The University of Wisconsin – Whitewater launches a new major in legal studies.
Political Science Department Chair Jolly Emrey says the legal studies major will eventually replace a popular legal studies emphasis within the political science major.
Emery says creating a new major allows for a curriculum more intensely focused on legal topics such as the history of American Indian law and policy, international law, gender and law, environmental law and policy, and journalism and the First Amendment.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in legal occupational areas is expected to increase by 5 percent between 2019 and 2029, representing 67,000 new jobs.
