-related classes at NJIT and/or Rutgers that are not designated in this list may be used to satisfy the 18 credits of Law-Related Electives. The Rutgers Law School faculty occasionally offer classes open to undergraduates that can be used to satisfy these credits.
(4) Six credits of focused senior coursework: HSS 404 Humanities, History and Social Sciences Senior Seminar, in which students prepare a project or write a thesis in a relevant field, and HIST 310 Co-op in Law, Technology, Culture and History I, which provides a hands-on, law-related experience as an intern in a law firm, non-profit or government agency, science- or technology-based corporation, or other relevant organization.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Law-Focused Senior Courses | ||
| HIST 310 | Co-op in Law, Technology, Culture and History I 1 | 3 |
| or HIST 490 | Seminar - Research | |
| or R510 490 | Seminar:Research | |
| HSS 404 | Humanities, History and Social Sciences Senior Seminar 2 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
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Students may take a History Research Seminar (HIST 490 or R510 490) instead of HIST 310 with the approval of the LTC advisor. Student projects in the history research seminar must be law-related.
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Must be an approved law-related HSS 404 History Seminar
B. A. in Law, Technology and Culture
(120 credits)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | Credits | |
| ENGL 101 | English Composition: Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| MATH 105 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| R790 201 | American Government | 3 |
| Natural Science GER | 3 | |
| MGMT 290 | Business Law I | 3 |
| FYS SEM | First-Year Student Seminar | 0 |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| Social Science GER | 3 | |
| ENGL 102 | English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research | 3 |
| Math GER non-statistics | 3 | |
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| Computing GER | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| Legal Foundations Elective | 3 | |
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| History and Humanities GER 200 level | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Labratory GER | 1 | |
| Natural Science GER | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| Legal Foundations Elective 1 | 3 | |
| LTC Core Elective 1 | 3 | |
| LTC Core Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 1 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| LTC Core Elective | 3 | |
| LTC Core Elective | 3 | |
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective 2, 3 | 1 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| HSS 404 | Humanities, History and Social Sciences Senior Seminar 4 | 3 |
| HIST 310 | Co-op in Law, Technology, Culture and History I 5 or Seminar - Research or Seminar:Research | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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Course must satisfy the History and Humanities GER 300 level.
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Student may replace 1-credit elective if he or she has taken a 4-credit course elsewhere
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HIST 312 is recommended
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Must be a law-related HSS 404 History Seminar
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Students may take a History Research Seminar (HIST 490 or R510 490) instead of HIST 310 with the approval of the LTC advisor. Student projects in the history research seminar must be law-related.
