Pre-Law Courses at OHIO
By Larry Hayman
Pre-Law Advisor & Specialist in the Center for Law, Justice & Culture
There is no one major or set of classes necessary to enter law school. Successful law students and attorneys come from all academic disciplines and majors. Reflecting this, Ohio University has a long tradition of providing excellent law-related courses in a variety of disciplines to its students.
Students who are interested in attending law school should consider taking classes that will make them think analytically, will help develop their writing skills, and help hone their public speaking abilities.
The Making & Breaking the Law theme offers a wide range of courses focusing on law in relation to citizenship, global affairs, human rights, public health, and science and technology.
Students interested in an in-depth critical approach to law may wish to consider the Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture.
Students should consider taking the following courses as well:
- PHIL 1200: Principles of Reasoning
- PHIL 1300: Introduction to Ethics
- THAR 1120: Fundamentals of Acting
- COMS 1300: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
- ACCT 1010: Foundations of Accounting
This list of law-related courses below is not exhaustive. Course prerequisites are not listed but may exist, and not all classes are available on a regular basis. This list is a guide to courses that will contribute to the intellectual growth of undergraduate students wanting to attend law school.
Accounting
1010 Managerial Accounting
1020 Managerial Accounting
Art History
2110-2120 Survey of Western Art
African American Studies
1060 Introduction to African American Studies
1500 Introduction to Black Media
2250 History of the Black Worker
2540 History of Injustice in the U.S
3400 The Black Community Post WWII
3450 The Black Woman
3570 Black Music Seminar: Hiphop History, Culture & Politics
3640 Comparative Study of Injustice
4400 The Black Child
4820 The Black Family
Business Law
2000 Law and Society
Classics
2310 Human Aspirations
2520 Classical Athens
2530 Rome Under the Caesars
3120 Greek Tragedy
3130 Greek Sophists and Orators
3620 (CLAR) Roman Cities
Communication Studies
1030 Public Speaking
3610 Advanced Argument and Debate
3601 Courtroom Rhetoric
3602 Political Rhetoric
3603 Contemporary Rhetoric
4604 Responsibilities and Freedom of Speech
Economics
1030 Microeconomics
1040 Macroeconomics
2130 Contemporary Economic Problems
3030 Intermediate Microeconomics
3130 Economics of the Environment
3140 Natural Resources Economics
3150 Economics and the Law
3340 Antitrust Economics
3520 Economic History of the U.S
Geography
1200 Human Geography
3210 Population Geography
3250 Political Geography
3500 Land Use Planning
3530 Environmental Planning
3460 Environmental Law
3580 Environmental Risk Assessment
English
ENG 3290 - Rhetoric and Law Credit Hours: 3.0
ENG 3570 - Law and Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
Hearing and Speech Sciences
1070 Voice and Articulation
History
3060 U.S. Environmental History
3070 Famous Trials in American History
3090 American Constitutional History, Part 1
3095 American Constitutional History, Part 2
3100 A-C 20th Century America
3140 (3143, 3144, 3146) A-F Social and Cultural History of the U.S.
3330 Oil, Energy, and International Diplomacy
3903 English History to 1688
Journalism
1330 Precision Language
Music
1200 Exploring Musical Styles
1250 Introduction to Music History and Literature
Philosophy
1200 Principles of Reasoning
1300 Introduction to Ethics
2350 Business Ethics
2400 Social and Political Philosophy
3100 Ancient Philosophy
3200 Symbolic Logic I
3350 Environmental Ethics
4400 Contemporary Social Philosophy
4420 Philosophy of Law
Sociology
1000 Introduction to Sociology
2010 Contemporary Social Problems
2600 Criminal Justice
3620 Criminology
3630 Juvenile Delinquency
3650 Mental Health and Illness
4190 Group Processes
4640 Law and Social Control
4710 Gender and Justice
Political Science
1010 American National Government
2300 Comparative Politics
2500 International Relations
2200 Politics of Law
4010 American Constitutional Law
4100 Public Policy Analysis
4150 American Presidency
4250 Environmental and Natural Resources Politics and Policy
4260 Politics of the Environmental Movement
4550 International Law
4880 Public Dispute Resolution
Psychology
1010 Introduction to Psychology
1110 Elementary Statistical Reasoning
2720 Psychology of Personality
2710 Abnormal Psychology
3810 Environmental Psychology
3520 Social Psychology
3440 Psychology of Gender
Social Work
3243 Social Welfare Law
Theater
1130 Acting Fundamentals I
Women and Gender Studies