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Core Courses

 

*General Education Course below guidelines on counting General Education Courses toward your Law & Society degree.

 

Counting 9-credit General Education Courses toward your Law & Society Major

  • All 9-credit General Education courses that are included in either the CORE or EXTENDED lists of approved Law & Society courses will count as 6 credits toward your Law & Society program requirements. The remaining 3 credits will count towards the total number of credits for your degree.

 

  • A maximum of one General Education course may be counted toward the Law & Society degree requirements.

 

  • Website for List of Approved General Education  courses:  Click here

 

Core Courses

**Not offered 2012-13

  • *AP/SOSC 1210 9.0 Human Rights in a Socio-legal Context  
  • *AP/SOSC 1350 9.0 Gender and the Law
  • AP/SOSC/CRIM 2652 6.0 Criminal Justice System

     Course Credit exclusions:  AS/SOSC 3381 6.0

  • AP/SOSC 3360 6.0 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms   

             Course credit exclusions: AP/POLS 3605 3.0, AS/AK/GL/POLS 3136 3.0

    Public Law II

  • AP/SOSC 3361 6.0 Disability and the Law:  Critical Perspectives on Disability Rights  and Legislation
  • **AP/SOSC 3362 6.0 Law, Medicine and Madness
  • **AP/SOSC 3363 3.0 (Fall) Research Strategies in Law & Society

    Course credit exclusion: AP/SOSC 3993 3.0. Prior to Fall/Winter 2003-2004 Course credit exclusions: AS/SOSC 3990C 3.0

  • **AP/SOSC 3364 3.0 (Winter) Designing Research in Law & Society

    Course credit exclusion: AP/SOSC 3993 3.0. Prior to Fall/Winter 2003-2004 Course credit exclusions: AS/SOSC 3990C 3.0

  • AP/SOSC 3370 6.0 Section A & B Social Justice and Law

    Course credit exclusions: AP/POLS 3250 6.0, AP/HREQ 3450 6.0, GL/SOCI/SOSC 3920 6.0. Prior to 2009 AK/POLS/SOSC 3250 6.0

  • AP/SOSC 3380 6.0 Law, Labour, and the State 

    For enrolment, please contact Work & Labour Studies x22760

  • AP/SOSC 3391 6.0 Section A & B Social Diversity and the Law
  • AP/SOSC 3392 6.0 International Perspectives in Law & Society: Ethnographies of Rights
  • **AP/SOSC 3992 6.0 Popular Trials

    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AS/SOSC 3990B 6.0

  •  AP/SOSC 4370 6.0   State of the Art in Law and Society (NEW 2012- Pending Approval)

 

Law & Society Honours Seminars (may also count as CORE courses)

 

  • Pre-requisite: Law & Society students are required to complete AP/SOSC 2350 6.0 with a final grade of C+ or higher. 

 

  • Students must also have completed at least 84 credits.  No exceptions!

 

  • A maximum of two Honours Seminar Courses per year.

 

 

  • ** Not offered in F/W 2012-13

 

  • AP/SOSC 4350 6.0 A Law & Society Honours Seminar
  • AP/SOSC 4350 6.0 B Law & Society Honours Seminar
  • AP/SOSC 4350 6.0 C Law & Society Honours Seminar
  • AP/SOSC 4351 6.0 Honours Seminar: Indigenous Peoples and Law
  • **AP/SOSC 4352 6.0 Honours Seminar: Social Dimensions of Criminal Law

     (Summer 2012)

  • AP/SOSC 4353 6.0 Honours Seminar: Narratives of Legal Responsibility
  • AP/SOSC 4354 6.0 Honours Seminar: Paradoxes of Rights
  • AP/SOSC4355 6.0 Honours Seminar: Gender, Sex and the Supreme Court
  • AP/SOSC4356 6.0 Honours Seminar: Globalization, Law and Democracy
  • **AP/SOSC 4357 6.0 Honours Seminar: Explorations in Sociolegal History
  • **AP/SOSC 4358 6.0 Honours Seminar: Law and Sexuality
  • AP/SOSC 4359 6.0 Honours Seminar: Law and Governance
  • AP/SOSC 4360 6.0 Honours Seminar: Legal Consciousness & Social Movements
  • AP/SOSC 4361 6.0 Honours Seminar: Law, Culture & Representation
  • AP/SOSC 4362 6.0 Honours Seminar Law and Politics

             Course credit exclusions: AK/PPAS 4130 6.0, AK/POLS 4130 6.0, and

    AS/POLS 4401 3.0

  • AP/SOSC 4363 6.0  Honours Seminar: Law, Citizenship and Migration

 

Extended List

Limited spaces are available for Law & Society majors in EXTENDED list courses, particularly those offered outside of the Department of Social Science. If you are having difficulty enrolling in a course for which you are eligible, please contact the relevant department.

With the approval of the Law & Society Program Coordinator, students may be able to count other (related) courses for credit in Law & Society. Subject to degree credit exclusion and in-Faculty regulations, students may complete courses offered outside of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies for credit in Law & Society.

The approved courses listed here may not be offered every year. For more information, please consult the relevant program/department supplemental calendar.

Department of Anthropology

(416) 736-5261 Office Location: Vari Hall 2054

  • AP/ANTH 3420 3.0 Indigenous Minorities & Human Rights
    Course credit exclusions: AP/ANTH 3420 6.0

  • AP/ANTH 3420 6.0 Indigenous Minorities & Human Rights
    Course credit exclusions: AP/ANTH 3420 3.0

  • AP/ANTH 4340 6.0 Advocacy and Social Movements


Department of Economics

(416) 736-5083 Office Location: Vari Hall 1144

  • AP/ECON 3240 3.0/3249 3.0 Labour Economics - Theory
    Prerequisites: AP/ECON 1000 3.0 and AP/ECON 1010 3.0 or equivalents.
    Course credit exclusions: AP/ECON 3249 3.0, GL/ECON 3540 3.0.

  • AP/ECON 3250 3.0/3259 3.0 Labour Economics Institutions
    Prerequisites: AP/ECON 3240 3.0 or AP/ECON 3249 3.0, or equivalent.
    Course credit exclusions: AP/ECON 3259 3.0, GL/ECON 3550 3.0. PRIOR TO FALL 2009:
    Course credit exclusions: AK/ECON 3600 6.0, AS/ECON 3250 3.0, AS/ECON 3259 3.0, GL/ECON 3540 3.0.

  • AP/ECON 4309 3.0 Law and Economics
    Prerequisites: AP/ECON 2300 3.0/2350 3.0 or equivalents, or permission of the instructor. Course credit exclusions: AK/ECON 3800 3.0, GL/ECON 4275 3.0.


Department of History

(416) 736-5123 Office Location: Vari Hall 2140

  • AP/HIST 2500 6.0 Canadian History
    Course credit exclusions: GL/HIST 2670 6.0, GL/SOSC 2670 6.0
    Prior TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/HIST 2210 6.0, AS/HIST 2500 6.0, GL/HIST 2670 6.0, GL/SOSC 2670 6.0.

  • AP/HIST 3415 6.0 Law, Property and Freedom in Britain and its Empire

  • AP/HIST 3591 6.0 Politics, Law and the Constitution in Modern Canada

  • AP/HIST 3830 6.0 Crime and Punishment in Western Societies
    Course Credit Exclusion: AP/SOSC 3030 6.0.

  • AP/HIST 3845 6.0 A The Law and Custom of War, 1600 - 1994

  • AP/HIST 3850 6.0 Murder and Other Crimes: Law and Justice in 20th Century North America.


Department of Humanities

(416) 736-5158 Office Location: Vanier 262

  • *AP/HUMA 1825 9.0 Law and Morality

  • *AP/HUMA 2115 9.0 Law & Culture in the Ancient World

  • AP/HUMA/SOSC 4143 6.0 Disability and Cultural Representations
    For enrolments, contact Health & Society 416-736-2100 x77796


Department of Equity Studies

(416) 736-5235 Office Location: Atkinson 302

  • AP/HREQ 3450 6.0 Law & Society: Legal Institutions and Social Justice
    Course credit exclusion: AP/SOSC 3370 6.0 Social Justice & Law.
    Prior TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/POLS 3250 6.0, AK/POLS 3209G 6.0 (prior to Winter 2005), AK/SOSC 3209A 6.00 (prior to Fall/Winter 2002-2003), AK/SOSC 3250 6.0 and AS/SOSC 3370 6.00. Formerly AK/SOSC 3250 6.0


Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics

(416) 736-5016 Office Location: Ross S561

  • AP/LING 2400 3.0 Language in its Social Context
    Course credit exclusion: GL/EN/LIN 3632 3.0.

  • AP/LING 2450 3.0 Language and the Law


Faculty of Science and Engineering , Department of Mathematics and Statistics

(416) 736-5250 Office Location: Ross N520

  • AP/SC/AK/MATH 2560 3.0 Elementary Statistics I
    For degree credits exclusions and prerequisites, please see Department of Mathematics & Statistics program calendar.

  • AP/SC/AK/MATH 2570 3.0 Elementary Statistics II
    For degree credits exclusions and prerequisites, please see Department of Mathematics & Statistics program calendar.


Department of Philosophy

(416) 736-5113 Office Location: Ross S448

  • AP/PHIL 2050 6.0 Philosophy of Law
    Prior TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/PHIL 3530 6.0.

  • AP/PHIL 2060 3.0 Social and Political Philosophy
    Prior TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/PHIL 2440 3.0.

  • AP/PHIL 2070 3.0 Introductory Ethics
    Course credit exclusion: AP/MODR 1760 6.0.
    Prior TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AS/PHIL 2071 3.0 (prior to Summer 2006)

  • AP/PHIL 2075 3.0 Introduction to Applied Ethics
    Degree credit exclusion: AP/PHIL 2071 3.0.

  • AP/PHIL 3110 3.0 Political Philosophy
    Prerequisite: At least one of the following: AP/PHIL 2050 6.0, AP/PHIL 2060 3.0, AP/PHIL 2070 3.0 or AP/PHIL 2075 3.0.

  • AP/PHIL 3190 3.0 Philosophical Issues in Constitutional Law
    Prerequisite: AP/PHIL 2050 6.0.

  • AP/PHIL 3195 3.0 Punishment & Responsibility
    Prerequisite: AP/PHIL 2050 6.0.

  • AP/PHIL 4190 3.0 Topics in the Philosophy of Law
    Prerequisite: AP/PHIL 2050 6.0 and at least three credits from the following: AP/PHIL 3020 3.0, AP/PHIL 3050 3.0 or AP/PHIL 3110 3.0.


Department of Political Science

(416) 736-5265 Office Location: Ross S672

  • AP/POLS 2200 3.0 Communities and Public Law

  • AP/POLS 2900 6.0 Perspectives on Politics: Classics of Western Political Thought
    Course credit exclusions: AK/PHIL/POLS 2440 6.0.

  • AP/POLS 3075 3.0 Law, Justice and Jurisprudence

  • AP/POLS 3135 3.0 Public Law I: The Constitution and the Courts of Canada
    Crosslisted to: AP/PPAS 3135 3.0, GL/POLS 3135 3.0.
     
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/AS/POLS 3135 3.0, AK/POLS 3405 6.0. For prior years degree credit exclusions, please see Political Science Calendar.

  • AP/POLS 3136 3.0 Public Law II: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
    Crosslisted to: AP/PPAS 3136 3.0, GL/POLS 3136 3.0
    NCR Note: No credit will be retained for this course for students who successfully completed AK/POLS/SOCI 3561 6.00 in Fall/Winter 2005-2006.
    Course credit exclusion: AP/SOSC 3360 6.0 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/POLS 3405 6.0.
    For prior years degree credit exclusions, please see Political Science Calendar.

  • AP/POLS 3165 6.0 Problems in Canadian Business Law
    Course credit exclusions: AP/ADMS 3620 3.0, and SB/MGMT 3100 3.0.
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/ADMS 3610 3.0
    For prior years degree credit exclusions, please see Political Science Calendar.

  • AP/POLS 3190 6.0 Public Administration
    Crosslisted to: AP/PPAS 3190 6.0
    Course credit exclusion: GL/POLS 3240 6.0.
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/PPAS 3190 6.0, AK/PPAS 3410 6.0, AK/POLS 3410 6.0, GL/POLS 3240 6.0.

  • AP/POLS 3561 6.0 Racism and the Law
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/POLS 3561 6.0, AK/SOCI 3340D 6.0 (prior to Winter 1997), AK/SOCI 3561 6.0 and AK/SOCI 3640D 6.0 (prior to Summer 2005).

  • AP/POLS 4015 3.0 Theories of Justice

  • AP/POLS 4105 3.0 Judicial Administration in Canada
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AS/POLS 4600 3.0 (prior to Summer 2006).

  • AP/POLS 4175 6.0 Canadian Constitutionalism

  • AP/POLS 4401 3.0 Systems of Justice
    Course credit exclusion: AP/POLS/PPAS 4130 6.0. PRIOR TO FALL 2009:
    Course credit exclusion: AS/POLS 4601 3.0

  • AP/POLS 4255 6.0 Issues in International Human Rights

  • AP/POLS 4515 3.0 European Union
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AS/POLS 4445 3.0 (prior to Fall/Winter 2003-2004), AS/POLS 4515 3.0.

  • AP/POLS 4541 3.0 Human Rights in Europe & Canada: A Comparative Approach
    Prior TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusion: AS/POLS 4440 3.0 (prior to Fall/Winter 2003-2004).


School of Public Policy and Administrative Studies

(416) 736-5384 Office Location: McLauglin 119

  • AP/PPAS 2200 3.0 Communities and Public Law

  • AP/PPAS 4070 6.0 Sociology of Law
    Limited spaces are reserved for 4th Year Law & Society Majors, who have completed the equivalent of 84 credits

  • AP/PPAS 4130 AK/POLS 4130 6.0 Politics, Law and the Courts
    Course credit exclusion: AP/SOSC 3381 6.0, AP/POLS 4401 3.0, AP/SOSC 4362 6.0 Law & Society Hounors Seminar. Limited spaces are reserved for 4th Year Law & Society Majors, who have completed the equivalent of 84 credits.


Department of Social Science

(416) 736-5054 Office Location: S737 Ross

  • *AP/SOSC 1341 9.0 Introduction to the Social Economy

  • *AP/SOSC 2330 9.0 Economics of Law, Policy and Organization
    For enrolment, please contact Labour Studies (416) 736-2100 x77805

  • AP/SOSC/CRIM 2650 6.0 Theories of Criminology
    Course credit exclusion: AP/SOSC 3382 6.0
    For enrolment, contact Criminology, (416) 736-2100 x22760

  • AP/SOSC 3030 6.0 Crime and Punishment in Western Societies
    Course Credit Exclusion: AP/HIST 3830 6.0
    For enrolments, contact Department of History (416) 736-5123

  • AP/SOSC/CRIM 3655 3.0 Regulation and Punishment I
    Course credit exclusion: AP/SOSC/CRIM 2651 3.0.
    For enrolment, contact Criminology, (416) 736-2100 x22760

  • AP/SOSC/CRIM 3656 3.0 Regulation and Punishment II
    Course credit exclusion: AP/CRIM/SOCI 3652 3.0.
    For enrolments, contact Criminology, (416) 736-2100 x22760

  • AP/SOSC 4043 6.0 Corporate Governance and Business Law
    For enrolment, contact Labour Studies 416-736-2100 ext.77805

  • AP/SOSC/HUMA 4143 6.0 Disability and Cultural Representations For enrolments, contact Health & Society 416-736-2100 x77796 or Humanities (416) 736-5158

  • AP/SOSC 4210 6.0 Collective Bargaining Simulation
    For enrolment, contact Labour Studies 416-736-2100 ext.77805

  • AP/SOSC 4370 6.0 State of the Art in Law & Society

  • AP/SOSC 4918 6.0 Freedom, Rights, Community: Transcultural Perspectives
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AS/SOSC 4918 6.0, AS/SOSC 4990V 6.0 (prior to Fall/Winter 2003-2004).


Department of Sociology

(416) 736-5015 Office Location: Vari Hall 2060

Due to limited space and popularity, it may be difficult to enroll into Sociology courses, especially at the 4000-level.

  • AP/SOCI 2070 6.0 Social Order and Social Organization
    Prior TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/POLS/SOCI 3570 6.0

  • AP/SOCI 3430 6.0 Ethnicity, Power and Identity
    Course credit exclusion: AP/REI 3580 6.0.
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/SOCI 3580 6.0, AK/SOSC 3350 6.0.

  • AP/SOCI 3810 6.0 Sociology of Crime and Social Regulation
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/SOCI 3630 6.0, AK/SOSC 3603 6.0.

  • AP/SOCI 4440 6.0 Racialization, Discrimination and the Law

  • AP/SOCI 4810 6.0 Women and the Criminal Justice System

  • AP/SOCI 4840 3.0/4840 6.0 Sociology of Policing

  • AP/SOCI 4850 3.0 Organized Crime


Faculty of Environmental Studies

(416) 736-5022 Office Location: HNES Building, 137A

  • ES/ENVS 4312 3.0 Global Justice and International Humanitarian
    Prerequisite: ES/ENVS 3000 3.0, or any second or third year Political Science course dealing with global peace or social justice, or by permission of the instructor. Course credit exclusions: ES/ENVS 4311 3.0.
    PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AS/POLS 4212 3.0, AS/POLS 4311 3.0.


Faculty of Fine Arts

(416) 736-5822 Office Location: Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts 322

  • FA/FACS 3920M 3.0 The Arts and the Law: Policies and Perspectives
    Faculty of Health, Department of Psychology (416) 736-5117 Office Location: BSB 292

  • HH/PSYC 2120 3.0 Social Psychology
    Prerequisite: AK/AS/HH/SC/PSYC 1010 6.0 or AK/HH/PSYC 2410 6.0, with a minimum grade of C. Course credit exclusions: AK/PSYC 3210 3.0 (prior to Summer 2002), AK/PSYC 3700C 3.0 (prior to Summer 1997), GL/PSYC 3660 3.0.

  • HH/PSYC 3140 3.0 Abnormal Psychology
    Prerequisite: AK/AS/HH/SC/PSYC 1010 6.0 or AK/HH/PSYC 2410 6.0, with a minimum grade of C. Course credit exclusions: AK/PSYC 3215 3.0 (prior to Summer 2002), GL/PSYC 3230 3.0.

  • HH/PSYC 3310 3.0 Psychology and Law
    Prerequisite: AK/AS/HH/SC/PSYC 1010 6.0 or AK/HH/PSYC 2410 6.0, with a minimum grade of C.
    Course credit exclusion:GL/PSYC 3600 3.0.