B.A. in Law, Technology and Culture (Patent Law Concentration)
Academic Advisor: Carla Guerriero
(120 credits)
Major Requirements
Students in the LTC patent law concentration follow the standard curriculum for the Law, Technology and Culture B.A. while focusing their science-based coursework around a specific natural science discipline (biology, chemistry, physics) or general science literacy.
The curricular options for the LTC B.A. Patent Law concentration are as follows:
Physics Option (24 minimum physics credits)
Students choosing the physics option must complete at least 24 credits of approved physics courses. Only physics courses for physics majors will be accepted.
Chemistry Option (30 minimum chemistry credits)
Students choosing the chemistry option must complete 30 credits of approved chemistry courses. Only chemistry courses for chemistry majors will be accepted.
Biology Option (32 minimum science credits)
Students choosing the biology option must complete 8 credits of approved chemistry or 8 credits of approved physics courses plus 24 credits of approved courses in biology, botany, microbiology, or molecular biology. The 8 semester hours in chemistry or physics must be obtained in two sequential courses, each course including a lab. Only biology courses for biology majors will be accepted.
General Science Option (40 minimum science credits)
Students choosing the general science option must complete 8 credits of approved chemistry or 8 credits of approved physics courses plus 32 credits of approved courses in chemistry, physics, biology, botany, microbiology, molecular biology, or engineering. The 8 semester hours of chemistry or 8 semester hours of physics must be obtained in two sequential courses, each course including a lab. Only courses for science or engineering majors will be accepted
These science curricular options meet the standards mandated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Free electives are used to fulfill the minimum science credit hours for options that require more than the 24 science credit hours in the plan of study grid below.
B. A. in Law, Technology and Culture - Patent Law Concentration (120 Credits)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | Credits | |
| ENGL 101 | English Composition: Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| MATH 111 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MGMT 290 | Business Law I | 3 |
| Natural Science GER | 3 | |
| Computer Science GER | 3 | |
| FYS SEM | First-Year Student Seminar | 0 |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| ENGL 102 | English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research | 3 |
| Social Science GER | 3 | |
| Mathematics GER Statistics | 3 | |
| Natural Science with Lab GER | 4 | |
| History and Humanities GER 200 level | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| Legal Foundations Elective 1 | 3 | |
| LTC Core Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| Legal Foundations Elective 1 | 3 | |
| LTC Core Elective | 3 | |
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Natural Science with Lab GER | 4 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| LTC Core Elective | 3 | |
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 1 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| LTC Core Elective | 3 | |
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective with Lab | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| HSS 404 | Humanities, History and Social Sciences Senior Seminar 3 | 3 |
| HIST 310 | Co-op in Law, Technology, Culture and History I 4 or Seminar - Research or Seminar:Research | 3 |
| HIST 312 | Prof Development in Law | 1 |
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| Science Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 13 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| Law-Related Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Foundations Electives | ||
| Select three of the following: | ||
| Civil Rights Revolution and Law | ||
| The Founding of the American Nation | ||
| Sex, Gender, and the Law in American History | ||
| American Law in the World | ||
| Law and Society in History | ||
| Research Methods in Law and Society | ||
| Business Law I | ||
| Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Technology | ||
| Intro Law And Legal Res | ||
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LTC Core Electives | ||
| Select four of the following: | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Legal issues in the History of Media | ||
| Law and Evidence | ||
| Environmental Justice and Climate Change in America | ||
| Legal Issues in Environmental History | ||
| Medicine and Health Law in Modern America | ||
| Invention and Regulation | ||
| Legal Aspects of Engineering | ||
| Privacy and Information Technology | ||
| Digital Crime | ||
| Information Technology and the Law | ||
| Environm Pol & Policy | ||
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Law-Related Electives 5 | ||
| Select six of the following: 6 | ||
| The Rise of Modern Science | ||
| Product Liability Engineering | ||
| Intro Criminal Justice | ||
| Amer Legal Hist | ||
| American Legal History II | ||
| Case Process:Law & Courts | ||
| Us Hist In The Court | ||
| Sex Law & Public Pol | ||
| Jurisprudence and Legal Theory | ||
| Judicial Process | ||
| International Law | ||
| Amer Constitutl Dev and Amer Constitutl Dev | ||
| Law & Public Policy (Writing Intensive) | ||
| Law & Society | ||
- 1
Course must satisfy the History and Humanities 300 GER.
- 2
Student may replace 1-credit elective if he or she has taken a 4-credit course elsewhere.
- 3
Must be an approved law-related HSS 404 History Seminar.
- 4
Students may take a History Research Seminar (HIST 490 or R510 490) instead of HIST 310 with the approval of the LTC advisor. Student projects in the history research seminar must be law-related.
- 5
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 advisor-approved courses in that field toward the electives requirement for the major. For example, a student interested in environmental law might take HIST 334 Environmental History of North America and 6 credits of courses in environmental science and/or environmental policy for elective course credit in the major.
- 6
Every course in this category must be approved by the LTC Advisor. Other law-related classes at NJIT and/or Rutgers that are not designated in this list may be used to satisfy the 18 credits of Law-Related Electives. The Rutgers Law School faculty occasionally offer classes open to undergraduates that can be used to satisfy these credits.
