Auburn University offers more than 50 courses pre-law students may be interested in taking as a component of their major course of study or as an elective. Courses usually are open to students from any major. The College of Liberal Arts is also home to the Law and Justice major, which exposes students to content they will find in law school.
Consult with your academic advisor as to prerequisites and class standing requirements for these courses before registration.
College of Liberal Arts
Political Science
- POLI 2300 Introduction to the Legal Profession
- POLI 2310 Intro to Legal Research and Writing
- POLI 3110 National Security Law
- POLI 3130 International and Comparative Law
- POLI 3300 Law and Society
- POLI 3320 Judicial Process
- POLI 3330 Mock Trial Competition Course
- POLI 3340 Intro to Conflict Resolution
- POLI 3350 Controversies in Constitutional Law (Summer)
- POLI 3360 Federal Jurisdiction
- POLI 3370 Federal Indian Law
- POLI 3380 Evidence and Legal Reasoning
- POLI 3800 Professional Legal Ethics
- POLI 3810 Introduction to Torts
- POLI 4000 Trial Advocacy
- POLI 4010 Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers
- POLI 4020 Constitutional Law: The First Amendment
- POLI 4030 Constitutional Law: The Fourteenth Amendment and Civil Rights
- POLI 4040 Constitutional Law: Constitutional Criminal Law
- POLI 4060 Advanced Legal Research and Writing
- POLI 4890 LAWJ Internship Preparation
- POLI 4920 Internship
- POLI 4940 Law and Justice Internship
- POLI 5170 Election Law
- POLI 5180 Administrative Law
- POLI 5340 Theory & Practice of Mediation
- POLI 5350 Non-profit Law and Governance
- POLI 5570 Issues in Public Law and Conflict Resolution (course content varies)
Communication and Journalism
- COMM 3100 Advanced Public Speaking
- COMM 3110 Persuasion
- COMM 3300 Communication and Conflict
- COMM 4700 Legal Communication
- CMJN 4000 Mass Media Law and Regulations
- COMM 7670 Contemporary Issues in First Amendment Law
Philosophy
- PHIL 1010/1017 Intro to Logic
- PHIL 2110 Logic and Reasoning
- PHIL 3110 Symbolic Logic
- PHIL 3640 Philosophy of Law
Anthropology
- ANTH 4300 Anthropology of Law
Aviation Management
- AVMG 5090 Aviation Law and Policy
Economics
- ECON 3100 Law and Economics
English
- ENGL 3020 Writing in Law and Justice
Health Administration
- HADM 3700 Health Law
History
- HIST 5970/6970 American Legal History
Sociology
- SOCY 5200 Sociology of Law
College of Agriculture
- AGEC 4070 Agricultural Law
College of Architecture, Design and Construction
- BSCI 4850 Construction Law and Risk Management
College of Business
- ACCT 2700 Business Law
- ACCT 2707 Honors Business Law
College of Engineering
- CIVL 5480 Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
- FORY 5540/5543 Environmental Law
- FORY 5550/5553 Property Law
- WILD 2050 Wildlife Conservation History and Law
- NATR 5450 Coastal Law
- NATR 5560 Energy Law
Check the AU Bulletin for information regarding how these courses may contribute to your major or minor.