Department of Political Science, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

The Bachelor of Arts in Justice and Legal Studies provides students with a clear understanding of law and judicial processes in Canada and a global context and allows students to critically evaluate, using various and interdisciplinary conceptions of justice, the relationship between legal institutions, society, politics, and governance.

The core of the Justice and Legal Studies Major draws on work in law and politics, socio-legal studies, political science and other disciplinary traditions to provide students with a practical understanding of the operation of law and legal institutions in both a local and global context. It also encourages students to evaluate how law and legal institutions impact, shape, and are shaped by actors and power dynamics in government and society.

The Areas of Emphasis allow students to study law, justice and legal institutions in various interdisciplinary contexts. Five Areas of Emphasis are available:

1. Canadian Politics and Governance
2. Global Relations and Governance
3. Gender and Sexuality
4. Arts and Humanities
5. Business and Management

Students are expected to choose their Area of Emphasis by the end of the third semester.

A limited number of spots will be available on a competitive basis to students who were not admitted directly into the Justice and Legal Studies major from high school. Students who wish to be considered for transfer into JLS must apply directly to the Department of Political Science at the end of their second semester. To be eligible for a possible transfer after first year, applicants must have an overall GPA of at least 70% (minimum of 4.00 credits) and have successfully completed one of JLS*1000 Introduction to Justice & Law, ANTH*1150 Introduction to Anthropology, or SOC*1100 Sociology with a 70% GPA in the course. Students will be informed of the transfer decision by June.

Major Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in Justice and Legal Studies program will demonstrate the ability to:

• Evaluate how law and legal institutions impact, shape and are shaped by actors and power dynamics in government and society.
• Examine the contested relationship between law and politics in domestic and international contexts.
• Conduct research using appropriate social science methodologies to investigate the relationship between law and legal processes in politics and society.
• Describe “legal reasoning” and evaluate debates about whether and how it differs from “ordinary reasoning” and comparing to other non-legal ways of thinking in other disciplines.
• Reflect critically on how legal reasoning may influence how actors frame issues and make decisions within legal, political, and other governance forums and critically assess the consequences.
• Find, gather and evaluate judicial decisions, statutes, and regulations both domestically and internationally.
• Identify the central institutions and processes of government, the legal system, policy making and civic engagement in Canada and establish how they relate to one another as well as the broader social, political, and economic world.
• Reflect critically on the differences in legal processes and systems within and between Canada and different jurisdictions.
• Critically examine key ethical demands and tensions inherent in legal and judicial processes and systems and identify their moral and cultural foundations, both domestically and internationally.
• Communicate effectively in written and oral forms, with the accurate usage of key legal concepts and terminology where appropriate and in conjunction with concepts and terminology in other disciplines.
• Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of law and justice and gain a core understanding of the context in which law and legal institutions operate.

Co-op Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in Justice and Legal Studies program will demonstrate the ability to:

• Evaluate how law and legal institutions impact, shape and are shaped by actors and power dynamics in government and society.
• Examine the contested relationship between law and politics in domestic and international contexts.
• Conduct research using appropriate social science methodologies to investigate the relationship between law and legal processes in politics and society.
• Describe “legal reasoning” and evaluate debates about whether and how it differs from “ordinary reasoning” and comparing to other non-legal ways of thinking in other disciplines.
• Reflect critically on how legal reasoning may influence how actors frame issues and make decisions within legal, political, and other governance forums and critically assess the consequences.
• Find, gather and evaluate judicial decisions, statutes, and regulations both domestically and internationally.
• Identify the central institutions and processes of government, the legal system, policy making and civic engagement in Canada and establish how they relate to one another as well as the broader social, political, and economic world.
• Reflect critically on the differences in legal processes and systems within and between Canada and different jurisdictions.
• Critically examine key ethical demands and tensions inherent in legal and judicial processes and systems and identify their moral and cultural foundations, both domestically and internationally.
• Communicate effectively in written and oral forms, with the accurate usage of key legal concepts and terminology where appropriate and in conjunction with concepts and terminology in other disciplines.
• Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of law and justice and gain a core understanding of the context in which law and legal institutions operate.

Co-op Learning Outcomes

• Reflect upon how law and legal processes impact the workplace, including private sector, public sector, or non-governmental organizations.
• Communicate effectively to diverse audiences, in diverse formats, both written and visual, using relevant technologies, within workplace settings.

Areas of Emphasis Learning Outcomes

Canadian Politics and Governance

• Critically assess how law, legal processes, and conceptions of justice shape and are shaped by Canada’s political institutions and actors.
• Examine the Canadian political and social contexts such as policy development, federalism, and Indigenous relations, to provide a foundation for identifying issues of justice.

Global Relations and Governance

• Critically assess how law, legal processes, and conceptions of justice shape and are shaped by international institutions, norms, and actors.
• Examine international political and cultural contexts, including international development and international law, to provide a foundation for identifying issues of justice.

Gender and Sexuality

• Critically assess how law, legal processes, and conceptions of justice shape and are shaped by understandings of gender and sexuality.
• Examine the social and political contexts of gender and sexuality, including gender inequality and power, to provide a foundation for identifying issues of justice.

Arts and Humanities

• Critically assess how law, legal processes, and conceptions of justice shape and are shaped by understandings of the human experience developed in literature, philosophy, and history.
• Examine different lenses, including philosophical, historical and literary perspectives, to provide a foundation for identifying issues of justice.

Business and Management

• Critically assess how law, legal processes, and conceptions of justice are integrated in business and management practices.
• Examine how Canadian business practices, corporate social responsibility, leadership, and ethics to provide a foundation for identifying issues of justice in the corporate sector.

Major Requirements (Honours)

This is a major within the degree: Bachelor of Arts. 

A minimum of 10.00 credits is required, including:

7.50 core course requirements
2.50 credits in one of five areas of emphasis

Core Requirements (7.50 credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
JLS*1000	Introduction to Justice & Law	0.50
PHIL*3040	Philosophy of Law	0.50
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
POLS*2350	Law from a Political Science Perspective	0.50
POLS*3130	Law, Politics and Judicial Process	0.50
POLS*3650	Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis	0.50
POLS*3350	Comparative Law and Courts	0.50
ANTH*1150	Introduction to Anthropology	0.50
or SOC*1100	Sociology
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
or SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods
POLS*3140	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms	0.50
or POLS*3210	The Constitution and Canadian Federalism
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
PHIL*2120	Ethics	0.50
PSYC*3020	Psychology of Law	0.50
SOC*3490	Law and Society	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
JLS*4000	Justice and Legal Studies Capstone	1.00
JLS*4800 & JLS*4900	JLS Honours Thesis I and JLS Honours Thesis II	1.00
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
JLS*4800	JLS Honours Thesis I 1	0.50
JLS*4900	JLS Honours Thesis II 1	0.50
POLS*4020	Global Law and Courts	1.00
POLS*4040	Advanced Lecture in Global Law and Courts	0.50
POLS*4050	Advanced Topics in Law and Politics	1.00
POLS*4060	Advanced Topics Lecture in Law and Politics	0.50
POLS*4070	Courts and Parliament	1.00
POLS*4100	Women, Justice and Public Policy	1.00
POLS*4310	Advanced Lecture in Women, Justice and Public Policy	0.50
POLS*4740	Advanced Topics in Rights and Liberties	1.00
POLS*4780	Advanced Lecture in Rights and Liberties	0.50

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Cannot be taken as a restricted elective if taken to fulfill core requirements

Note: Please see the Political Science program page in the Calendar for the list of third-year courses in the POLS streams to help identify the prerequisites for the POLS fourth-year courses listed here.

Areas of Emphasis (2.50 credits)

Choose one of five Areas of Emphasis:

• Canadian Politics and Governance
• Global Relations and Governance
• Gender and Sexuality
• Arts and Humanities
• Business and Management

Canadian Politics and Governance (Area of Emphasis)

The Canadian Politics and Governance Area of Emphasis will provide students with a broader understanding of the Canadian political context, including the political institutions and actors, in which legal institutions and processes operate. Students will examine Canadian political and social contexts to help them better identify and understand issues of justice in Canada and assess how these contexts shape and are shaped by law and legal processes. Students will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge gained in the core of the JLS program to a variety of issues and problems in the Canadian context. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*2230	Public Policy	0.50
or POLS*2250	Public Administration and Governance
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
ANTH*2660	Contemporary Indigenous Peoples in Canada	0.50
HIST*2100	Histories of Canada to 1867	0.50
HIST*2600	Histories of Canada Since 1867	0.50
POLS*3340	Indigenous Politics in Canada	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following:
HIST*3160	Canada: Political & Policy History	0.50
HIST*3180	Canada Since 1945	0.50
POLS*3050	Canadian Campaigns and Elections	0.50
POLS*3140	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 2	0.50
POLS*3210	The Constitution and Canadian Federalism 2	0.50
POLS*3250	Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects	0.50
POLS*3270	Local Government in Ontario	0.50
POLS*3370	Environmental Politics and Governance	0.50
POLS*3470	Business-Government Relations in Canada	0.50

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Note: If this course is taken in the core it cannot count as fulfilling this requirement in the Area of Emphasis.

Global Relations and Governance (Area of Emphasis)

The Global Relations and Governance Area of Emphasis will provide students with a broader understanding of the global context in which legal institutions and processes operate. Students will examine international political and cultural contexts to help them better identify and understand issues of global justice and assess how these contexts shape and are shaped by law and legal processes. Students will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge gained in the Core of the JLS program to a variety of issues and problems in the global context. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
IDEV*2400	Development, Social Justice and Human Rights	0.50
POLS*3020	International Law and Organizations	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
ANTH*2230	Regional Ethnography	0.50
IDEV*2000	Decolonizing Development	0.50
POLS*2100	Comparative Politics	0.50
POLS*2200	International Relations	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
HIST*3070	Modern India	0.50
HIST*3080	United States in the World	0.50
HIST*3150	History and Culture of Mexico	0.50
HIST*3270	Revolution in the Modern World	0.50
HIST*3320	Modern China	0.50
HIST*3360	History and Culture of Brazil	0.50
HIST*3460	Natural Disasters in Global History	0.50
HIST*3830	Modern Middle East	0.50
POLS*3000	Politics of Africa	0.50
POLS*3060	Politics of the Middle East and North Africa	0.50
POLS*3080	Politics of Latin America	0.50
POLS*3160	Global Gender Justice	0.50
POLS*3320	Politics of Aid and Development	0.50
POLS*3410	U.S. Politics and Government	0.50
POLS*3450	European Governments and Politics	0.50
POLS*3490	Conflict and Conflict Resolution	0.50
POLS*3670	Comparative Public Policy	0.50
POLS*3790	International Political Economy	0.50
SOAN*3250	Social Change in Latin America	0.50

Gender and Sexuality (Area of Emphasis)

The Gender and Sexuality Area of Emphasis will provide students with a broader understanding of gender and sexuality.  Students will explore different perspectives on gender and sexuality to help them better identify and understand issues of justice related to gender and sexuality and assess how conceptions of gender and sexuality shape and are shaped by law and legal processes.  Students will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge gained in the Core of the JLS program to a variety of issues and problems related to gender and sexuality. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*3710	Gender, Sexuality and Law	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
HIST*2930	Women and Cultural Change	0.50
PHIL*1030	Sex, Love, and Friendship	0.50
or SXGN*1000	Introduction to Sexualities and Genders
or SXGN*1010	Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Indigeneity
POLS*2150	Gender and Politics	0.50
SOAN*2400	Introduction to Gender Systems	0.50
SXGN*2000	Sexualities and Genders: Research Methodologies	0.50
SXGN*2010	Theorising Sexualities and Genders	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
GEOG*3090	Gender and Environment	0.50
HIST*3020	Sexuality and Gender in History	0.50
HIST*3570	Women in Modern Europe	0.50
HIST*3580	Women's History in Asia	0.50
PHIL*3390	Feminist Philosophy	0.50
POLS*3160	Global Gender Justice	0.50
PSYC*3300	Psychology of Gender	0.50
SOAN*3100	Gender Perspectives on Families and Households	0.50
SOAN*3240	Gender and Global Inequality I	0.50
SXGN*3000	Social Change: Acts of Resistance	0.50

Arts and Humanities (Area of Emphasis)

The Arts and Humanities Area of Emphasis will provide students with a broader understanding of the human experience developed in art, philosophy, and history. Students will examine different perspectives on the human condition informed by disciplines in the humanities to better identify and understand issues of justice and assess how conceptions of the human experience shape and are shaped by law and legal processes. Students will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge gained in the Core of the JLS program to a variety of issues and problems in the arts and humanities. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ENGL*2260	Law and Literature	0.50
PHIL*3230	Theories of Justice	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
ENGL*2290	Outlaws	0.50
HUMN*2020	Crime and Criminals in Italian Cinema	0.50
PHIL*1010	Social and Political Issues	0.50
PHIL*1030	Sex, Love, and Friendship	0.50
PHIL*1050	Ethics, Knowledge, and Reality	0.50
PHIL*2120	Ethics 3	0.50
PHIL*2280	Key Concepts in Political Philosophy	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
EURO*3300	Violence and Culture in 20th Century Europe	0.50
EURO*4050	Contemporary Europe. New Landscapes in the Post-Cold War Era	0.50
HIST*3270	Revolution in the Modern World	0.50
HUMN*3470	Holocaust & WWII in German Lit. & Film	0.50
PHIL*3190	Epistemology	0.50
PHIL*3290	Advanced Ethical Theory	0.50

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Note: If this course is taken in the core it cannot count as fulfilling this requirement in the Area of Emphasis.

Business and Management (Area of Emphasis)

The Business and Management Area of Emphasis will provide students with a broader understanding of the business and management context in which legal institutions and processes operate.  Students will examine business and management issues to help them better identify and understand issues of justice and assess how these issues shape and are shaped by law and legal processes.  the opportunity to investigate how law and legal processes relate to business and management practices. Students will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge gained in the Core of the JLS program to a variety of issues and problems in business and management. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MCS*3040	Business and Consumer Law	0.50
MGMT*2150	Introduction to Canadian Business Management	0.50
MGMT*3020	Principles of Responsible Organizations	0.50
HROB*2010	Foundations of Leadership	0.50
or HROB*2090	Individuals and Groups in Organizations
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
HROB*2010	Foundations of Leadership 4	0.50
HROB*2090	Individuals and Groups in Organizations 4	0.50
HROB*2200	Labour Relations	0.50
HROB*2290	Human Resources Management	0.50
PHIL*2600	Business and Professional Ethics	0.50
PHIL*3370	Ethics of Artificial Intelligence	0.50
POLS*3470	Business-Government Relations in Canada	0.50

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Note: If this course is taken as one of the courses from the preceding list it cannot count as fulfilling this requirement in the Area of Emphasis.

Co-op Requirements (Honours)

This is a co-op major within the degree: Bachelor of Arts. 

The Co-op program in Justice and Legal Studies is a four and a half year program, including four work terms. Students must complete a Fall, Winter and Summer work term, and must follow the academic work schedule as outlined below (also found on the Co-operative Education website: https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/). Please refer to the Cooperative Education program policy with respect to adjusting this schedule.

Academic and Co-op Work Term Schedule

Co-op Information

Year	Fall	Winter	Summer
1	Academic Semester 1	Academic Semester 2	Off
2	Academic Semester 3, COOP*1100	Academic Semester 4	COOP*1000 Work Term I
3	COOP*2000 Work Term II	Academic Semester 5	Academic Semester 6
4	Academic Semester 7	COOP*3000 Work Term III	COOP*4000 Work Term IV
5	Academic Semester 8	N/A	N/A

Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to work term performance grading, work term report grading and program completion requirements.

For additional program information students should consult with their Co-op Co-ordinator and Co-op Faculty Advisor, listed on the Co-operative Education web site.

Credit Summary

(21.50 Total Credits)¹

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Core Courses		7.50
Area of Emphasis		2.50
Elective Courses		10.00
Co-op Work Terms		1.50
Total Credits		21.5

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A fourth Co-op work term is optional and if completed, the total number of credits will equal 22.00.

Note: A minimum of three Co-op work terms including a Summer, Fall and Winter are necessary to complete the Co-op requirement.

Recommended Program Sequence

A minimum of 10.00 credits is required, including:

• 7.50 core course requirements
• 2.50 credits in one of five areas of emphasis
  • Canadian Politics and Governance
  • Global Relations and Governance
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Business and Management

CANADIAN POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE (AREA OF EMPHASIS)

The Canadian Politics and Governance Area of Emphasis will provide students with a broader understanding of the Canadian political context, including the political institutions and actors, in which legal institutions and processes operate. Students will examine Canadian political and social contexts to help them better identify and understand issues of justice in Canada and assess how these contexts shape and are shaped by law and legal processes. Students will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge gained in the core of the JLS program to a variety of issues and problems in the Canadian context. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1 - Fall
JLS*1000	Introduction to Justice & Law	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Semester 2 - Winter
ANTH*1150	Introduction to Anthropology	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Summer Semester
No academic semester or work term
Semester 3 - Fall
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
POLS*2350	Law from a Political Science Perspective	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
or SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Semester 4 - Winter
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Summer Semester
COOP*1000	Co-op Work Term I	0.50
Fall Semester
COOP*2000	Co-op Work Term II	0.50
Semester 5 - Winter
POLS*3650	Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Semester 6 - Summer
POLS*3130	Law, Politics and Judicial Process	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Semester 7 - Fall
PHIL*3040	Philosophy of Law	0.50
POLS*3350	Comparative Law and Courts	0.50
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Winter Semester
COOP*3000	Co-op Work Term III	0.50
Summer Semester
COOP*4000	Co-op Work Term IV	0.50
Semester 8 - Fall
JLS*4000	Justice and Legal Studies Capstone	1.00
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50

Restricted Electives (Core)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*3140	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms	0.50
or POLS*3210	The Constitution and Canadian Federalism
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
PHIL*2120	Ethics	0.50
PSYC*3020	Psychology of Law	0.50
SOC*3490	Law and Society	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
JLS*4800	JLS Honours Thesis I	0.50
JLS*4900	JLS Honours Thesis II	0.50
POLS*4020	Global Law and Courts	1.00
POLS*4040	Advanced Lecture in Global Law and Courts	0.50
POLS*4050	Advanced Topics in Law and Politics	1.00
POLS*4060	Advanced Topics Lecture in Law and Politics	0.50
POLS*4070	Courts and Parliament	1.00
POLS*4100	Women, Justice and Public Policy	1.00
POLS*4310	Advanced Lecture in Women, Justice and Public Policy	0.50
POLS*4740	Advanced Topics in Rights and Liberties	1.00
POLS*4780	Advanced Lecture in Rights and Liberties	0.50

Restricted Electives (Area of Emphasis) 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*2230	Public Policy	0.50
or POLS*2250	Public Administration and Governance
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
ANTH*2660	Contemporary Indigenous Peoples in Canada	0.50
HIST*2100	Histories of Canada to 1867	0.50
HIST*2600	Histories of Canada Since 1867	0.50
POLS*3340	Indigenous Politics in Canada	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following:
HIST*3160	Canada: Political & Policy History	0.50
HIST*3180	Canada Since 1945	0.50
POLS*3050	Canadian Campaigns and Elections	0.50
POLS*3140	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 2	0.50
POLS*3210	The Constitution and Canadian Federalism 2	0.50
POLS*3250	Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects	0.50
POLS*3370	Environmental Politics and Governance	0.50
POLS*3470	Business-Government Relations in Canada	0.50

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Note: Courses taken as part of the core cannot also count towards the restricted electives for the area of emphasis.

GLOBAL RELATIONS AND GOVERNANCE (AREA OF EMPHASIS)

The Global Relations and Governance Area of Emphasis will provide students with a broader understanding of the global context in which legal institutions and processes operate. Students will examine international political and cultural contexts to help them better identify and understand issues of global justice and assess how these contexts shape and are shaped by law and legal processes. Students will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge gained in the Core of the JLS program to a variety of issues and problems in the global context. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1 - Fall
JLS*1000	Introduction to Justice & Law	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives 3		2.00
Semester 2 - Winter
ANTH*1150	Introduction to Anthropology	0.50
or SOC*1100	Sociology
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Summer Semester
No academic semester or work term
Semester 3 - Fall
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
POLS*2350	Law from a Political Science Perspective	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
or SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Semester 4 - Winter
IDEV*2400	Development, Social Justice and Human Rights	0.50
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Summer Semester
COOP*1000	Co-op Work Term I	0.50
Fall Semester
COOP*2000	Co-op Work Term II	0.50
Semester 5 - Winter
POLS*3650	Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Semester 6 - Summer
POLS*3130	Law, Politics and Judicial Process	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Semester 7 - Fall
PHIL*3040	Philosophy of Law	0.50
POLS*3020	International Law and Organizations	0.50
POLS*3350	Comparative Law and Courts	0.50
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Winter Semester
COOP*3000	Co-op Work Term III	0.50
Summer Semester
COOP*4000	Co-op Work Term IV	0.50
Semester 8 - Fall
JLS*4000	Justice and Legal Studies Capstone	1.00
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50

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Recommended IDEV*1000 Understanding Development and Global Inequalities and POLS*1150 Understanding Politics

Restricted Electives (Core)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*3140	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms	0.50
or POLS*3210	The Constitution and Canadian Federalism
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
PHIL*2120	Ethics	0.50
PSYC*3020	Psychology of Law	0.50
SOC*3490	Law and Society	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
JLS*4800	JLS Honours Thesis I	0.50
JLS*4900	JLS Honours Thesis II	0.50
POLS*4020	Global Law and Courts	1.00
POLS*4040	Advanced Lecture in Global Law and Courts	0.50
POLS*4050	Advanced Topics in Law and Politics	1.00
POLS*4060	Advanced Topics Lecture in Law and Politics	0.50
POLS*4070	Courts and Parliament	1.00
POLS*4100	Women, Justice and Public Policy	1.00
POLS*4310	Advanced Lecture in Women, Justice and Public Policy	0.50
POLS*4740	Advanced Topics in Rights and Liberties	1.00
POLS*4780	Advanced Lecture in Rights and Liberties	0.50

Restricted Electives (Area of Emphasis)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
ANTH*2230	Regional Ethnography	0.50
IDEV*2000	Decolonizing Development	0.50
POLS*2100	Comparative Politics	0.50
POLS*2200	International Relations	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
HIST*3070	Modern India	0.50
HIST*3080	United States in the World	0.50
HIST*3150	History and Culture of Mexico	0.50
HIST*3270	Revolution in the Modern World	0.50
HIST*3320	Modern China	0.50
HIST*3360	History and Culture of Brazil	0.50
HIST*3460	Natural Disasters in Global History	0.50
HIST*3830	Modern Middle East	0.50
POLS*3000	Politics of Africa	0.50
POLS*3060	Politics of the Middle East and North Africa	0.50
POLS*3080	Politics of Latin America	0.50
POLS*3160	Global Gender Justice	0.50
POLS*3320	Politics of Aid and Development	0.50
POLS*3410	U.S. Politics and Government	0.50
POLS*3450	European Governments and Politics	0.50
POLS*3490	Conflict and Conflict Resolution	0.50
POLS*3670	Comparative Public Policy	0.50
POLS*3790	International Political Economy	0.50
SOAN*3250	Social Change in Latin America	0.50

GENDER AND SEXUALITY (AREA OF EMPHASIS)

The Gender and Sexuality Area of Emphasis will provide students with a broader understanding of gender and sexuality.  Students will explore different perspectives on gender and sexuality to help them better identify and understand issues of justice related to gender and sexuality and assess how conceptions of gender and sexuality shape and are shaped by law and legal processes.  Students will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge gained in the Core of the JLS program to a variety of issues and problems related to gender and sexuality. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1 - Fall
JLS*1000	Introduction to Justice & Law	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Semester 2 - Winter
ANTH*1150	Introduction to Anthropology	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Summer Semester
No academic semester or work term
Semester 3 - Fall
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
POLS*2350	Law from a Political Science Perspective	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
or SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Semester 4 - Winter
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Summer Semester
COOP*1000	Co-op Work Term I	0.50
Fall Semester
COOP*2000	Co-op Work Term II	0.50
Semester 5 - Winter
POLS*3650	Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Semester 6 - Summer
POLS*3130	Law, Politics and Judicial Process	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Semester 7 - Fall
PHIL*3040	Philosophy of Law	0.50
POLS*3350	Comparative Law and Courts	0.50
POLS*3710	Gender, Sexuality and Law	0.50
1.00 electives or restricted electives		1.00
Winter Semester
COOP*3000	Co-op Work Term III	0.50
Summer Semester
COOP*4000	Co-op Work Term IV	0.50
Semester 8 - Fall
JLS*4000	Justice and Legal Studies Capstone	1.00
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50

Restricted Electives (Core)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*3140	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms	0.50
or POLS*3210	The Constitution and Canadian Federalism
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
PHIL*2120	Ethics	0.50
PSYC*3020	Psychology of Law	0.50
SOC*3490	Law and Society	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
JLS*4800	JLS Honours Thesis I	0.50
JLS*4900	JLS Honours Thesis II	0.50
POLS*4020	Global Law and Courts	1.00
POLS*4040	Advanced Lecture in Global Law and Courts	0.50
POLS*4050	Advanced Topics in Law and Politics	1.00
POLS*4060	Advanced Topics Lecture in Law and Politics	0.50
POLS*4070	Courts and Parliament	1.00
POLS*4100	Women, Justice and Public Policy	1.00
POLS*4310	Advanced Lecture in Women, Justice and Public Policy	0.50
POLS*4740	Advanced Topics in Rights and Liberties	1.00
POLS*4780	Advanced Lecture in Rights and Liberties	0.50

Restricted Electives (Area of Emphasis) 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
HIST*2930	Women and Cultural Change	0.50
PHIL*1030	Sex, Love, and Friendship	0.50
or SXGN*1000	Introduction to Sexualities and Genders
or SXGN*1010	Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Indigeneity
POLS*2150	Gender and Politics	0.50
SOAN*2400	Introduction to Gender Systems	0.50
SXGN*2000	Sexualities and Genders: Research Methodologies	0.50
SXGN*2010	Theorising Sexualities and Genders	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
GEOG*3090	Gender and Environment	0.50
HIST*3020	Sexuality and Gender in History	0.50
HIST*3570	Women in Modern Europe	0.50
HIST*3580	Women's History in Asia	0.50
PHIL*3390	Feminist Philosophy	0.50
POLS*3160	Global Gender Justice	0.50
PSYC*3300	Psychology of Gender	0.50
SOAN*3100	Gender Perspectives on Families and Households	0.50
SOAN*3240	Gender and Global Inequality I	0.50
SXGN*3000	Social Change: Acts of Resistance	0.50

ARTS AND HUMANITIES (AREA OF EMPHASIS)

The Arts and Humanities Area of Emphasis will provide students with a broader understanding of the human experience developed in art, philosophy, and history. Students will examine different perspectives on the human condition informed by disciplines in the humanities to better identify and understand issues of justice and assess how conceptions of the human experience shape and are shaped by law and legal processes. Students will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge gained in the Core of the JLS program to a variety of issues and problems in the arts and humanities. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1 - Fall
JLS*1000	Introduction to Justice & Law	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Semester 2 - Winter
ANTH*1150	Introduction to Anthropology	0.50
or SOC*1100	Sociology
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Summer Semester
No academic semester or work term
Semester 3 - Fall
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
ENGL*2260	Law and Literature	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
or SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Semester 4 - Winter
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Summer Semester
COOP*1000	Co-op Work Term I	0.50
Fall Semester
COOP*2000	Co-op Work Term II	0.50
Semester 5 - Winter
PHIL*3230	Theories of Justice	0.50
POLS*3650	Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis	0.50
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Semester 6 - Summer
POLS*3130	Law, Politics and Judicial Process	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives		2.00
Semester 7 - Fall
PHIL*3040	Philosophy of Law	0.50
POLS*3350	Comparative Law and Courts	0.50
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Winter Semester
COOP*3000	Co-op Work Term III	0.50
Summer Semester
COOP*4000	Co-op Work Term IV	0.50
Semester 8 - Fall
JLS*4000	Justice and Legal Studies Capstone	1.00
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50

Restricted Electives (Core)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*3140	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms	0.50
or POLS*3210	The Constitution and Canadian Federalism
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
PHIL*2120	Ethics	0.50
PSYC*3020	Psychology of Law	0.50
SOC*3490	Law and Society	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
JLS*4800	JLS Honours Thesis I	0.50
JLS*4900	JLS Honours Thesis II	0.50
POLS*4020	Global Law and Courts	1.00
POLS*4040	Advanced Lecture in Global Law and Courts	0.50
POLS*4050	Advanced Topics in Law and Politics	1.00
POLS*4060	Advanced Topics Lecture in Law and Politics	0.50
POLS*4070	Courts and Parliament	1.00
POLS*4100	Women, Justice and Public Policy	1.00
POLS*4310	Advanced Lecture in Women, Justice and Public Policy	0.50
POLS*4740	Advanced Topics in Rights and Liberties	1.00
POLS*4780	Advanced Lecture in Rights and Liberties	0.50

Restricted Electives (Area of Emphasis) 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
ENGL*2290	Outlaws	0.50
HUMN*2020	Crime and Criminals in Italian Cinema	0.50
PHIL*1010	Social and Political Issues	0.50
PHIL*1030	Sex, Love, and Friendship	0.50
PHIL*1050	Ethics, Knowledge, and Reality	0.50
PHIL*2120	Ethics 4	0.50
PHIL*2280	Key Concepts in Political Philosophy	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
EURO*3300	Violence and Culture in 20th Century Europe	0.50
EURO*4050	Contemporary Europe. New Landscapes in the Post-Cold War Era	0.50
HIST*3270	Revolution in the Modern World	0.50
HUMN*3470	Holocaust & WWII in German Lit. & Film	0.50
PHIL*3190	Epistemology	0.50
PHIL*3290	Advanced Ethical Theory	0.50

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Note: If this course is taken in the core it cannot count as fulfilling this requirement in the Area of Emphasis.

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (AREA OF EMPHASIS)

The Business and Management Area of Emphasis will provide students with a broader understanding of the business and management context in which legal institutions and processes operate.  Students will examine business and management issues to help them better identify and understand issues of justice and assess how these issues shape and are shaped by law and legal processes.  the opportunity to investigate how law and legal processes relate to business and management practices. Students will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge gained in the Core of the JLS program to a variety of issues and problems in business and management.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1 - Fall
JLS*1000	Introduction to Justice & Law	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives 5		2.00
Semester 2 - Winter
ANTH*1150	Introduction to Anthropology	0.50
or SOC*1100	Sociology
2.00 electives or restricted electives 6		2.00
Summer Semester
No academic semester or work term
Semester 3 - Fall
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
POLS*2350	Law from a Political Science Perspective	0.50
POLS*2650	Political Inquiry and Research Methods	0.50
or SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Semester 4 - Winter
MGMT*2150	Introduction to Canadian Business Management	0.50
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Summer Semester
COOP*1000	Co-op Work Term I	0.50
Fall Semester
COOP*2000	Co-op Work Term II	0.50
Semester 5 - Winter
POLS*3650	Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis	0.50
HROB*2010	Foundations of Leadership	0.50
or HROB*2090	Individuals and Groups in Organizations
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Semester 6 - Summer
MCS*3040	Business and Consumer Law	0.50
MGMT*3020	Principles of Responsible Organizations	0.50
POLS*3130	Law, Politics and Judicial Process	0.50
1.00 electives or restricted electives		1.00
Semester 7 - Fall
PHIL*3040	Philosophy of Law	0.50
POLS*3350	Comparative Law and Courts	0.50
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Winter Semester
COOP*3000	Co-op Work Term III	0.50
Summer Semester
COOP*4000	Co-op Work Term IV	0.50
Semester 8 - Fall
JLS*4000	Justice and Legal Studies Capstone	1.00
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50

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Recommended first year courses IDEV*1000 Understanding Development and Global Inequalities and PHIL*1010 Social and Political Issues

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RecommendedIDEV*1000 Understanding Development and Global Inequalities and (PHIL*1010 Social and Political Issues or PHIL*1050 Ethics, Knowledge, and Reality)

Restricted Electives (Core)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*3140	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms	0.50
or POLS*3210	The Constitution and Canadian Federalism
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
PHIL*2120	Ethics	0.50
PSYC*3020	Psychology of Law	0.50
SOC*3490	Law and Society	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
JLS*4800	JLS Honours Thesis I	0.50
JLS*4900	JLS Honours Thesis II	0.50
POLS*4020	Global Law and Courts	1.00
POLS*4040	Advanced Lecture in Global Law and Courts	0.50
POLS*4050	Advanced Topics in Law and Politics	1.00
POLS*4060	Advanced Topics Lecture in Law and Politics	0.50
POLS*4070	Courts and Parliament	1.00
POLS*4100	Women, Justice and Public Policy	1.00
POLS*4310	Advanced Lecture in Women, Justice and Public Policy	0.50
POLS*4740	Advanced Topics in Rights and Liberties	1.00
POLS*4780	Advanced Lecture in Rights and Liberties	0.50

Restricted Electives (Area of Emphasis) 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
HROB*2010	Foundations of Leadership 7	0.50
or HROB*2090	Individuals and Groups in Organizations
HROB*2090	Individuals and Groups in Organizations 7	0.50
HROB*2200	Labour Relations	0.50
HROB*2290	Human Resources Management	0.50
PHIL*2600	Business and Professional Ethics	0.50
PHIL*3370	Ethics of Artificial Intelligence	0.50
POLS*3470	Business-Government Relations in Canada	0.50

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Note: Courses taken as part of the core cannot also count towards the restricted electives for the Area of Emphasis.