History Major with American History and Law Concentration

Degree Requirements

C. American History and Law Concentration

Whichever concentration the student chooses, all students must complete the Core requirements (8 credits) and Regions requirements (12 credits) listed under "History Major."

This concentration prepares students to meet the regular History Program Objectives and to provide traditional historical preparation for Law School combined with the study of contemporary legal practice.

The History major provides excellent preparation for law school because it pursues the following objectives desired by the American Bar Association for pre-law preparation: “Problem Solving, Critical Reading, Writing and Editing, Oral Communication and Listening, Research, Organization and Management, Public Service and Promotion of Justice, Relationship-building and Collaboration, Background Knowledge, Exposure to the Law.”

www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/pre_law.html

 

Total Credit Hours:

32

Four American History Elective Courses:

HIS 205	Native American Histories: Colonialism and Resistance	4
HIS 206	Slavery and Racism in the Early Americas: A Comparative Perspective	4
HIS 215	Women in American History	4
HIS 225	The Age of the Civil War	4
HIS 229	History of Sexuality	4
HIS 275	The Civil Rights Movement	4
HIS 304	History of Florida	4
HIS 319	Colonial America	4
HIS 320	Museums, Historic Sites and Archives	4
HIS 321	Revolutionary America	4
HIS 323	Revolutionary Black Atlantic	4
HIS 326	The History of U.S. Foreign Relations	4
HIS 335	U.S. Constitutional History	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

One Law Elective Course:

LJA 204	Introduction to Law, Justice, and Advocacy	4
LJA 211	Legal Research and Writing	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Upper-Level Course Requirement:

Students must take at least 16 credits in HIS or UTHIS courses numbered 300 or above, including courses taken in fulfillment of the History Core or Regions requirements, or any of the requirements listed above.

Total Credit Hours: 40