Legal Studies

An option is a “mini-minor” – a set of courses in one discipline that can be completed in conjunction with any undergraduate degree program, allowing you to focus on an additional subject of interest.

Understanding the legal system in Canada is valuable for everyone, not just lawyers and policy makers. A complement to virtually any B.A. or B.Sc. degree, this option provides students with fundamental knowledge about Canadian law. You’ll learn about rights and freedoms, what it takes to draft and pass new laws, and how the law influences and is influenced by society and culture.  

Courses

You can apply for an Option in Legal Studies to the Office of the Registrar if you have successfully completed 4.5 credits from the specified courses listed below.

• 3.0 credits consisting of:
  • FRSC 1100H: Introduction to Canadian Justice
  • FRSC 2100H: Criminal Code
  • PHIL 1200H: Critical Thinking
  • PHIL-POST 2150H: Philosophy of Law
  • POST-CAST 2011H: Governing Canada: Issues and Challenges
  • WRIT 1001H: Write in Time
• 1.5 credits from:
  • ERST-FRSC 3250H: Introduction to Environmental Law
  • FRSC 2110H: Police Powers
  • GESO-CAST-POST-SOCI 3962H: Gender, Sexualities, and the Law
  • IDST-SOCI-CRIM 3120H: Citizenship Rights and Development 
  • INDG-FRSC 3401H: Law and Indigenous Peoples: Foundations
  • INDG-FRSC 3402H: Law and Indigenous Peoples: Litigating Aboriginal Rights
  • PHIL-POST 3140H: Justice and Rights
  • POST-CAST 2012H: Democratizing Canada: Contemporary Issues
  • POST-CAST-CRIM 3091H: Law and Constitutional Issues
  • POST-CAST-CRIM 3092H: Law and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  • SOCI 2610H: Deviance and Social Control
  • SOCI 3601H: Critical Criminology

Program Coordinator

• Dr. Byron Stoyles byronstoyles@trentu.ca (Peterborough)
• Dr. James Connelly jamesconnelly@trentu.ca (Durham GTA)