Introduction
The Law, Diversity & Justice Minor is an interdisciplinary course of study for students who are interested in law, diversity and access to the legal system for under-served communities. This minor, open to all Western students, is taught by a faculty that includes attorneys using law school texts. The minor builds the skills necessary for success after college: critical reading, writing, research, oral communication, and analytical ability. The curriculum also emphasizes a critical examination of how issues such as race, class, gender, sexual orientation and disability intersect with the legal system. The minor welcomes students who desire to effect change and who have the potential to act as leaders and role models in their communities using legal knowledge and processes.
Why Consider a Law, Diversity & Justice Minor?
For students who want to pursue a law degree after their undergraduate education and for those who want to understand how legal systems work for and against justice in our society.
Student Resources
Website: Fairhaven
Contact information: 360-650-6680, Fairhaven.College@wwu.edu; Minor Advisor, Ceci Lopez, 360-650-2573, Ceci.Lopez@wwu.edu
Degree Works: Current students should also log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.
Career Services Center: Connect major to a career
Sample Careers: Pursuit of advanced study leading to a degree in Law, Community Legal Advocate, Social Justice non-profit administrator.
Admission Process
There are no prerequisites for declaring the minor. Declaration of the minor is done through the Student Academic Declaration & Change Form. For minor advisement, contact the Law Diversity and Justice director at Ceci.Lopez@wwu.edu.
Grade Requirements
A grade of ‘S’ in Fairhaven courses or C- or better in courses in other departments is required for this degree.
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