Dec 26, 2024

OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15

OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15 [Archived Catalog]

History—Prelaw Major (B.A.)

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Major code BA4214

College of Arts and Sciences
History Department
Bentley Annex 452
Phone: 740.593.4334
Fax: 740.593.0259
History.Department@ohio.edu
http://www.ohio.edu/history

Brian Schoen, contact person

Program Overview

History’s emphasis on reading and interpreting evidence, appreciating context, and writing makes it an ideal major for students preparing for law school. The specific intra- and extra-departmental requirements of our program have been tailored to provide the knowledge base, intellectual rigor, and academic skills necessary to prepare you for law school and a legal career.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Our pre-law students have been admitted to the top law programs nationwide and within Ohio. After graduation, other pre-law majors have pursued work as paralegals or in business, education, government, and for non-profit organizations.

Requirements

Universitywide Graduation Requirements

To complete this program, students must meet all Universitywide graduation requirements .

Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirement

View the A&S - College Level Requirements (A&S CLR) .

History Prelaw Hours Requirement

Complete a total of 36 semester credit hours of HIST coursework, including all of the requirements below.

Introductory History Courses

Complete two of the following courses:

HIST 1210 - Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1500 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1220 - Western Civilization: Modernity from 1500 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1221 - The First Universities: History & Learning in Europe, 1100-1600 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1320 - Introduction to World History Before 1750 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1330 - Introduction to World History Since 1750 Credit Hours: 3

United States History Introductory Courses

Complete the following courses:

HIST 2000 - Survey of United States History, 1600-1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History, 1865-present Credit Hours: 3

Historical Research and Writing

Complete the following course at the beginning of the junior year:

HIST 3111J - Historical Research and Writing Credit Hours: 3

Chronological History Course Requirement

Courses taken above the 2020-level to meet the Chronological History Course requirements will also count toward the elective requirements. Complete one course from two of the three following components.

Geographical History Course Requirement

Courses taken above the 2020-level to meet the Geographical History Course requirements will also count toward the elective requirements. Complete one course from two of the three following components.

Component 1: European History

HIST 3098 - Famous Trials in British History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3213 - War, Violence, Modernity Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3281 - Jewish History Since 1492 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3291 - Ancient Greece Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3292 - Ancient Rome Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3501 - Nature, Science and Religion to 1800 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3520 - Roman Law & Society Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3531 - The Barbarian West: Europe 400-1000 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3532 - History of the Crusades Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3533 - Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000-1350 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3540 - History of Early Christianity Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3541 - Medieval Christianity: Church and Society Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3542 - The European Reformation Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3543 - Modern Christianity Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3555 - Women in Medieval Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3560 - The Italian Renaissance Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3562 - Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the History of Medieval Spain Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3580 - Power and Revolution in Early Modern Europe, 1450-1650 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3581 - Politics, Power and People in Europe, 1650-1775 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3600 - Women in Early Modern European History, 1400-1800 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3601 - Women in Modern European History, 1800-present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3602 - Women Warriors: Women and War in Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3610 - The French Revolution Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3620 - Europe, 1814-1914 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3640 - Europe Between World Wars, 1919-1939 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3641 - Contemporary Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3650 - The Problem of Church and State in European History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3660 - History of France in the 19th- Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3661 - Modern France in the 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3680 - Germany in the 19th- Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3681 - Germany in the 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3682 - Nazi Germany Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3710 - Magic, Heresy and Witchcraft in Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3715 - Sex, Crime and Deviance in Europe, 1200-1800 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3718 - History of Central Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3730 - Making of the Balkans 1354 - 1908 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3731 - Balkan dreams and nightmares: Southeastern Europe from 1908 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3740 - European Strategy & Diplomacy 1815-1914 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3741 - Origins of World War II, 1914-1941 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3750 - World War I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3770 - The Holocaust Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3780 - History of Secret Intelligence Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3820 - History of Russia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3821 - Russia: Road to Revolution 1825-1917 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3822 - Soviet Union Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3823 - The USSR in World War II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3830 - History of Poland, 966-1905 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3831 - Modern Poland: War, Revolution and Peace from 1905 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3840 - Ethnic Cleansing in Modern European History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3860 - Shakespeare’s England, 1450-1603 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3861 - Revolutionary Britain, 1603-1702 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3862 - English History to 1688 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3864 - Making Modern Britain, 1702-1815 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3865 - Churchill’s Britain Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3867 - Rise of the British Empire Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3868 - Fall of the British Empire Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3869 - The Modern English Constitution Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3870 - European Intellectual and Cultural, 18th-20th- Centuries Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3871 - European Intellectual and Cultural, 20th- Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4536 - Medieval Rome: Piety and Power Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4903 - Colloquium in European History Credit Hours: 3

Component 2: North American History

HIST 3002 - Colonial British North America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3004 - Revolutionary Era Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3008 - Early U.S. Republic Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3012 - Foundations of Modern America: The Gilded Age, 1877-1901 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3018 - History of the American South to 1900 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3020 - Survey of American Indian History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3030 - United States in World War II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3050 - The United States and the Vietnam War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3060 - American Environmental History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3070 - Famous Trials in American History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3081 - The Civil War and its Aftermath Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3090 - American Constitutional History, Part 1: Origins to Reconstruction Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3095 - American Constitutional History, 1880s-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3100 - Emergence of the Modern United States: Progressive Era and Roaring Twenties Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3102 - Age of FDR: The United States during the Great Depression and World War II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3104 - United States, 1945-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3106 - History of American Conservatism Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3110 - History of Public Health Disasters Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3112 - United States in Urban History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3113 - History of Canada Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3130 - American Jewish History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3140 - Pop/High Culture in 20th Century America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3143 - American Social and Cultural History, 1820-1890 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3144 - US Social History in the 20th century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3146 - American Ideas, 20th- Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3148 - Cultural Rebels in the Modern U.S. Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3150 - Survey of African American History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3160 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1776-1898 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3162 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1898-1945 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3164 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1945-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3170 - Survey of Ohio History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3180 - American Westward Movement Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3190 - Sports In American History and Culture Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3192 - History of American Baseball Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3200 - Women in American History Before 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3201 - Women in American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3202 - Women’s Health and Medicine in U.S. History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3211 - American Military History, 1600-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3214 - Military History of the Civil War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3220 - 1960s in U.S.: Decade of Controversy Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3224 - The 1980s in the U.S.: The Age of Reagan and Madonna Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4901 - Colloquium in United States History Credit Hours: 3

Component 3: World History

HIST 2460 - The Rise of Modern Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3000 - Atlantic History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3230 - Latin American History: The Colonial Era Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3231 - Latin American History: From Independence to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3232 - History of Brazil Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3233 - The History of Modern Mexico Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3250 - History of U.S.- Latin American Relations Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3280 - Jewish History to 1492 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3290 - Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3301 - African History Through Film Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3320 - History of Women in the Middle East Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3330 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3340 - Zionism and Modern Israel Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3352 - Legacy of Genghis Khan Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3355 - History of Modern Iran Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3360 - History of North Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3370 - Middle East History 600 to 1500 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3371 - Middle East History 1500 to the present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3380 - History of West Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3381 - History of East Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3390 - Women in African History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3400 - African Intellectual History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3401 - African History Through Theater Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3410 - History of Africa to 1850 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3411 - History of Africa Since 1850 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3420 - History of South Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3440 - History of Vietnam Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3450 - Southeast Asia to c. 1750: The Creative Synthesis Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3451 - Southeast Asia, c. 1750 to 1945: Change and Conflict Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3452 - Southeast Asia, 1945 to the Present: The Search for Stability Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3460 - Ancient China Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3461 - Imperial China: 1200-1911 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3462 - Modern China Since 1911 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3480 - Traditional Japan Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3481 - Modern Japan Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3700 - History of Byzantine Empire, 324-1453 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3742 - The Cold War, 1941-1989 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3790 - History of Sea Power Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3866 - History and Strategy of the Afghan Wars Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4906 - Colloquium in African History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4907 - Colloquium in East Asian History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4902 - Colloquium in Latin American History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4904 - Colloquium in the History of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4905 - Colloquium in Middle Eastern History Credit Hours: 3

History Electives

Complete a total of 21 hours of history courses above 2010. This requirement will be partially satisfied by those courses taken to fulfill the Chronological and Geographical requirements.

Prelaw History Major Intradepartmental Course Requirements

Complete two of the following courses. They may also satisfy the Chronological and Geographical requirements for your major.

HIST 3004 - Revolutionary Era Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3008 - Early U.S. Republic Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3060 - American Environmental History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3070 - Famous Trials in American History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3081 - The Civil War and its Aftermath Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3090 - American Constitutional History, Part 1: Origins to Reconstruction Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3095 - American Constitutional History, 1880s-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3098 - Famous Trials in British History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3100 - Emergence of the Modern United States: Progressive Era and Roaring Twenties Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3102 - Age of FDR: The United States during the Great Depression and World War II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3104 - United States, 1945-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3106 - History of American Conservatism Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3143 - American Social and Cultural History, 1820-1890 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3144 - US Social History in the 20th century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3146 - American Ideas, 20th- Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3150 - Survey of African American History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3160 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1776-1898 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3162 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1898-1945 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3164 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1945-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3200 - Women in American History Before 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3201 - Women in American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3202 - Women’s Health and Medicine in U.S. History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3220 - 1960s in U.S.: Decade of Controversy Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3291 - Ancient Greece Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3292 - Ancient Rome Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3330 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3520 - Roman Law & Society Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3533 - Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000-1350 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3610 - The French Revolution Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3650 - The Problem of Church and State in European History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3715 - Sex, Crime and Deviance in Europe, 1200-1800 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3860 - Shakespeare’s England, 1450-1603 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3861 - Revolutionary Britain, 1603-1702 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3865 - Churchill’s Britain Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3869 - The Modern English Constitution Credit Hours: 3

Prelaw History Major Extradepartmental Requirements

Complete two of the following courses. Most of them will also fulfill your Arts and Sciences breadth requirements.

AAS 2250 - History of the African American Worker Credit Hours: 3
AAS 2540 - History of Injustice in the United States Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 1010 - Foundations of Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 1020 - Decision Making with Accounting Credit Hours: 3
BUSL 2000 - Law and Society Credit Hours: 3
COMS 3602 - Political Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1040 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3340 - Economics of Antitrust Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3010 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3120 - English Literature: 1500-1660 Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3130 - English Literature: 1660-1800 Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3210 - American Literature to 1865 Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3220 - American Literature: 1865-1918 Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1200 - Human Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3460 - Environmental Law Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3500 - Land Use Planning Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3530 - Environmental Planning and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 1200 - Principles of Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 1300 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 2400 - Social and Political Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 4400 - Contemporary Social Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 1010 - Politics in the United States Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2200 - The Politics of Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4210 - The Politics of Law and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4550 - International Law Credit Hours: 3
PSY 1010 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 1110 - Elementary Statistical Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 2600 - Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3600 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4640 - Law in Societies Credit Hours: 3
SW 3243 - Social Welfare Law Credit Hours: 3

Preparation for Law

If you plan to enter law school after earning an undergraduate degree, it is prudent to choose a major that reflects your true academic interest. Law schools draw students from a variety of majors, and history has proven to be one of the most successful in launching students toward successful careers in law. This is because our courses provide an understanding of the context within which the western legal tradition emerged. They explain the impact that laws and courts have had on shaping society and, conversely, how societal change has reshaped legal practice. As critically the habits of a historian teach students to read and contextualize evidence, to consider multiple perspectives, and to frame and express arguments, skills that numerous lawyers and administrators of law schools suggest are the closest approximation of legal practice that can be simulated in an undergraduate curriculum.

Additional information about the history department’s prelaw program is available at:
www.ohio.edu/history/undergraduate/prelaw.html.

In addition to our diverse array of history courses, you are advised to use your general electives to take other courses helpful in enhancing your analytical abilities. Those may include courses from English composition and literature, American literature, political science, economics, sociology, philosophy (include ethics and logic), accounting, psychology, and a foreign language. Courses in speech, and training in expression, as well as activities that develop the capacity for independent thought and action, are recommended.

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that to enter law school you must be able to show possession of an undergraduate degree from an approved college if you wish to take the Ohio Bar Examination. Law schools in the State of Ohio require the degree of all entering students, regardless of the state in which they plan to take the bar examination. More general information regarding prelaw can be found at: www,cas.ohiou.edu/undergrad/cat/PreLaw.asp.

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