{"id":10010,"date":"2026-04-02T09:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/?page_id=10010"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:06:25","slug":"law-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/colleges\/liberal-arts\/history-legal-studies-department\/programs\/law-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Law &amp; Society Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Law &amp; Society major is a great option if you want to continue your education rather than practice in a legal setting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this major, students study law and legal culture from many disciplinary, conceptual, historical, theoretical, and empirical perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with completing the regular sequence of legal specialty courses, students will earn credits in several other courses that demonstrate the intersection of law in all aspects of society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Law &amp; Society majors go on to law school. Law school, however, is not the only option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Increasingly, employers are looking for students who are trained in multiple disciplines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any career that requires strategic thinking, good writing, articulate speaking, and the ability to ask and decipher complicated questions will be a good fit for a successful Law &amp; Society major. WSU Law &amp; Society graduates have found employment in careers ranging from law enforcement to sales and marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Major-Map-Law-and-Society-2019.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Major-Map-Law-and-Society-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Major Map<\/a>\u00a0(PDF) is available to help students plan to complete their major coursework in 4 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Law &amp; Society B.A. Degree is&nbsp;not ABA-approved<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                            <div class=\"h3\">Contact the History &amp; Legal Studies Department<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<div class=\"wsu-block grid grid--33\">\n    <div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Dr. Juandrea Bates\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Director of Legal Studies\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>Minn\u00e9 Hall 220<\/p>\n<p>507.457.2821<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:JBates@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email Juandrea Bates<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Dr. Matthew Lungerhausen\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Department Chair\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>Minn\u00e9 Hall 214<\/p>\n<p>507.457.5409<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:mlungerhausen@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email Dr. Matthew Lungerhausen <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Pattie Thompson\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Office Manager\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>Minn\u00e9 Hall 212<\/p>\n<p>507.457.5418<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:Pattie.Thompson@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email Pattie Thompson<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WSU&#8217;s Law &amp; 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