Political Science Department

Contact Information

Jeanne Zaino
Department Chair

Email: jzaino@iona.edu
Phone: (914) 633-2697

With the assistance of the Pre-Law Coordinators,
pre-law students choose six courses (3 credits each):

BLW	200	Contemporary Issues/Practical Law in Everyday Life
BLW	300	Introduction to Law and the Legal System
BLW	302	Current Issues in Immigration Law
BLW	401	Property, Security Devices, Estates, Trusts, Bankruptcy (Accounting Majors)
BLW	415	International Law and Business
CRJ	207	Principles of Penal Law
CRJ	305	Substantive Criminal Law
CRJ	317	Evidence and Procedural Law
CRJ	495	Special Topics in CRJ: Women’s Legal Studies
ENG	357	Advanced Writing for Pre-Law Students
MCO	300	Media, Law & Ethics
PHL	332	Logic: Basis of Correct Reasoning
PHL	356	Political and Social Philosophy
PHL	381	Philosophy of Law
POL	323	Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights
POL	328	The American Political System: The Judicial Branch and the Constitution
POL	364	International Law
POL	385	Pre-Law Internship

The International Studies Major furnishes students with the tools to follow and assess current political and economic events and changes.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia with Political Science faculty.

The Pre-Law minor program is designed to develop and enhance those skills required both at law school and in a legal career.