BA (120 credit hour) Double Major in Law, Justice & Society and a second subject
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 2000 and 3000 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:
King’s 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:
Third year there are 9 required credit hours at the 3000-level:
- POLI 3505.03 Human Rights: Foundations
- HIST 3226.03 Law & Justice in Canadian Society to 1890, OR HIST 3227.03 Criminal Law, Crime and Punishment, 1890 to the Present
- LJSO 3000.03 The 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:
- 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 by POLI 4390.03).