Philosophy students nationally do extremely well on the LSAT and in Law School Admissions – among the very best out of all undergraduate majors. This is because Philosophy trains students to think clearly and reason cogently. Many prelaw students find that they enjoy the kind of thinking that goes on in Philosophy classes, and many become majors or minors. Philosophy courses also cover foundational issues in a wide range of areas that are relevant to the law.
Courses for Prelaw Students
- Logic and reasoning
- PHIL-P 105 Critical Thinking
- PHIL-P150 Elementary Logic or PHIL-P250 Introductory Symbolic Logic
- Ethics and related areas
- PHIL-P141 Introduction to Ethics
- PHIL-P145 Liberty and Justice
- PHIL-P240 Business and Morality
- PHIL-P242 Applied Ethics
- PHIL-P340 Classics in Ethics
- PHIL-P332 Feminism and Value
- PHIL-P345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL-P393 Biomedical Ethics
- Philosophy of Law
- PHIL-P375 Philosophy of Law