History, B.A., Pre-Law Concentration

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Pre-Law Concentration

Students who wish to major in history and prepare for law school or prestigious J.D.-Ph.D. programs can opt for a pre-law concentration. Students should contact Robert Baker, the department’s pre-law advisor, for more information about law school admissions.

Area A-F requirements for the Pre-Law Concentration are the same as for the B.A. in History. One or more of the following courses are strongly recommended:

PHIL 2500 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours (Prerequisite: MATH 1001 , MATH 1101, or MATH 1111 )
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours (Prerequisite: MATH 1001 , MATH 1101, or MATH 1111 )

Area G: Major Courses (30 Hours)

Required Courses to fulfill CTW requirement (4 Hours)

HIST 3000 - Introduction to Historical Studies-CTW 4 Credit Hours (should be taken first among upperdivision courses)

Two of the following courses (8 Hours)

HIST 4450 - History of Crime in America 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4460 - Bills of Rights 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4470 - The Founders’ Constitution 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4532 - Crime, Law and Society in Early Modern Europe 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4540 - Britain and the World, 1500-1700 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4550 - Britain and the World since 1700 3 Credit Hours

One course in African, Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, or world history

Capstone Course in Historical Research (4 Hours)

HIST 4990 - Historical Research-CTW 4 Credit Hours (Prerequisite: HIST 3000 and at least three other upper-division courses, including at least two 4000-level classes.)

Area H: Minor and Additional Courses

Students in the pre-law concentration must take an additional 9 hours. At least three credit hours must come from Field 2.

Other courses may be substituted for the Area H requirement by the History pre-law advisor.

Additional courses from departments other than the major must be taken to complete a minimum of 120 hours. The department strongly recommends that majors take the fourth semester of a foreign language: Lang 2002.

Field 1

HIST 3250 - Religion in American Life 3 to 4 Credit Hours
HIST 3900 - Human Rights in Historical Perspective 3 Credit Hours
HIST 4100 - Philosophy of History 3 Credit Hours
HIST 4190 - American Culture and Ideas I 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4200 - American Culture and Ideas II 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4630 - European Intellectual History I: From Medieval to Marx 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4640 - The Holocaust 3 Credit Hours

Field 2

PHIL 4500 - Symbolic Logic 3 Credit Hours (prerequisite: PHIL 2500 with grade of B or higher)
PHIL 4700 - Ethics 3 Credit Hours (prerequisite: one 2000 or 3000-level Philosophy course)
PHIL 4820 - Philosophy of Law 3 Credit Hours (prerequisite: one 2000 or 3000-level Philosophy course)
SOCI 3224 - Crime and Punishment 3 Credit Hours
POLS 3140 - Judicial Process and Courts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4130 - American Constitutional Law 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4131 - Civil Liberties and Rights 3 Credit Hours