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Minor in Law and Society

Program Requirements

Minor in Law and Society (24 credits)

3

credits:

• LAWS 2000 Introduction to Law and Society (3.00)

6

credits chosen from:

• ANTH 202 Introduction to Culture (3.00)
• HIST 205 History of Canada, Post‑Confederation (3.00)
• POLI 204 Introduction to Canadian Politics (3.00)
• SCPA 204 Introduction to Canadian Politics (3.00)
• SOCI 261 Social Problems (3.00)

Note: Students whose major program is in one of these units must draw from the other units.

15

credits chosen from the following courses, of which no more than 3 credits may be at the 200 level and no more than 12 credits may be from one unit:

• ANTH 363 Law and Society (3.00)
• ANTH 380 Contemporary Issues in Human Rights (3.00)
• FPST 301 The Indian Act (3.00)
• FPST 321 First Peoples and Justice (3.00)
• HIST 309 Law and Society in Canadian History (3.00)
• HIST 315 Rights and Freedoms in Canadian Society (3.00)
• HIST 336 Deviancy and Orthodoxy in the History of Mexico (3.00)
• HIST 339 Crime and Punishment in Canadian History (3.00)
• HIST 342 Crime and Punishment in Medieval Europe (3.00)
• HIST 348 History of Violence: Middle East 1798 – Present (3.00)
• HIST 359 The History and Sociology of Genocide to 1945 (3.00)
• HIST 360 The History and Sociology of Genocide from 1945 to the Present (3.00)
• LAWS 4100 Advanced Topics in Law and Society (3.00)
• LAWS 4800 Cour du Québec Internship (3.00)
• LAWS 4900 Independent Research Project in Law and Society (3.00)
• PHIL 343 Philosophy of Law: General Jurisprudence (3.00)
• POLI 300 Not‑for‑Profit Organizations and the Law (3.00)
• POLI 311 International Public Law (3.00)
• POLI 320 Development of Western Legal Systems (3.00)
• POLI 321 Canadian and Quebec Law (3.00)
• POLI 324 Parliament and the Charter (3.00)
• POLI 325 Administrative Law (3.00)
• POLI 328 Public Policy and the Politics of Equality (3.00)
• POLI 387 Islamic Law and Society (3.00)
• POLI 388 Human Rights and International Justice (3.00)
• PSYC 242 Psychology and the Law (3.00)
• RELI 312 Justice and Social Conflict in a Globalized World (3.00)
• SOCI 262 Social Deviance (3.00)
• SOCI 263 Youth Crime and Deviance (3.00)
• SOCI 362 Introduction to Criminology (3.00)
• SOCI 363 Law and Society (3.00)
• SOCI 366 The History and Sociology of Genocide to 1945 (3.00)
• SOCI 367 The History and Sociology of Genocide from 1945 to the Present (3.00)
• SOCI 380 Contemporary Issues in Human Rights (3.00)
• WSDB 300 Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights (3.00)
• WSDB 301 Canada, Colonization and Law (3.00)
• WSDB 400 Gender Justice in Canadian Law and Policy (3.00)

Notes

  • Several of the courses listed in this program are cross-listed. In cases where cross-listed courses appear, either version of the course may be applied towards the program requirements. Students may not,however,take both versions of a cross-listed course for credit.
  • Students are responsible for satisfying their particular degree requirements.