The Psychology and Law Minor: Overview 

        The Minor allows students to get a broad grounding in Psychology and Law and at the same time tailor their program to their specific interests.  Students obtaining a Minor in Psychology and Law from UIC must also complete the requirements for a Major in one of five Divisions in Psychology: Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Community and Prevention Research, Biopsychology, or Clinical Psychology.
 
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Examples of Approved Psychology and Law Minors

     All students take the core graduate course in Psychology and Law (PSCH 417) and the Psych and Law Brown Bag Seminar (PSCH 595).  In addition, students take at least 2 other courses related to the Psych and Law research the student conducts.  Examples of course work taken by students doing a Minor in Psychology and Law (in addition to departmental requirements for the major):

Example 1: Children's abilities and performance as witnesses in the legal system (Suzanne Davis)
 

Psychology 417 Psychology and Law
Psychology 558 Cognition and Memory
Psychology 524 Social Development
Psychology 518 Children and the Law
Psychology 595 Psychology and Law Brown Bag

Example 2: Legal decision-making (Jason Schklar)
 

Psychology 417 Psychology and Law
Psychology 518 Evaluating Experts
MHPE 494 Medical Decision Making
Criminal Justice 491 Victimization
Psychology 595 Psychology and Law Brown Bag

        Some examples of additional courses outside the Psychology Department that may be used to fulfill the requirements of the Minor (Psychology and Law Steering Committee must approve the student's proposal for completing the requirements of the Minor):
 

Criminal Justice 491 Legal Socialization
Criminal Justice 552 Dispute Processing
Health Management 431 Law and Public Health
Political Science 451 Law and Public Policy

Examples of Psychology and Law related courses (click on underlined titles to see examples of recent syllabi):

        PSCH 417    Psychology and law
        PSCH 595    Psychology and law brown bag
        PSCH 518    Children and the law
        PSCH 518    Evaluating experts

Other departments at the University of Illinois at Chicago that may be of interest:

Department of
Criminal Justice
Institute for Juvenile Research
Center for Research on Women and Gender
Department
of Marketing
Department of
Political Science

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