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As an interdisciplinary program, LJSO recommends students consider combined degree programs. Students are therefore encouraged to enter the combined honours, double major or minor programs, which provide opportunities that further integrate their LJSO studies with those of an approved arts or science field, e.g. LJSO and History or LJSO and Political Science. Double majors and combined honours degrees provide additional opportunities for students, in keeping open the possibility that they may pursue graduate studies in more than one area.

To complete the 120 hour Major in LJSO, students are required to take a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 54 credit hours in the major subject. This requirement includes 18 credit hours of LJSO core courses, and a minimum of 12 credit hours of elective courses, 6 of which should be at or beyond the 3000 level, and 3 must be 4000 level. The list of LJSO-approved electives can be found below.

First year students are encouraged to select from existing introductory courses across the arts and social sciences such as ASSC 1300.03 or ASSC 1400.03. It is recommended that selections include the prerequisites for the LJSO courses that are required at the second and third year levels in the contributing disciplines of Political Science, Sociology and/or Anthropology, Philosophy, and History (see below). Students should also make sure that 6 credit hours are taken in courses that satisfy the Writing Requirement (WR). Examples of recommended courses include:
鈥� .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 (WR)
鈥� .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 (WR)
鈥� .03 and .03 or /.06
鈥� .03 and .03; .03 and .03 (WR); .06 (WR); or .03 and .03 

King鈥檚 Foundation Year Program and the DalCAP combination of courses also provide suitable entry points. 

Second year: there are 9 required credit hours at the 2000-level:
鈥� .03 Introduction to Law I (this course is subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
鈥� .03 Introduction to Law II (this course is subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
鈥� .03 Legal Thinking 

Third year: there are 9 required credit hours at the 3000-level:
鈥� .03 Human Rights: Foundations
鈥� .03 Law & Justice in Canadian Society to 1890, OR .03 Criminal Law, Crime and Punishment, 1890 to the Present
鈥� .03 Processes of Justice 

Fourth year: there are no required core courses at the 4000-level. Students choose an approved elective course at the 4000-level.

Other requirements: Electives
a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 33 credit hours must be from the List of Approved Electives, 6 of which should be at or beyond the 3000 level, and 3 of which must be a 4000 level seminar (this requirement can not be fulfilled by POLI 4390.03).

To complete the 120 hour Double Major in LJSO, students are required to take a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 84 credit hours beyond the 1000 level in the two allied subjects, with no more than 48 credit hours and no fewer than 30 credit hours in either (18 credit hours covered by LJSO core classes), including 18 credit hours at or beyond the 3000 level in each of the two major subjects. 

First year students are encouraged to select from existing introductory courses across the arts and social sciences such as ASSC 1300.03 or ASSC 1400.03. It is recommended that selections include the prerequisites for the LJSO courses that are required at the second and third year levels in the disciplines of Political Science, Sociology and/or Anthropology, Philosophy, and History (see below). Students should also make sure that 6 credit hours are taken in courses that satisfy the Writing Requirement (WR). Examples of recommended courses include:
鈥� .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 (WR)
鈥� .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 (WR)
鈥� .03 and .03 or /.06
鈥� .03 and .03; .03 and .03 (WR); .06 (WR); or .03 and .03 

King鈥檚 Foundation Year Program and the DalCAP combination of courses also provide suitable entry points. 

Second year there are 9 required credit hours at the 2000-level:
鈥� .03 Introduction to Law I (this course is subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
鈥� .03 Introduction to Law II (this course is subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
鈥� .03 Legal Thinking 

Third year there are 9 required credit hours at the 3000-level:
鈥� .03 Human Rights: Foundations
鈥� .03 Law & Justice in Canadian Society to 1890, OR .03 Criminal Law, Crime and Punishment, 1890 to the Present
鈥� .03 Processes of Justice 

Fourth year there are no required core courses at the 4000-level. Students choose an approved elective course at the 4000-level.

Other requirements: Electives
鈥� a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 27 credit hours must be from the List of approved Electives, 6 of which should be at or beyond the 3000 level, and 3 of which must be a 4000 level seminar (this requirement can not be fulfilled bu POLI 4390.03).

An Honours degree is an alternative version of the undergraduate degree, which involves more intensive鈥攁nd extensive鈥攃oursework within Law, Justice & Society, and requires students to maintain higher grades in relevant courses.

The Honours degree is generally chosen by students planning to pursue graduate studies or a professional degree, but it can be a good choice for students who wish to enjoy the experience of an intensive research project 鈥� the Honours essay (or Honours thesis).

Admission to the program is based entirely on academic performance: specifically, it requires a grade average of B+ (3.30) or higher on LJSO courses.

The Honours program provides the opportunity for students to pursue an independent research project, culminating in an Honours essay [or Honours thesis] of approximately 35 pages in length. After being admitted to the Program, this research project is undertaken in the 4th year of study, in consultation with a supervisor of the student鈥檚 choice. The supervisor is typically a faculty member who is cross-appointed in LJSO, and/or who is teaching in the field of legal studies in any of the contributing disciplines.

To complete the 120 hour Concentrated Honours in LJSO, students must complete the requirements for the BA with a major in Law, Justice & Society, and fulfil the following additional requirements:

1. Honours students are required to take a minimum of 54 and a maximum of 66 credit hours above the 1000 level in LJSO courses (27 credit hours covered by LJSO core courses);

2. Honours students are required to take LJSO 3500: Legal Research and Writing and the Honours Seminar (Both LJSO 0400.00 in the Fall term and LJSO 4000.03 in the Winter term), which involves an independent research project culminating in an Honours essay [or Honours thesis]

3. Honours students are required to take at least one 4^th year seminar course, in addition to the Honours Seminar,  from among the available electives (other than POLI 4390.03).

4. Applicants should have achieved a Grade Point Average of at least 3.3 in their LJSO courses above the 1000 level to be considered for admission.

5. Only courses completed with a grade of 鈥淐鈥� or better will count toward the degree.

Applications for Honours in LJSO are due by May 31st, during the student鈥檚 third year of study, to allow students time to ensure that they have the required courses to complete the degree. Late applications may be accepted, at the approval of the Coordinator or Honours Advisor.

The application, which is the standard form for all programs at AV俱乐部, is available .

Once students complete the application, they will submit it to the Honours Advisor (or Program Coordinator) for review and signature, before submitting it to the Registrar鈥檚 office; the address of which is on the top of the form. For students pursuing a Combined Honours, the application will need to be signed by the Honours Advisor of both Programs.

Honours Essay / Honours Seminar

Students in the LJSO Honours program will complete an Honours essay (sometimes called an Honours thesis), under the supervision of a faculty member who is chosen by the student, and who is typically cross-appointed in LJSO from any of the contributing disciplines.  

The Honours essay is an opportunity for students to undertake a more sustained scholarly project, featuring theoretical analysis and/or systematic, empirical research. It normally takes the form of a formal essay of approximately 35 double-spaced pages in length.

Students undertake the Honours essay with guidance and support from a chosen faculty supervisor. Students admitted to the Honours program should consult with the Program Coordinator鈥攗sually early in the fall semester鈥� and identify a faculty supervisor and make arrangements for supervision. Students should expect to meet with their supervisor regularly in the second half of the Fall and through the Winter term, to report on progress and receive advice on the project.

The Honours essay is associated with a formal Honours Seminar course: in the Fall term and in the Winter term, which counts for 3 credit-hours toward the degree. Participation in the Honours Seminar counts toward the "21st grade鈥�, required by the University.

While the expectations may vary from year to year, students participating in the Honours seminar should expect to give a presentation of their work and will also submit the final written thesis; which will be read and evaluated by the supervisor and a second reader.

First year students are encouraged to select from existing introductory courses across the arts and social sciences such as ASSC 1300.03 or ASSC 1400.03. It is recommended that selections include the prerequisites for the LJSO courses that are required at the second and third year levels in the disciplines of Political Science, Sociology and/or Anthropology, Philosophy, and History (see below). Students should also make sure that 6 credit hours are taken in courses that satisfy the Writing Requirement (WR). Examples of recommended courses include:

• .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 (WR)
• .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 or POLI 1001.03 and 1002.03 (WR)
• .03 and .03 or /.06
• .03 and .03; .03 and .03 (WR); .06 (WR); or .03 and .03

King鈥檚 Foundation Year Program and the DalCAP combination of courses also provide suitable entry points.

Second year there are 9 required credit hours at the 2000-level:

• .03 and .03: Introduction to Law I and II (these 2 courses are subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
  
• .03 Legal Thinking

 

Third year there are 12 required credit hours at the 3000-level:

• .03 Human Rights: Foundations
• .03 Law & Justice in Canadian Society to 1890, OR .03 Criminal Law, Crime and Punishment, 1890 to the Present
• .03 Processes of Justice
• .03 Legal Research and Writing

Fourth year there are 3 required credit hours at the 4000-level:

• .03 Honours Seminar in Law, Justice and Society

 Other requirements: Electives
a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 39 credit hours must be taken from the List of approved Electives; 3 of which must be at the 4000 level seminar (other than POLI 4390.03 or LJSO 0400/4000.03); and at least 6 more at or beyond the 3000 level.

To complete the 120 hour Combined Honours in LJSO, students are required to take a minimum of 66 and a maximum of 84 credit hours above the 1000 Level in both Honours subjects (21 credit hours of which are covered by LJSO core courses), with a minimum of 30 and no more than 48 credit hours in either of them.  At least 18 credit hours must be at or beyond the 3000 level in each of the two subjects. Only courses completed with a grade of 鈥淐鈥� or better will count toward the degree.

First year students are encouraged to select from existing introductory courses across the arts and social sciences such as ASSC 1300.03 or ASSC 1400.03. It is recommended that selections include the prerequisites for the LJSO courses that are required at the second and third year levels in the disciplines of Political Science, Sociology and/or Anthropology, Philosophy, and History (see below). Students should also make sure that 6 credit hours are taken in courses that satisfy the Writing Requirement (WR). Examples of recommended courses include:

• .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 (WR)
• .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 (WR)
• .03 and .03 or /.06
• .03 and .03; .03 and .03 (WR); .06 (WR); or .03 and .03

King鈥檚 Foundation Year Program and the DalCAP combination of courses also provide suitable entry points.

Second year there are 9 required credit hours at the 2000-level:

• .03 and .03 Introduction to Law I and II (these 2 courses are subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
  
• .03 Legal Thinking

Third year there are 12 required credit hours at the 3000-level:

• .03 Human Rights: Foundations
• .03 Law & Justice in Canadian Society to 1890, OR .03 Criminal Law, Crime and Punishment, 1890 to the Present
• .03 Processes of Justice
• .03 Legal Research and Writing

Fourth year there are 3 required credit hours for students doing an Emphasis in LJSO at the 4000-level:

• .03 Honours Seminar in Law, Justice and Society
  (NOTE: these courses are not required for students doing LJSO as a second subject) 

Other requirements: Electives
For students doing an emphasis in LJSO, a minimum of 6 and a maximum 21 credit hours from the list of approved electives; 3 of which must be a 4000 level seminar (other than LJSO 0400/4000.03 or POLI 4390.03).

To complete the 120 hour Combined Honours in LJSO, students are required to take a minimum of 66 and a maximum of 84 credit hours above the 1000 Level in both Honours subjects (21 credit hours of which are covered by LJSO core courses), with a minimum of 30 and no more than 48 credit hours in either of them.  At least 18 credit hours must be at or beyond the 3000 level in each of the two subjects. Only courses completed with a grade of 鈥淐鈥� or better will count toward the degree.

First year students are encouraged to select from existing introductory courses across the arts and social sciences such as ASSC 1300.03 or ASSC 1400.03. It is recommended that selections include the prerequisites for the LJSO courses that are required at the second and third year levels in the disciplines of Political Science, Sociology and/or Anthropology, Philosophy, and History (see below). Students should also make sure that 6 credit hours are taken in courses that satisfy the Writing Requirement (WR). Examples of recommended courses include:

• .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 (WR)
• .03 and .03 or .03 and .03 (WR)
• .03 and .03 or /.06
• .03 and .03; .03 and .03 (WR); .06 (WR); or .03 and .03

King鈥檚 Foundation Year Program and the DalCAP combination of courses also provide suitable entry points.

Second year there are 9 required credit hours at the 2000-level:

• .03 and .03 Introduction to Law I and II (these 2 courses are subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
  
• .03 Legal Thinking

Third year there are 12 required credit hours at the 3000-level:

• .03 Human Rights: Foundations
• .03 Law & Justice in Canadian Society to 1890, OR .03 Criminal Law, Crime and Punishment, 1890 to the Present
• .03 Processes of Justice
• .03 Legal Research and Writing

Fourth year there are no required core courses at the 4000-level. Students choose an approved elective course at the 4000-level.

Other requirements: Electives
For students doing LJSO as the 2nd subject, a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 24 credit hours from the list of approved electives; 3 credit hours of which must be at or beyond the 3000 level, and an additional 3 credit hours must be fulfilled by a 4000-level seminar (other than POLI 4390.03).

This minor is available to students registered in a 120 credit hour Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Applied Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Community Design, Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Informatics, Bachelor of Management, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science (Medical Science) program. 

The requirements for a minor in LJSO include the following:

Core courses:
鈥� .03: Introduction to Law I (this course is subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
鈥� .03: Introduction to Law II (this course is subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)

Electives:
In addition to the core courses, students are required to take 18 credit hours from the approved list of Electives below, including at least three credit hours from your choice of three different disciplines (e.g. history, philosophy, political science, sociology and social anthropology, contemporary studies, or international development studies).

• .03: Introduction to Law I (this course is subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
  
• .03: Introduction to Law II (this course is subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
  
• .03: Legal Thinking
• .03: Human Rights: Foundations
• .03: Law & Justice in Canadian Society to 1890 or
  .03: Criminal Law, Crime & Punishment in Canada 1890-Present
  
• .03: Processes of Justice
• .03: Legal Research and Writing (Required for Honours; can be taken in final year. Counts as an elective for non-Honours students)
  
• .03: Honours Seminar (Honours Students ONLY)

(all are 3 credit-hour classes)

PLEASE NOTE: Not all of these classes are offered every academic year.

• .03: Plato and the Case of Socrates: Philosophy on Trial
  
• //.03: The Ancient Origins of Political Thought: From Homer to Aristotle
• .03: Legal Aspects of Business
• .03/.03: Bio-Politics: Human Nature in Contemporary Thought
• .03: Genocide: Comparative Perspectives
• .03/HSTC 3101.03: Human Experiments
• .03: Representations of the Holocaust: Bearing Witness
• .03: Hannah Arendt: Terror, Politics, Thought
• .03: Law and Economics
• .03/.03: Ethics, Justice, and Economics
• .03/.03: The Pirate and Piracy
• .03: Theories of Punishment: Retribution and Social Control in Early Modern Thought
• .03: Outlaw Tales
• ENGL 4880.03: Prison Literature
• .03: Introduction to Environmental Law
  
• .03: The Atlantic World, 1450-1650
• .03: The Atlantic World, 1650-1800
• .03: British Legal History
• .03: Slavery and Slaving in Global History
• .03: A Global History of Incarceration
• .06: Fascist and National Socialist Movements in Europe
• .03: The Holocaust
• .03: Punishment, Crime and the Courts in Early Modern England
• .03: Law and Justice in Canada to 1890 (if not taken as required course)
• .03: Criminal Law, Crime and Punishment in Canadian Society, 1890-present (if not taken as required course)
• .03: Topics: Hist. of Law & Justice 
  
• .03: State Violence, Communal Conflict and Criminality in Modern South Africa
  
• .03: Crime and Punishment In Mod. Africa
• .03: Treaty in Contempoary Society
  
• .03: Ethics and Law for Journalists
• .03: Processes of Justice (if not taken as required course)
• .03: Current Issues in Criminal Justice
  
• .03: Topics in Law and Society
  
• .03: Legal Research and Writing  (if not taken as required course)
• .03: Critical Legal Studies
  
• .03: Ethics, Law & Society
  
• .03: Fundamentals of the Legal Environment of Management
• .03: Indigenous Governance
• .03: Law and Policy for Resource and Environmental Law (Discontinued Course)
  
• .03: Legal Thinking (if not taken as required course)
• .03: Democracy, Difference, Citizenship
• .03: Justice in Global Perspective
• .03 / CSCI 3101.03: Social, Ethical and Professional Issues in Comp. Sci.
• .03: Animal Ethics
• .03: Philosophy of Law
• .03/POLI 3476.03: Liberalism and Global Justice
• .03: Unity and Diversity
• .03: Canadian Aboriginal Politics
• .03: Structures of Canadian Parliamentary Government
• .03: Municipal Law, Urban Governance
• .03: World Politics
• .03: Constitutional Issues in Can. Politics
• .03: Charter Politics
• .03: Canadian Provincial Politics
• .03: US Constitutional Government & Politics
• .03: Politics of the Environment
• .03: Contemporary Political Thought
• .03: Sex and the State
• .03: Politics of Crime
• .03: Human Rights: Foundations
• .03: Politics of Pandemics
• .03: The UN in World Politics
• .03: Model UN
• .03: Diplomacy and Negotiations
• .03: Policy Formulation in Canada
• .03: Human Rights: Political Issues
• .03: Practicum in Public Policy: NGOs & Gov. Services
  
• .03: Human Rights: Philosophical Issues
• .03: Political Theories of International Ethics and Global Justice
• .03: Theories of Violence, Persecution and Genocide
• .03: Human Rights: Legal Issues
• .03: Indigenous Global Politics
  
• .03: Forensic Psychology
  
• .03: Criminal Behaviour (NOTE: LJSO Students may contact the instructor to request to have the PSYO 2000 prerequisite waived)
  
• .03: Explaining Crime and Criminal Behaviour
  
• .03: Exploring Crime and Criminal Behaviour
• .03: Drugs, Health and Society
• .03: Issues in the Study of Indigenous Peoples of North America
  
• .03: Social Movements
  
• .03: Culture, Rights and Power
• .03: Deviance and Society
  
• .03: Crime and Public Policy
  
• .03: Youth Crime
• .03: Globalized Security and Justice
• .03: Sociology of Law
  
• .03: Corrections
  
• .03: Society and Police
• .03: Conflict Negotiation and Sustainability

"List B" designated classes are being phased out of the LJSO Program. 

Many courses from this list have been moved to our new combined List of Approved Electives.  If you previously took a class from List B which is not currently being counted towards your degree requirements, please contact our Program Coordinator, Dr. Margaret Denike, to discuss the possibility of a waiver. 

• .03: Introduction to Law 1 (this course is subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)
  
• .03: Introduction to Law II (this course is subject to Faculty of Law Tuition rates)

Take 18 credit hours from the approved list below, including at least three credit hours from your choice of three different disciplines (ie, history, philosophy, political science, sociology, contemporary studies, or international development studies)(all are 3 credit-hour classes)

(This list is the same as for the Major/Honours above)
PLEASE NOTE: Not all of these classes are offered every academic year.

• .03: Plato and the Case of Socrates: Philosophy on Trial
• //.03: The Ancient Origins of Political Thought: From Homer to Aristotle
• .03: Legal Aspects of Business
• .03: Genocide: Comparative Perspectives
• .03: Representations of the Holocaust: Bearing Witness
• .03: Hannah Arendt: Terror, Politics, Thought
• .03: Law and Economics
• ECON 3325.03: Economics of Racism
  
• .03/.03: Ethics, Justice, and Economics
• .03/.03: The Pirate and Piracy
• .03: Theories of Punishment: Retribution and Social Control in Early Modern Thought
• .03: Outlaw Tales
• ENGL 4880.03: Prison Literature
  
• .03: Introduction to Environmental Law
  
• .03: British Legal History
• .03: Slavery and Slaving in Global History
• .03: A Global History of Incarceration
• .06: Fascist and National Socialist Movements in Europe
• .03: The Holocaust
• .03: Punishment, Crime and the Courts in Early Modern England
• .03: Law and Justice in Canada to 1890 (if not taken as required course)
• .03: Criminal Law, Crime and Punishment in Canadian Society, 1890-present (if not taken as required course)
• .03: Topics: Hist. of Law & Justice  
  
• .03: State Violence, Communal Conflict and Criminality in Modern South Africa
  
• .03: Treaty in Contenporary Society
  
• .03: Ethics and Law for Journalists
• .03: Processes of Justice (if not taken as required course)
• .03: Current Issues in Criminal Justice
  
• .03: Topics in Law and Society
  
• .03: Legal Research and Writing  (if not taken as required course)
• .03: Critical Legal Studies
  
• .03: Ethics, Law & Society
  
• .03: Fundamentals of the Legal Environment of Management
• .03: Indigenous Governance
• .03: Legal Thinking (if not taken as required course)
• PHIL 2130.03:   Logic: Deduction
  
• .03: Democracy, Difference, Citizenship
• .03: Justice in Global Perspective
• .03 / CSCI 3101.03: Social, Ethical and Professional Issues in Comp. Sci.
• .03: Animal Ethics
• .03: Philosophy of Law
• .03/POLI 3476.03: Liberalism and Global Justice
• .03: Unity and Diversity
• .03: Canadian Aboriginal Politics
• .03: Structures of Canadian Parliamentary Government
• .03: Municipal Law, Urban Governance
• .03: World Politics
• .03: Constitutional Issues in Can. Politics
• .03: Charter Politics
• .03: Canadian Provincial Politics
• .03: US Constitutional Government & Politics
• .03: Politics of the Environment
• .03: Contemporary Political Thought
• .03: Sex and the State
• .03: Politics of Crime
• .03: Human Rights: Foundations
• .03: Diplomacy and Negotiations
• .03: Practicum in Public Policy: NGOs & Gov. Services
  
• .03: Human Rights: Philosophical Issues
• .03: Political Theories of International Ethics and Global Justice
• .03: Human Rights: Legal Issues
• .03: Indigenous Global Politics
  
• .03: Forensic Psychology
  
• .03: Criminal Behaviour  (NOTE: LJSO Students may contact the instructor to request to have the PSYO 2000 prerequisite waived)
  
• .03: Explaining Crime and Criminal Behaviour
  
• .03: Exploring Crime and Criminal Behaviour
• .03: Drugs, Health and Society
• .03: Issues in the Study of Indigenous Peoples of North America
  
• .03: Social Movements
  
• .03: Culture, Rights and Power
• .03: Deviance and Society
  
• .03: Youth Crime
• .03: Sociology of Law
  
• .03: Corrections
  
• .03: Society and Police
• .03: Conflict Negotiation and Sustainability