AP/SOSC 1375 3.00

Introduction to Socio-Legal Studies

This introductory course will provide an overview of several major themes in the interdisciplinary field of socio- legal studies, including law and social justice, social science and legal knowledge, law and social change, and law, culture and diversity. Within these broad themes, substantive topics will differ from year to year in order to reflect both the breadth and diversity of research areas in the field. Students will be introduced to different interdisciplinary approaches to the study of law and society, to basic concepts relating to the functions of law in society, and to different forms of normative order. While this course is required for all students in the Law and Society Program, its overarching objective will be to promote the interdisciplinary study of law in/as culture and will be of interest to a range of undergraduate students, whatever their career plans may be.