Pre-Law Related Major: History
- Read complex texts to understand how arguments are made and supported
- Craft exceptional writing samples
- Pursue a concentration in Law, Politics, & Social Justice
- Enroll in HIS 401 seminar class, the capstone course in History focusing entirely on research, public speaking and writing, while satisfying the SBC requirements WRTD, SPK and EXP+
- Study and talk with professors who teach and do research on topics that are interesting to students
- Several of our faculty members have served as expert witnesses in high profile court cases
- Pre-Law Society; consider participating in the mock-trial program
- History Club publishes the student-run journal, The Stony Brook Undergraduate History Journal; also hosts debates on contemporary topics)
- URECA -- engage in a year-long independent research project
- One- or two-semester independent research project opportunities
| Course | Title |
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HIS 301 |
Reading and Writing History |
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HIS 314 |
Indigenous-Settler Relations in the U.S. |
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HIS 325 |
Civil Rights and Black Power |
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HIS 331 |
Immigration in American History |
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HIS 365 |
Environmental History of North America |
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HIS 366 |
Carceral Studies: Histories of Policing, Prisons, and Surveillance |
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HIS 371 |
Law and Society in American History, 1620-1877 |
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HIS 374 |
Surveillance State: A History of U.S. Domestic Spying |
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HIS 401 |
Research Seminar in History |