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Pre-Law Related Major: English

Benefits:

  • For 2,000 years, the study of literature has been foundational to the theory and practice of law 
  • English majors learn to analyze complex texts and construct persuasive, evidence-based arguments
  • English majors study a variety of media: literature, film and television, digital media
  • Small class sizes
  • Work one-on-one with faculty
  • The Department of English offers interdisciplinary approaches to law-related topics: Climate Justice; Race and Migration; Digital  Culture and Ethical AI; Cyber Law - the history and dynamics of law enforcement in computing

     
  • The Department of English offers courses focusing on the long relationship between law and literature
  • Click here to view more information on English/Legal Careers

 

Extracurricular Activities:

  • Participation in URECA Celebration and URECA English Symposium
  • For-credit Internships within the major
  • Participation in Mock Trial Program
  • Pre-Law Society

 

Courses that our students have found beneficial, especially as first-year law school students, include:

  • WRT 380:  Advanced Research Writing: Theories, Methods, Practices
  • WRT 381:  Advanced Analytic and Argumentative Writing


Pre-Law Related Electives:

Course

 Title

EGL 204:

Literary Analysis and Argumentation

EGL 210:

Literature, Medicine and Ethics

EGL 272:

American Narratives of Race and Justice

EGL 284:

Public Humanities Workshop

EGL 301:

Authors, Periods, Topics, or Genres, with Intensive Writing

EGL 309:

Interdisciplinary Study of Literature

EGL 317:

Energy Humanities and Literature

EGL 370:

Literature and Ethics

EGL 380:

Senior Seminar 

EGL 381:

Advanced Analytic and Argumentative Writing

For the full list of major requirements, click here.

To view law school applicants by major, click here. 

For more information, contact:

Career Coach, Education and Helping Professions/Government, Law, and Public Service
Shaquille Rivera
Shaquille.rivera@stonybrook.edu
Undergraduate Program Director
Michael Tondre, Associate Professor
Michael.Tondre@stonybrook.edu
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