Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law with Concentration in Law, Policy and Government

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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law with Concentration in Law, Policy and Government

  • Objectives The Department of Law programs reflect the growing demand for legal studies outside the professional LL.B., placing law and legal issues within a social context. Our courses move beyond the study of legal rules, to examining what we know about the law and how it works in our society. You'll acquire knowledge of the underlying dynamics of law and legal studies, including an in-depth understanding of its rules, agents, institutions, and power structures. Studying law in all these different facets is what defines the strength of the programs at Carleton.
  • Academic title Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law with Concentration in Law, Policy and Government
  • Course description Law with Concentration in Law, Policy and Government
    B.A. Honours
    (20.0 credits)

    Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration.

    The courses defining the Concentration in Law, Policy and Government are those in Items 2, 5, 6, 7 below.

       1. Credits included in the Major CGPA (10.5 credits):

       1. 1.0 credit in LAWS 1000 [1.0];
       2. 1.0 credit in LAWS 2005 [1.0];
       3. 2.0 credits in LAWS 2003 [1.0] and LAWS 2004 [1.0];
       4. 1.0 credit in LAWS 2908 and LAWS 3908;
       5. 1.5 credits in LAWS 3506, LAWS 3005, and LAWS 4801;
       6. 1.5 credits from LAWS 3000, LAWS 3106, LAWS 3405, LAWS 3500, LAWS 3502, LAWS 3503, LAWS 3504, LAWS 3509, or LAWS 3800;
       7. 1.5 credits from LAWS 4101, LAWS 4102, LAWS 4501, LAWS 4507, LAWS 4603, LAWS 4607, LAWS 4800, LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902, or LAWS 4908 [1];
       8. 1.0 credit in LAWS at the 4000-level or above;

       2. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (9.5 credits):

       9. 8.0 credits in electives not in LAWS;
      10. 1.5 credits in free electives.

    Note:

       1. Students who count LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902 or LAWS 4908 [1.0] toward the requirements of Item 7 above must complete an approved topic related to the theme of the Concentration.
       2. Students completing the B.A. (Honours) in Law with a Concentration in Law, Policy and Government are encouraged, but not required, to consider completing a Minor in another discipline (e.g. Political Science) to broaden their exposure to that discipline.
       3. The Concentration in Law, Policy and Government is not available to students in the Law - B.A. General program.


    • LAWS 1000 - Introduction to Legal Studies
    • LAWS 2003 - Private Law Relationships
    • LAWS 2004 - Criminal Law in Context
    • LAWS 2005 - Public Law
    • LAWS 2105 - Social Justice and Human Rights
    • LAWS 2908 - Legal Studies Methods and Theory I
    • LAWS 3000 - The Legal Process
    • LAWS 3001 - Women and the Legal Process
    • LAWS 3003 - Contracts
    • LAWS 3005 - Law and Regulation
    • LAWS 3006 - Mediation
    • LAWS 3101 - Philosophy of Law: The Nature of Law
    • LAWS 3102 - Philosophy of Law: The Logic of the Law
    • LAWS 3105 - Theory of Law and Politics
    • LAWS 3106 - Sociology of Law
    • LAWS 3201 - Business Enterprise Frameworks
    • LAWS 3202 - Intellectual Property
    • LAWS 3203 - The Legal Nature of Property
    • LAWS 3205 - Consumer Law
    • LAWS 3206 - Banking Law
    • LAWS 3207 - International Transactions
    • LAWS 3208 - International Trade Regulation
    • LAWS 3303 - Injury and Compensation
    • LAWS 3304 - Private Law, Historical Change
    • LAWS 3305 - Crime and State in History
    • LAWS 3306 - Crime, Law, Process & Politics
    • LAWS 3307 - Youth and Criminal Law
    • LAWS 3308 - Punishment and the Law
    • LAWS 3401 - Employment Law
    • LAWS 3402 - Landlord and Tenant Relations
    • LAWS 3405 - Labour Law
    • LAWS 3408 - Legal Aspects of Sport
    • LAWS 3500 - Constitutional Law
    • LAWS 3501 - Law in the Information Society
    • LAWS 3502 - Telecommunications Regulation
    • LAWS 3503 - Equality & Discrimination
    • LAWS 3504 - Law and Aboriginal Peoples
    • LAWS 3506 - Administrative Law
    • LAWS 3507 - Music, the Law and Morality
    • LAWS 3508 - Health Law
    • LAWS 3509 - The Charter of Rights Topics
    • LAWS 3603 - Public International Law
    • LAWS 3604 - International Organizations
    • LAWS 3800 - Law of Environmental Quality
    • LAWS 3804 - Law of the Family
    • LAWS 3806 - Cooperative Work Term 1
    • LAWS 3807 - Cooperative Work Term 2
    • LAWS 3808 - Cooperative Work Term 3
    • LAWS 3809 - Cooperative Work Term 4
    • LAWS 3903 - Selected Legal Topics
    • LAWS 3904 - Selected Legal Topics
    • LAWS 3908 - Legal Studies Methods and Theory II
    • LAWS 4001 - Law, Family and Gender
    • LAWS 4002 - Feminist Theories of Law
    • LAWS 4006 - Religion and State in Canada
    • LAWS 4100 - Modern Legal Theory
    • LAWS 4101 - Contemporary Justice Theories
    • LAWS 4102 - Controversies in Rights Theory
    • LAWS 4103 - Special Topic in the Philosophy of Law
    • LAWS 4104 - Special Topic in the Philosophy of Law
    • LAWS 4105 - Global Justice Theory
    • LAWS 4106 - Law and Violence
    • LAWS 4107 - Law in Modern Society
    • LAWS 4200 - International Economic Law
    • LAWS 4202 - Accountability of Management
    • LAWS 4204 - Legal Issues in eCommerce
    • LAWS 4209 - Topics in Business Law
    • LAWS 4302 - Regulation of Corporate Crime
    • LAWS 4303 - Drugs, The User and The State
    • LAWS 4304 - Policing and Social Surveillance
    • LAWS 4305 - Criminal Justice Reform
    • LAWS 4306 - Criminal Law Issues
    • LAWS 4307 - Medical Criminal Law Issues
    • LAWS 4308 - Sentencing
    • LAWS 4309 - State Security and Dissent
    • LAWS 4402 - Employment Dispute Resolution
    • LAWS 4501 - Comparative Constitutional Law
    • LAWS 4504 - Aboriginal Criminal Justice
    • LAWS 4507 - Administrative Law and Control
    • LAWS 4603 - Transitional Justice
    • LAWS 4604 - International Human Rights
    • LAWS 4605 - Topics in International Law
    • LAWS 4606 - International Law of Armed Conflict
    • LAWS 4607 - Immigration and Refugee Law
    • LAWS 4701 - Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
    • LAWS 4702 - Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
    • LAWS 4703 - Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
    • LAWS 4800 - Environment and Social Justice
    • LAWS 4801 - Risk and the Legal Process
    • LAWS 4806 - The Civilist Tradition
    • LAWS 4901 - Tutorial in Law
    • LAWS 4902 - Tutorial in Law
    • LAWS 4903 - Advanced Legal Topics
    • LAWS 4904 - Advanced Legal Topics
    • LAWS 4908 - Honours Paper

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