Actually, I should have said, 4 to 6 sections of general education courses. We
have two gen ed courses:
(1) Law and Society -- study of the relationship between the individual, law
and society; structure of the system for dispute resolution in a legal and
social context; role that law plays in a complex society, which satisfies the
social sicences human behavior requirement

(2) Legal Issues and Institutions -- social change through the legal
environment, legal institutions in various cultures, impact on other social
institutions,
interpretation, and analysis of interrelationships, which satisfies the
contemporary institutions requirement

Malcolm Abel
http://www3.wcu.edu/~mabel/


Rick Coffinberger wrote:

> Dr. Abel:  Can you expand a bit on the law courses you offer as part of
> general education?
>
> Thanks,
> Rick Coffinberger
>
> Dr E M Abel II wrote:
> >
> > In our department, Business Administration and Law, we have 7 tenure
> > tracked faculty, 1 full time term, and 1 adjunct, 6 of which have JDs.
> > Our major requires 21 hours of law courses, 9 stated and 12 elective.
> > This is in addition to a 45 hour core of business courses which includes
> >
> > the requisite Legal Environment of Business. Our minor requires 18 hours
> >
> > of law courses including Legal Environment of Business. We also offer,
> > each semester, 4 to 6 courses in the university general education
> > program, and, periodically, law courses which are required for other
> > majors outside of the college.
> >
> > Our difficulty, in part, arises from the fact that in our Program Review
> >
> > our majors cannot be identified with definite career paths. Our majors
> > find career paths in entrepreneurial businesses to manufacturing,
> > service businesses from marketing and hospitality, and law firms to
> > going to law school. The politic of competing academic resources is
> > always present and we are trying, as many are, to define ourselves based
> >
> > primarily on the fact that we currently have 80 majors and an
> > undetermined number of minors.
> >
> > There was one senator in Rome who always ended every speech, regardless
> > of the topic, with "War with Carthage." Eventually, Rome went to war
> > with Carthage. Other business faculty are always asking about a legal
> > aspect of business in the courses they teach. So, I use evey opportunity
> >
> > to say, "Every business decision has a legal consequence, and ignorance
> > of the law is bad for business."
> >
> > Dr E M Abel II
> > Business Administration and Law
> > Western Carolina University
> > http://www3.wcu.edu/~mabel/