UHCL School of Human Science and Humanities
Bachelor’s Degree, Humanities, Pre-Law

This 120-hour degree plan consists of the following: 60 freshman and sophomore level credit hours 9 HSH General Education credit hours 24 credit hours in Humanities 9 credit hours in Human Science coursework 12 credit hours of directed electives 6 credit hours of free electives
Hours	Courses	Comments
3 Hours—Humanities (Select one course from Basic Texts series)	HUMN 3031—Basic Texts in Western Tradition 1 HUMN 3033—Basic Texts in Western Tradition II HUMN 3035—Basic Texts III-Non-Western Tradition	You will also complete one course from the Basic Texts series to meet the HFA core requirements.
3 Hours—Communication (Select one course from the list)	WRIT 3132—Written Communications in Business COMM 3531—Mass Media and Society COMM 3532—Media Law COMM 4233— Speech Communication-Theory and Practice
6 Hours—History (Select two courses from the list of recommended courses)	HIST 3331—Medieval Europe HIST 4035—Texas and the Borderlands+ HIST 4134—Growth of Industrial America HIST 4133—Civil War and Reconstruction+ HIST 4135—America 1919-1945+ HIST 4136—America Since 1945+ HIST 4234—U.S. Labor History+ HIST 4338—Modern Britain	Courses noted with a “+” will satisfy the statutory requirement for American History.
6 Hours—Literature (Select two courses from the list of recommended courses)	LITR 3631—Shakespeare LITR 4130—Literary Studies-Genres and Critical Perspectives LITR 4131—Literary Theory LITR 4238—Rise and Development of the English Novel LITR 4332—American Minority Literature LITR 4530—Masterpieces of 19^th Century European Literature LITR 4531— Masterpieces of 20^th Century European Literature LITR 4537—Women in Literature
6 Hours—Philosophy (Select two courses from the list of recommended courses)	PHIL 3231—Logic PHIL 3331—Ethics PHIL 3433—Philosophy and Knowledge PHIL 4134—The Great Philosophers I PHIL 4135--The Great Philosophers II
9 Hours—HSH Pre-Law Track (Select three courses from the list)	ANTH 3131—Cultural Anthropology ANTH 3531—Political and Economic Anthropology ANTH 4431—Women in Society ANTH 4432—Human Rights and Social Justice ANTH 4531—Anthropology and Family CRIM 3132/SOCI 3132—Criminology CRIM 3335/SOCI 3335—Deviance CRIM 4332--Social Problems and the Legal System SOCI 3531—Political Sociology SOCI 3531—Urban Sociology SOCI 4131—Social Psychology SOCI 4132—Social Structure: Class, Power and Status SOCI 4332—Sociology of Law SOCI 4535—Minorities in America
12 Hours—Electives (Select four courses from the list of recommended courses and/or any Legal Studies Courses)	CRIM 4133/SOCI 4133—Juvenile Delinquency CRIM 4135/SOCI 4135—The Death Penalty CRIM 4434/SOCI 4434—Criminal Law POLS 3331—Legislative Process POLS 3532—Policymaking Process POLS 4133—Civil Liberties in America POLS 4135—Judicial Process POLS 4535—Political Philosophy SOCI 4232—Theories of Society SOCI 4238—Social Conflict and Mediation SOCI 4331—Prison and Society SOCI 4333—Crisis Intervention SOCI 4432—Human Rights and Social Justice WMST 4136—Women and the Law

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