Major Requirements

The major in Law, Technology and Culture (LTC) requires 123 credits:

1. 51 credits of major courses with a grade of C or higher, taken from the following four categories:

1. 15 credits of legal foundations core courses, which treat aspects of the law in relation to history, philosophy, business, and basic principles of jurisprudence and legal thought, writing, and research: Hist 369 Law and Society in History; MGMT 290 Legal Environment of Business; Phil 300 Philosophy of Law and Social Justice; SS 300 Basic Principles of Law and the Judicial System; and STS 300 Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Technology or R790:304 Introduction to Law and Legal Research..
2. 15 credits of LTC core courses, which treat the history, policy, and practice of law in relation to engineering, environment, health, information technology, and media: Hist 370 Legal Issues in the History of Media; Hist 375 Legal Issues in Environmental History; Hist 378 Medicine and Health Law in Modern America; IE 447 Legal Aspects of Engineering; and IT 400 Information Technology and the Law.
3. 15 credits of law-related electives and other approved courses offered at NJIT and Rutgers-Newark that fit each student's special interests. Examples include Hist 373 International Law and Diplomatic History; HSS 404/491 History Senior Seminar: Censorship and the Media; HSS 408 STS Senior Seminar: Communication, Ethics and Law; IE 472 Product Liability Engineering: R202:302 Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice; R202:305 Case Processing: Law and Courts; R512:365, 366 American Legal History I and II; R512:379 U.S. History in the Courts; R790:356 Sex Law and Public Policy; R790:367 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory; R790:381 Judicial Process; R790:387 International Law; R790:401, 402 American Constitutional Law and Politics I and II; R790:409 Law and Public Policy (writing intensive); R920:349 Law and Society.

Note: Students who wish to pursue a specialty in law in relation to a specific scientific, technological, environmental, medical, or media field (such as health policy or intellectual property on the Internet), legal field (such as environmental law, criminal law, or international law), or interdisciplinary thematic field (such as gender studies) may count up to 9 credits of approved course work in that field toward the electives requirement for the major. For example, a student interested in environmental law might take Hist 344: Environmental History of North America and 6 credits of courses in environmental science and/or environmental policy for elective course credit in the major.

d. 6 credits of focused senior coursework: LTC 490: Senior Seminar in Law, Technology and Culture, in which students prepare a project or write a thesis in a relevant field, and LTC 462: Internship in Law, Technology and Culture, which provides a hands-on, law-related experience as an intern in a law firm, non-profit or government agency, science-or technology-based corporation, or other relevant organization.

2. 48 credits (minimum) of General University requirements, including 6 credits in English composition (Hum 101 and Hum 102); 3 credits in cultural history (Hist 213 or another 200-level history course at Rutgers-Newark); 3 credits in a senior seminar in humanities; 7 credits in the natural sciences; 15 credits in the social sciences; 3 credits in computer/information science; 6-7 credits in mathematics, including one course in calculus and one course in statistics; 3 credits in management: Mgmt 390; and 2 credits of physical education.

3. 24 credits of free electives.

Patent Law Curriculum (124 credits minimum)

The curriculum for students interested in pursuing a career as a patent attorney or patent examiner differs from the standard curriculum in Law, Technology and Culture in the following ways:

1. All students take Math 111 to fulfill the GUR in calculus (4 cr.)
2. Students apply (a) 7-8 credits of the Natural Sciences GUR, (b) up to 9 credits of Law, Technology and Culture electives, and (c) up to 24 credits of Free Electives in order to fulfill one of the following options (as mandated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office):
   1. Physics Option (24 cr.): 24 credits of approved physics courses.
   2. Biology Option (32 cr.): 8 credits of of approved chemistry or physics courses and 24 credits of approved courses in biology, botany, microbiology, or molecular biology.
   3. Chemistry Option (30 cr.): 30 credits of approved chemistry courses.
   4. Science/Engineering Option (40 cr.): 8 credits of approved chemistry or physics courses and 32 credits of approved courses in chemistry, physics, biology, botany, microbiology, molecular biology, or engineering.

Accelerated Pre-Law Curriculum with Seton Hall School of Law (105 credits at NJIT + the first year at Seton Hall School of Law)

The accelerated pre-law curriculum in Law, Technology and Culture differs from the standard curriculum in the following ways:

1. Students take a total of 105 credits at NJIT during three years of study. The B.A. is granted from NJIT after successful completion of the first year of law school.
2. In order to complete all NJIT course requirements in their three years at NJIT, students take 12 of their required 105 credits during the summers after their first and second years or as an overload during fall and spring semesters.
3. Students take 6 credits of free electives instead of 24.
4. Students fulfill all the requirements of the Albert Dorman Honors College, and an honors level of scholarship is expected in projects or theses submitted in LTC 490.

1st Semester: (16-17 credits)

1st Semester: (16 credits)

1st Semester: (15 credits)

1st Semester: (15 credits)

Law, Technology and Culture (15 credits): Students select electives from among a pre-approved list of law-related courses and other relevant courses. In consultation with an advisor, up to 9 credits may be elected from courses not on the pre-approved electives list.

Free (24 credits): Students select appropriate electives in consultation with the Law, Technology and Culture major advisor.

Natural Sciences GUR (7 credits): Course work totaling 7 credits in any of the following disciplines: biology, botany, chemistry, geology, and physics. Students may take a sequence of courses in one of these disciplines or courses in different disciplines. Laboratory credit must be included in the 7 credits.

Physical Education GUR (2 credits): Students who register as full-time undergraduates for two or more consecutive semesters must take two PE courses, one of which must be a 100-level fitness core course.

Senior Seminar GUR (3 credits): Three (3) credits in a 400-level senior seminar in the humanities and social sciences (HSS 401, HSS 402, HSS 403, HSS 404, HSS 405, HSS 406, HSS 407, HSS 408, HSS 491). HSS 404 or an appropriate section of HSS 491 may be counted as a history elective.