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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 are in the UK LLB pathway, please contact sshadvising@ontariotechu.ca.

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 and Advocacy or Law, Technology and Society (formerly 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 (LGLS2120U, LGLS2420U and LGLS2500U), as they are required for future specializations. If taking all three courses, two will count as a legal studies elective if you remain in the comprehensive program.

Year 3

  • Three of:
    • LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law (fall)
    • LGLS 3230U – Law and Globalization (winter)
    • LGLS3700U – Law and Power (winter)
    •  
  • One of:
    • LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity 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
  • FSSH Elective, any level, not LGLS
  • 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:
  • One of:  
  • LGLS 3000- or 4000-level course (fall or winter)
  • One 3000-4000 level COMM, POSC, PSYC, or SSCI course (fall or winter)
  • FSSH Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)
  • General Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)
  • General Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)
  • General Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)
*The Practicum and internship require a minimum 2.7 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). Students must successfully complete the requirements for Honours Thesis I in the fall semester in order to be able to take Honours Thesis II in the winter semester.

Please Note: Not all specialization courses are offered every academic year. Other courses within this specialization may be offered in the next academic year.   Students will need to plan their specialization course choices carefully and are encouraged to reach out to Academic Advising for further support.

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

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. Available ADR Clusters this year: 

  • CLUSTER 1: CRMN 2010U - Criminal Law (winter) AND CRMN 4032U - Criminal Justice Mediation (winter)
  • CLUSTER 2: LGLS 3410U - Labour and Employment Law (fall) AND LGLS 3610U - Employment Mediation (winter)
  • Two of:
    • LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law (fall)
    • LGLS 3230U – Law and Globalization (winter)
    • LGLS3700U – Law and Power (winter)
  • One of:
    • LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity and the Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3310U - Indigenous Peoples, Law & the State in Canada (winter)
  • Legal Studies elective
  • FSSH Elective (any level, not LGLS)
  • 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** (fall)
  • One of:
  • One of:  
  • LGLS 3000- or 4000-level course (fall or winter)
  • One 3000-4000 level COMM, POSC, PSYC, or SSCI course (fall or winter)
  • FSSH Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)
  • General Elective (fall or winter)

    COMM4610U- The Struggle is Real is a recommended elective course

*The Practicum and internship require a minimum 2.7 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). Students must successfully complete the requirements for Honours Thesis I in the fall semester in order to be able to take Honours Thesis II in the winter semester.

Please Note: Not all specialization courses are offered every academic year. Other courses within this specialization may be offered in the next academic year.  Students will need to plan their specialization course choices carefully and are encouraged to reach out to Academic Advising for further support.

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
  • General Elective

Year 3

  • COMM 3710U – Media, Identity and Intercultural Communication (fall)
  • LGLS 3320U- Race, Ethnicity and the
  • LGLS 3310U - Indigenous Peoples, Law & the State in Canada (winter)
  • One of:
    • CRMN 2010U - Criminal Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3410U – Labour and Employment Law (fall)
  • One of:
    • CRMN 2050U - Rights and Freedoms in the Justice System (fall)
    • LGLS 2011U - Immigration and Refugee Law (winter)
    • LGLS 3430U-International Human Rights (fall)
    •  
  • Two of:
      • LGLS 3220U - Philosophy of Law (fall)
      • LGLS 3230U- Law and Globalization (winter)
      • LGLS 3700U – Law and Power (winter)
  • LGLS Elective
  • FSSH Elective (not LGLS)
  • 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:
  • One of:  
  • LGLS 3000- or 4000-level course (fall or winter)
  • One 3000-4000 level COMM, POSC, PSYC, or SSCI course (fall or winter)
  • FSSH Elective (2000-level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)
  • General Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)
  • General Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)
  • General Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)

*The Practicum and internship require a minimum 2.7 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). Students must successfully complete the requirements for Honours Thesis I in the fall semester in order to be able to take Honours Thesis II in the winter semester.

Please Note: Not all specialization courses are offered every academic year. Other courses within this specialization may be offered in the next academic year.  Students will need to plan their specialization course choices carefully and are encouraged to reach out to Academic Advising for further support.

Year 2

Fall

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

Winter

  • LGLS 2500U – Information and Privacy Law
  • COMM 2411U – Governing Communication and Digital Creativity: Policy for an era of Digital Disruption
  • One of:
    • LGLS 2120U – International Law
    • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law
  • CRMN 3040U – Restorative Justice
  • General Elective

Year 3

Students in year 3 should contact sshadvising@ontariotechu.ca to review your program map and course options. 

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:
  • One of:  
  • LGLS 3000- or 4000-level course (fall or winter)
  • One 3000-4000 level COMM, POSC, PSYC, or SSCI course (fall or winter)
  • FSSH Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)
  • General Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)
  • General Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)
  • General Elective 2000 level or higher, not LGLS (fall or winter)

*The Practicum and internship require a minimum 2.7 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). Students must successfully complete the requirements for Honours Thesis I in the fall semester in order to be able to take Honours Thesis II in the winter semester.

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, 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. 

A "Legal Studies Elective" is any non‐required course that begins with subject code LGLS, or CRMN 2010U Criminal Law or CRMN 4032U Mediation and Conflict Resolution. 
A "3000 or 4000 level LGLS course" must be LGLS code (ie. cannot be CRMN).  

  • LGLS 3053U- Prosecution and Sentencing (Fall)
  • LGLS 3220U- Philosophy of Law (Fall)
  • LGLS 3410U- Labour and Employment Law (Fall)
  • LGLS 3430U- International Human Rights (Fall)
  • LGLS 3530U- Intellectual Property (Fall)
  • LGLS 2011U – Immigration and Refugee Law (Winter)
  • LGLS 2120U – International Law (Winter)
  • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law (Winter)
  • LGLS2500U – Information and Privacy Law (Winter)
  • LGLS 3230U – Law and Globalization(Winter)
  • LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples Law & State in Canada (Winter)
  • LGLS 3320U- Race, Ethnicity and the Law(Winter)
  • LGLS 3610U - Employment Mediation (Winter) 
  • LGLS 3700U – Law and Power(Winter)
  • CRMN 2010U – Criminal Law (Winter)
  • CRMN 4032U – Criminal Justice Mediation (Winter) 

4000-level LGLS courses available this year

To fullfill the LGLS 4000-level course requirements: 

  • LGLS 4030U - Law and the Body (Winter)
  • LGLS 4060U – Security and the Nation State (Winter)

Recommended 4th year general elective

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