Major Requirements BETWEEN Fall 2015 and FALL 2020

Requirements for students that entered the Law, History, and Culture History between Fall 2015 and Fall 2020.

To view these program requirements in the official USC Catalogue, please click below.

LHC Catalogue Listing (2015-2020)

This major is designed for students drawn to interdisciplinary study of legal and cultural issues, as well as those who intend to pursue a law degree. It offers students an interdisciplinary education in legal institutions, languages and processes that are central to social, cultural and political developments in the past and present, and play a critical role in shaping our most basic concepts and categories of thought and identity. It combines approaches from history, literature, philosophy, political theory, religion and classical studies to explore the law’s position at the nexus of society. The major will help students develop the critical skills of reading, writing and analysis crucial to both a liberal education and the study of law. Students will gain theoretical and analytical perspectives on ethical, political and social issues relevant to law as they explore specific legal issues from a humanistic perspective.

Required Courses

This major requires 36 units from the following courses. Majors must complete all courses listed in Category 1 and seven courses from Category 2.

Category 1

(All courses required.)

  • LAW 101w Law and the U.S. Constitution in Global History Units: 4
  • LAW 300 Concepts in American Law Units: 4

Category 2

(Seven courses required.)

  • AMST 101gmw Race and Class in Los Angeles Units: 4
  • AMST 111g Sex in America Units: 4
  • AMST 320 Social Construction of Race and Citizenship Units: 4
  • AMST 342m Law and Identities Units: 4
  • AMST 344m Islamic Law and American Society Units: 4
  • AMST 345 Law and American Indian Studies Units: 4
  • AMST 353m Race and Racism in the Americas Units: 4
  • AMST 357m Latino Social Movements Units: 4
  • AMST 389m Carceral Geographies Units: 4
  • ANTH 345 Politics, Social Organization, and Law Units: 4, 2 years
  • CLAS 305 Roman Law Units: 4
  • CLAS 307 Law and Society in Classical Greece Units: 4
  • CLAS 320gmp Diversity and the Classical Western Tradition Units: 4
  • CLAS 333 Cult and City in Ancient Greece Units: 4
  • CLAS 340 Ethics and Politics in Ancient Rome Units: 4
  • CLAS 348g Athens in the Age of Democracy and Empire Units: 4
  • CLAS 370 Leaders and Communities: Classical Models Units: 4
  • CLAS 470 Democracies Ancient and Modern Units: 4
  • COLT 385 Literature and Justice Units: 4
  • COLT 472 Los Angeles Crime Fiction Units: 4
  • COLT 475 Politics and the Novel Units: 4
  • COLT 476 Narrative and the Law Units: 4
  • ENGL 355g Anglo-American Law and Literature Units: 4
  • ENGL 372 Literature and Related Arts Units: 4
  • ENGL 374m Literature, Nationality and Otherness Units: 4
  • ENGL 381 Narrative Forms in Literature and Film Units: 4
  • HIST 210gw How to Be An American: Global Histories of U.S. Citizenship Units: 4
  • HIST 220gp Murder on Trial in America Units: 4
  • HIST 265gw Racism, Sexism, and the Law Units: 4
  • HIST 312 The Age of the French Revolution and Napoleon Units: 4
  • HIST 320p Law, Slavery, and Race Units: 4
  • HIST 323 The Holocaust in 20th Century Europe Units: 4
  • HIST 351 The American Revolution Units: 4
  • HIST 355 The African-American Experience Units: 4
  • HIST 377 Law and Society in Premodern China and Japan Units: 4
  • HIST 385 Anglo-American Law before the 18th Century Units: 4
  • HIST 386 American Legal History Units: 4
  • HIST 453 The Age of Emancipation Units: 4
  • HIST 455 Advanced Topics in African-American History Units: 4
  • HIST 460 War, Race, and the Constitution Units: 4
  • HIST 463 The Constitutional History of the United States Units: 4
  • HIST 470 The Spanish Inquisition in the Early Modern Hispanic World Units: 4, 2 years
  • JS 342 Reading in Two Directions: Connecting Law and Literature in Jewish Tradition Units: 4
  • LAW 320p Law, Slavery, and Race Units: 4
  • LAW 450 Global Justice for Mass Atrocities and Genocide Units: 4
  • PHIL 430 Philosophy of Law Units: 4
  • PHIL 431 Law, Society, and Politics Units: 4
  • POSC 130g Law, Politics and Public Policy Units: 4
  • POSC 340 Constitutional Law Units: 4
  • POSC 345 International Law Units: 4
  • POSC 370 European Political Thought I Units: 4
  • POSC 371 European Political Thought II Units: 4
  • POSC 374 The American Founders: Visions, Values and Legacy Units: 4
  • POSC 375 American Political Thought Units: 4
  • POSC 377 Asian Political Thought Units: 4
  • POSC 380 Political Theories and Social Reform Units: 2, 4
  • POSC 426 The United States Supreme Court Units: 4
  • POSC 441m Cultural Diversity and the Law Units: 4
  • POSC 443 Law in Film Units: 4
  • POSC 444 Civil and Political Rights and Liberties Units: 4
  • REL 360 Ethical Issues in the New Medical Revolution Units: 4
  • REL 361 Law and Religion Units: 4
  • REL 414 History of Islamic Law Units: 4
  • SWMS 349 Women and the Law Units: 4
  • SWMS 355 Transgender Studies Units: 4
  • SWMS 358 U.S. Gay and Lesbian History Units: 4