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Legal Studies

The following are the program maps for the Legal Studies program for those entering second, third, or fourth year. Please refer only to the info for the year you are entering. 

If you have not selected a specialization, you are in the Comprehensive program. If you have chosen a specialization, please refer to the specialization maps for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Human Rights Law or Information Law. If you would like to declare a specialization, please complete the Change of Specialization form. 

Please keep in mind that if you are out of sequence, these maps may not be right for you. Please review your full Program Map, along with your academic transcript, to guide your registration. We are happy to assist anyone who is unsure of their degree progression or their requirements for degree completion. Please feel free to contact the Social Science and Humanities Academic Advising office at SSHadvising@ontariotechu.ca.

To view course descriptions and prerequisites, please visit the course descriptions section of the Ontario Tech Academic Calendar.

Year 2

Fall

  • LGLS 2100U – Public Law
  • LGLS 2110U – Private Law
  • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory
  • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research Methods
  • General Elective

Winter     

  • Two of:
    • LGLS 2120U – International Law**
    • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law**
    • LGLS 2500U – Information and Privacy Law**
  • CRMN 3040U – Restorative Justice
  • General Elective
  • General Elective

**If considering a specialization, we recommend choosing all three options, as they are required for future specializations. If taking all three, one will count as an elective if you remain in the comprehensive program.

Year 3

  • Three of:
    • LGLS 3220U - Philosophy of Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3520U - Law and Technology (winter)
    • LGLS 3700U - Law and Power (winter)
  • One of:
    • LGLS 3330U - Gender, Sexuality and the Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3310U - Indigenous Peoples, Law & the State in Canada (winter)
  • Legal Studies elective
  • Legal Studies elective
  • Legal Studies elective
  • Legal Studies elective
  • General Elective
  • General Elective

Year 4

  • LGLS 4200U – Law and Social Change (fall)
  • One of:
    • LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies Integrating Project (fall)
    • SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I**
  • One of:
    • LGLS 4000-level course (fall or winter) 
    • SSCI 4098U – Practicum*
    • SSCI 4103U - Internship*
  • One of:  
    • LGLS 4000-level course (fall or winter) 
    • SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II**
  • LGLS 3000- or 4000-level elective (fall or winter)
  • One 3000-4000 level FSSH Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
*The Practicum and internship require a minimum 3.0 GPA, pre-application and approval through the Experiential Learning Office. 

**The Honours Thesis I and II require an application and a minimum 3.7 cumulative grade point average (GPA).

Year 2

Fall

  • LGLS 2100U – Public Law
  • LGLS 2110U – Private Law
  • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory
  • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research Methods
  • General Elective

Winter     

  • Two of:
    • LGLS 2120U – International Law**
    • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law**
    • LGLS 2500U – Information and Privacy Law**
  • CRMN 3040U – Restorative Justice
  • General Elective
  • General Elective

**If considering a specialization, we recommend choosing all three options, as they are required for future specializations. If taking all three, one will count as an elective if you remain in the comprehensive program.

Year 3

Students must complete two ADR clusters (4 courses) in this specialization. Not all clusters are available every year. Alternate options may be available next year. Avaliable ADR Clusters this year: 
  • CLUSTER 1: LGLS 3410U - Labour and Employment Law (fall) AND LGLS 3610U - Employment Mediation (winter)
  • CLUSTER 2: CRMN 2010U - Criminal Law AND CRMN 4032U - Criminal Justice Mediation
  • Two of:
    • LGLS 3220U - Philosophy of Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3520U - Law and Technology (winter)
    • LGLS 3700U - Law and Power (winter)
  • One of:
    • LGLS 3330U - Gender, Sexuality and the Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3310U - Indigenous Peoples, Law & the State in Canada (winter)
  • LGLS Elective
  • FSSH Elective (2000-level or higher, NOT LGLS)
  • General Elective (2000-level or higher)

Year 4 

  • LGLS 4200U – Law and Social Change (fall)
  • One of:
    • LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies Integrating Project (fall)
    • SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I**
  • One of:
    • LGLS 4000-level course (fall or winter) 
    • SSCI 4098U – Practicum*
    • SSCI 4103U - Internship*
  • One of:  
    • LGLS 4000-level course (fall or winter) 
    • SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II**
  • LGLS 3000- or 4000-level elective (fall or winter)
  • One 3000-4000 level FSSH Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)

*The Practicum and internship require a minimum 3.0 GPA, pre-application and approval through the Experiential Learning Office. 

**The Honours Thesis I and II require an application and a minimum 3.7 cumulative grade point average (GPA).

Year 2

Fall

  • LGLS 2100U – Public Law
  • LGLS 2110U – Private Law
  • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory
  • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research Methods
  • General Elective

Winter

  • LGLS 2120U – International Law
  • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law
  • CRMN 3040U – Restorative Justice
  • General Elective (2000-level or higher)
  • General Elective

Year 3

(30 credit hours or 10 courses)

  • COMM 3710U – Media, Identity and Intercultural Communication (fall)
  • One of:
    • CRMN 2050U - Rights and Freedoms in the Justice System (fall)
    • LGLS 3430U - International Human Rights Law (fall)
    • LGLS 2011U - Immigration and Refugee Law (winter)
  • Two of:
    • LGLS 3220U - Philosophy of Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3520U - Law and Technology (winter)
    • LGLS 3700U - Law and Power (winter)
  • Twp of:
    • LGLS 3330U - Gender, Sexuality and the Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3310U - Indigenous Peoples, Law & the State in Canada (winter)
  • One of:
    • CRMN 2010U - Criminal Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3410U - Labour and Employment Law (fall)
  • LGLS Elective
  • General Elective
  • FSSH Elective (2000-level or higher, NOT LGLS)

Year 4

 

  • LGLS 4200U – Law and Social Change (fall)
  • One of:
    • LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies Integrating Project (fall)
    • SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I**
  • One of:
    • LGLS 4000-level course (fall or winter) 
    • SSCI 4098U – Practicum*
    • SSCI 4103U - Internship*
  • One of:  
    • LGLS 4000-level course (fall or winter) 
    • SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II**
  • LGLS 3000- or 4000-level elective (fall or winter)
  • One 3000-4000 level FSSH Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)

*The Practicum and internship require a minimum 3.0 GPA, pre-application and approval through the Experiential Learning Office. 

**The Honours Thesis I and II require an application and a minimum 3.7 cumulative grade point average (GPA).

Year 2

Fall

  • LGLS 2100U – Public Law
  • LGLS 2110U – Private Law
  • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory
  • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research Methods
  • General Elective

Winter

  • One of:
    • LGLS 2120U – International Law
    • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law
  • LGLS 2500U – Information and Privacy Law
  • CRMN 3040U – Restorative Justice
  • General Elective
  • General Elective

Year 3

Not all specialization courses are offered every academic year. Other courses within this specialization may be offered in the 2024-2025 academic year. 

Fall

  • LGLS 3530U - Intellectual Property 
  • 3000-level LGLS Course
  • Legal Studies elective
  • FSSH Elective (2000-level or higher, NOT LGLS)
  • General Elective (2000-level or higher)

Winter

  • LGLS 3520U - Law and Technology (winter)
  • One of:
    • LGLS 3220U - Philosophy of Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3700U - Law and Power (winter)
  • One of:
    • LGLS 3330U - Gender, Sexuality and the Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3310U - Indigenous Peoples, Law & the State in Canada (winter)
  • COMM 2411U – Governing Communication and Digital Creativity: Policy for an era of Digital Disruption (winter)
  • General Elective (2000-level or higher)

Year 4

  • LGLS 4200U – Law and Social Change (fall)
  • One of:
    • LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies Integrating Project (fall)
    • SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I**
  • One of:
    • LGLS 4000-level course (fall or winter) 
    • SSCI 4098U – Practicum*
    • SSCI 4103U - Internship*
  • One of:  
    • LGLS 4000-level course (fall or winter) 
    • SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II**
  • LGLS 3000- or 4000-level elective (fall or winter)
  • One 3000-4000 level FSSH Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)

*The Practicum and internship require a minimum 3.0 GPA, pre-application and approval through the Experiential Learning Office. 

**The Honours Thesis I and II require an application and a minimum 3.7 cumulative grade point average (GPA).

Based on course selection and availability in previous years not all Advanced Entry students completed the same 3rd year requirements. Please review your full Advanced Entry Program Map (2022-23 Cohort), the Legal Studies Elective options, along with your academic transcript, to guide your registration.  Feel free to reach out to sshadvising@ontariotechu.ca if you have any questions. 

 

Legal Studies elective options

The following is a list of legal studies elective options offered for this academic year. Please Note: if you are pursuing a specialization some of these courses are required and therefore not eligible to be counted as a legal studies elective.

  • CRMN 3053U – Prosecution and Sentencing (fall)
  • LGLS 3410U - Labour and Employment Law (fall)
  • LGLS 3430U - International Human Rights (fall)
  • LGLS 3530U - Intellectual Property (fall)
  • CRMN 2010U – Criminal Law (winter)
  • LGLS 2011U - Immigration and Refugee Law (winter)
  • CRMN 4032U – Criminal Justice Mediation (winter)
  • LGLS 3610U - Employment Mediation (winter)

4000-level LGLS courses available this year

  • LGLS4040U - Law and the Environment (fall)
  • LGLS 4010U - Communication Law and Policy (winter)

Recommended 4th year general elective

  • COMM 4610U – THe Struggle is Real: Transformation for Communication, Conflict and Peace (winter)