Legal History

certificate

The Legal History certificate considers how law works in the United States and around the world. Students explore histories of the law’s influence on society and the ways in which society influences law.

About this Program

Certificates must comply with the Certificate Policy.

Department Information

Undergraduate students in the Department of History come to the program as four-year residential students, PaCE students, and as transfers from Florida state colleges and out-of-state institutions. They join a large, diverse, and active community of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. Program highlights include a vibrant Honors Program, engaged student organizations, and numerous opportunities for undergraduate research.
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P.O. Box 117320
25 KEENE-FLINT HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32611-7320
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 Curriculum

The certificate is open to non-majors while majors may obtain a specialization in legal history.  Students minoring in History are also eligible for the certificate as long as they do not apply certificate courses towards their minor.

Required Courses

Group A course3
AMH 3340History of Disability in America3
AMH 3551Constitutional History of the United States to 18773
AMH 3552Constitutional History of the United States Since 18773
AMH 3558United States Legal History3
AMH 4316Violence and Social Conflict in American History3
AMH 4319Crime and Punishment in American History3
AMH 4550Origins of the US Constitution3
Group B course3
ASH 3931Special Topics in Asian History (Imperial Japan)3
ASH 3931Special Topics in Asian History (Global Histories of Prostitution)3
EUH 3033History of the Holocaust3
EUH 3035Nazi Germany3
EUH 3284Authoritarian Interwar Europe3
EUH 3931Special Topics in European History (Inquisitions)3-9
EUH 3931Special Topics in European History (Inquisitions)3-9
LAH 3931Special Topics in Latin American History (Crime and Criminality in the Americas )3-9
LAH 3931Special Topics in Latin American History (Crime and Criminality in the Americas )3-9
LAH 3931Special Topics in Latin American History (Inquisitions)3-9
WOH 3931Special Topics in World History (Global Histories of Prostitution )3
WOH 3205History of Human Rights3
Total Credits63-93

In addition to these courses, the undergraduate coordinator may authorize substitute courses.

1

Course not previously taken.