UMass Boston

Current Undergraduate Students: Declare or change your minor by completing an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form.

Prospective Undergraduate Students: Apply for admission to UMass Boston by completing an application. Start by reviewing the first-year and transfer application pages for important information about requirements, deadlines, and application status checks. Use the links below to apply: 

Apply as a First-Year Student

Apply as a Transfer Student

Introductory Course (3 Credits)

• PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit(s) OR
• PHIL 108 - Moral and Social Problems 3 Credit(s) OR
• PHIL 250 - Formal Logic 3 Credit(s)

Required Courses (9 Credits)

• PHIL 290 - The Philosophy of Law 3 Credit(s)
• PHILLAW 210 - Legislative Labyrinth 3 Credit(s)
• PHILLAW 300 - Basic Legal Rsng & Rsr 3 Credit(s)

Upper-Level Philosophy Course (3 Credits)

• PHIL 418 - The Ideas of Constitutional Democracy 3 Credit(s) OR
• PHIL 450 - Rights 3 Credit(s)

Elective (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

• POLSCI 329 - American Constitutional Law and Theory (A) 3 Credit(s)
• POLSCI 332 - Civil Liberties in the United States (A) 3 Credit(s)
• SOCIOL 339 - Sociology of Law 3 Credit(s)
• SOCIOL 461 - Internship in Law and Criminal Justice 6 Credit(s)
• WGS 291 - Family Law 3 Credit(s)
• WGS 292 - Family Law Practice 3 Credit(s)

For more information on curriculum, including course descriptions and degree requirements, visit the Academic Catalog.

Complete 18 credits from six courses, including one introductory course, three required courses, one upper-level philosophy course, and one elective.

Pass/fail: No courses except PHIL 120 may be taken pass/fail and applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least five courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston. Only PHIL 100 or 108 may be accepted as a transfer course.

Steven Levine, Philosophy Department Chair
Wheatley Hall
617.287.6530
Steven.Levine [@] umb.edu