Academic Programs

Degree Options

Specialization in Law and Justice (60 cr.)

 

JURI-1105EL - Introduction to Legal Studies (minimum 60%)

JURI-2106EL - Introduction to Private Law (minimum 60%)

JURI-2107EL - Introduction to Public Law (minimum 60%)

 

6 credits from 3000-series JURI courses

6 credits from 3000 or 4000-series courses on  the Law and Justice Approved Course List

12 credits from 4000-series courses on the Law and Justice Approved Course List

24 additional credits from the Law and Justice Approved Course List

 

Major in Law and Justice (42 cr.)

 

JURI-1105EL - Introduction to Legal Studies (minimum 60%)

JURI-2106EL - Introduction to Private Law (minimum 60%)

JURI-2107EL - Introduction to Public Law (minimum 60%)

 

6 credits from 3000-series JURI courses

6 credits from 3000 or 4000-series courses on the Law and Justice Approved Course List

6 credits from 4000-series courses on the Law and Justice Approved Course List

additional credits from the Law and Justice Approved Course List

 

Concentration in Law and Justice (36 cr.)

 

JURI-1105EL - Introduction to Legal Studies (minimum 60%)

JURI-2106EL - Introduction to Private Law

JURI-2107EL - Introduction to Public Law

 

6 credits from 3000-series JURI courses

18 additional credits from the Law and Justice approved course list (2000 or 3000 level)

 

 Minor in Law and Justice (24 cr.)

 

JURI-1105EL - Introduction to Legal Studies (minimum 60%)

JURI-2106EL - Introduction to Private Law

JURI-2107EL - Introduction to Public Law

 

6 credits from 3000-series JURI courses

6 additional credits from the Law and Justice Approved Course List (2000 or 3000 level)

 

Law And Justice Approved Course List

 

Note: some courses are not offered every year
 

Prerequisites 

Prerequisites for JURI courses are indicated in the Course Descriptions. Prerequisites for the non-JURI courses on the Law and Justice Approved Course list are waived for Law and Justice students, except for PSYC 3605 (PSYC 1105 required) and PSYC 4026 (PSYC 1105 & 3605 required.) 

Normally students may not take 2000-series courses on the list before 2nd year (completion of 30 cr), 3000-series before 3rd year (completion of 60 cr) nor 4000-series courses before 4th year (completion of 90 credits), to ensure that students have the necessary thinking, writing and research skills. Furthermore, where prerequisites are waived students are responsible for any other work necessary to meet course requirements.

 

Courses Offered By Law And Justice Faculty

 

JURI-1105EL - Introduction to Legal Studies

JURI-2106EL - Introduction to Private Law
JURI-2107EL - Introduction to Public Law
JURI-2136EL - Introduction to Interpersonal Dispute Resolution
JURI-2306EL - Commercial Law
JURI-2316EL - Environmental Law

JURI-3126EL - Theories of Judicial Decision Making
JURI-3136EL - The Adversary System and Its Critique
JURI-3206EL - Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure
JURI-3216EL - Themes in Criminal Law
JURI-3246EL - Women in Conflict With the Law
JURI-3416EL - Law and Popular Culture
JURI-3506EL - Legal Regulation of Close Adult Personal Relationships
JURI-3606EL - Legal Regulation of Parent - Child Relationships
JURI-3607EL - Ontario Child Protection Law in Historical Perspective
JURI-3616EL - Labour Law
JURI-3626EL - Labour Law and the Modern State
JURI-3706EL - Equality Rights

JURI-4026EL - Wicked Legal Systems
JURI-4126EL - Legal Reasoning
JURI-4236EL - Youth in Conflict With the Law
JURI-4286EL - Judicial Institutions
JURI-4386EL - Great Trials
JURI-4486EL - Legal Professions
JURI-4716EL - Life and Death Decisions

 

Selected Topics in Law and Justice, one or two offered yearly based on professors’ interests: JURI 4816 to 4866 By Special Arrangement: JURI 4206 & 4207 Independent Studies I & II, JURI 4985 E Honours Essay

 

Courses Offered By Other Departments

 

CLAS-3406EL - Roman Law
NATI-3105EL - Canadian Law, Politics and Aboriginal People
NATI-3116EL - Aboriginal People and the Criminal Justice System
NATI-3117EL - Social Policy and Family Law with Native People
PHIL-2345EL - Bioethics: Human Life Issues
PHIL-2505EL - Critical Thinking and Argument
PHIL-2575EL - Philosophy of Law
POLI-2705EL - Canadian Government and Politics
POLI-2706EL - Canadian Government and Politics
POLI-3105EL - Canadian Law, Politics and Aboriginal People
POLI-4336EL - International Public Law
POLI-4726EL - Canadian Federalism and Constitutional Law
PSYC-3605EL - Psychopathology
PSYC-4026EL - Forensic Psychology
SOCI-2086EL - Crime and Punishment I: Explanations of Crime
SOCI-2087EL - Crime and Punishment Ii: Police, Courts, Prison and Rehabilitation
STAT-2126EL - Introduction to Statistics


Department Information


Director:
Dr. Michel Giroux
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Academic Advisor:
Dr. Charlotte Neff
705.675.1151

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