{"id":799,"date":"2026-06-17T16:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-political-science\/?page_id=799"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T21:48:24","slug":"b-a-in-political-science-concentration-in-legal-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-political-science\/programs-of-study\/b-a-in-political-science-concentration-in-legal-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"B.A. in Political Science &#8211; Concentration in Legal Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"about-the-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monmouth\u2019s B.A. in Political Science with a Concentration in Legal Studies degree program provides a framework for students interested in the law, from preparation for law school to a starting point for paralegal career opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"core-courses\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Core Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The American Judiciary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to Constitutional Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Constitutional Law: Civil Rights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.monmouth.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/wayne-d-mcmurray-humanities-social-sciences\/political-science-sociology\/political-science-ba-concentration-legal-studies\/\">View Curriculum &amp; Sequence Charts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"850\" style=\"object-position: 49.055% 37.585%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of faculty member Joseph Patten 2021\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/joseph-patten\/\">Joseph Patten, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Professor;<br>Advisor, Debate Team and Washington Semester<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">Political Science and Sociology<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">Samuel E. and Mollie Bey Hall, 246<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 263-5742\">732-263-5742<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:jpatten@monmouth.edu\" title='Email Joseph'>jpatten@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Program Monmouth\u2019s B.A. in Political Science with a Concentration in Legal Studies degree program provides a framework for students interested in the law, from preparation for law school to a starting point for paralegal career opportunities. 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