Pre-Law Related Major: English

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
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Alpha Nu Zeta, the English Honors Society
Honors Program in English: special honors courses, research training, year-long faculty-mentored project, Honors Symposium

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

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

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