A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS
Students must adhere to the applicable Faculty of Arts requirements in 3.4 Graduation.
B. MAJOR FIELD WITH HONOURS REQUIREMENTS
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents) in the Field of Law and Society while fulfilling the following requirements:
1. Core Courses: 24 units (4.0 full-course equivalents) including:
(a) Law and Society 201, 203, 335, 337, 413, 415, 591;
(b) One of Political Science 343 or Philosophy 425 or Sociology 429.
2. Courses with a focus on Law and Society: 15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents), selected from the list of Courses with a Focus on Law and Society within the Field of Law and Society.
3. Context Courses: 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) selected from the list of Context Courses within the Field of Law and Society.
4. Research Methods Requirement: 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) from Communication and Media Studies 313, Geography 340, History 300, Sociology 313, Political Science 399 or Psychology 312.
5. Sociology 400.
Notes:
- Most of the courses listed above have prerequisites, many of which are not requirements for Law and Society. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that prerequisites are completed.
- It is strongly recommended that students intending to pursue Honours complete Communication and Culture 301 and 303.
- A thesis must be completed, to the satisfaction of the student's honours supervisor.
- Students are strongly encouraged to take courses pertaining to other languages and cultures and to seek out opportunities to study abroad.
C. DEGREE OPTIONS
The BA Honours in Law and Society can be taken with Co-operative Education. See section 3.4.4 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.
