Founded in 1888, University of Puget Sound is an independent, residential, and predominantly undergraduate liberal arts college.
Part of a Puget Sound education is the opportunity for a wide variety of experiential learning options, including internships, studying abroad, and more.
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General university degree requirements stipulate that 1) at least four units of the major or three units of the minor be taken in residence at Puget Sound; 2) students earn a GPA of 2.0 in courses taken for the major or minor; and 3) all courses taken for a major or minor must be taken for graded credit. Any exceptions to these stipulations are indicated in the major or minor degree requirements listed below.
Law
PG 315 Law and Society
PG 316 Civil Liberties
PG 313 American Constitutional Law
PG 333 International Law in Political Context
AFAM 346: African Americans and American Law
PG 348/PHIL 378 Philosophy of Law
REL 420 Law and Religion
COMM 346: Rhetoric and the Law
Social Justice
AFAM/REL 265 Thinking Ethically: What is Justice?
AFAM 304: Capital and Captivity
AFAM 320 Race, Power, Privilege
PG 345 Intersectionality as Theory and Method
PG 304 Race and American Politics
REL 270 Religion, Activism, and Social Justice
EXLN 215: Youth Development for Social Justice
Crime, Policing, and the Carceral State
PG 311 Politics of Detention: Criminal Justice, Immigration, and the War on Terror
PG 330: Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation in Latin America
PHIL 370 Social and Political Philosophy
SOAN 314 Criminology
SOAN 206 Theories of Deviance and Social Control
STS 354 Murder and Mayhem under the Microscope
ENGL 358 True Crime
CONN 318 Crime and Punishment
Other courses may be added to this list on a semester-by-semester basis.
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