Law and Society - Arts

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major.

Note: Students may count a maximum of six credits of either AS/SOSC 1210 9.00 or AS/SOSC 1350 9.00 for major credit in law and society.

Honours BA Program

Students must complete at least 48 credits in law and society, including:

• AS/SOSC 2350 6.00;
• 18 credits chosen from: AS/SOSC 1210 9.00, AS/SOSC 1350 9.00, AS/SOSC 2330 9.00, AS/SOSC 3360 6.00, AS/SOSC 3362 6.00, AS/SOSC 3370 6.00, AS/SOSC 3380 6.00, AS/SOSC 3381 6.00, AS/SOSC 3382 6.00, AS/SOSC 3391 6.00, AS/SOSC 3392 6.00, AS/SOSC 3653 3.00, AS/SOSC 3992 6.00, AS/SOSC 3993 3.00;
• at least six credits chosen from the AS/SOSC 4350 series of courses;
• 18 additional credits chosen from the law and society list of courses, including at least six credits at the 4000-level.

Honours Double Major BA Program

Law and society may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a major in earth and atmospheric science or physics and astronomy in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Students must complete at least 42 credits in law and society, including:

• AS/SOSC 2350 6.00;
• 18 credits chosen from: AS/SOSC 1210 9.00, AS/SOSC 1350 9.00, AS/SOSC 2330 9.00, AS/SOSC 3360 6.00, AS/SOSC 3362 6.00, AS/SOSC 3370 6.00, AS/SOSC 3380 6.00, AS/SOSC 3381 6.00, AS/SOSC 3382 6.00, AS/SOSC 3391 6.00, AS/SOSC 3392 6.00, AS/SOSC 3653 3.00, AS/SOSC 3992 6.00, AS/SOSC 3993 3.00;
• at least six credits chosen from the AS/SOSC 4350 series of courses;
• 12 additional credits chosen from the law and society list of courses, including at least six credits at the 4000-level.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

Law and society may be linked with any Honours (Double Major) Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 42 credits in law and society and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet the law and society requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000-level, including at least 12 credits in law and society and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours (Double Major) Interdisciplinary BA Programs.

The 42 credits in law and society must include the following:

• AS/SOSC 2350 6.00;
• 18 credits chosen from: AS/SOSC 1210 9.00, AS/SOSC 1350 9.00, AS/SOSC 2330 9.00, AS/SOSC 3360 6.00, AS/SOSC 3362 6.00, AS/SOSC 3370 6.00, AS/SOSC 3380 6.00, AS/SOSC 3381 6.00, AS/SOSC 3382 6.00, AS/SOSC 3391 6.00, AS/SOSC 3392 6.00, AS/SOSC 3653 3.00, AS/SOSC 3992 6.00, AS/SOSC 3993 3.00;
• at least six credits chosen from the AS/SOSC 4350 series of courses;
• 12 additional credits chosen from the law and society list of courses, including at least six credits at the 4000-level.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

Law and society may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a minor in biology, chemistry, or physics and astronomy in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Students must complete at least 42 credits in law and society, including:

• AS/SOSC 2350 6.00;
• 18 credits chosen from: AS/SOSC 1210 9.00, AS/SOSC 1350 9.00, AS/SOSC 2330 9.00, AS/SOSC 3360 6.00, AS/SOSC 3362 6.00, AS/SOSC 3370 6.00, AS/SOSC 3380 6.00, AS/SOSC 3381 6.00, AS/SOSC 3382 6.00, AS/SOSC 3391 6.00, AS/SOSC 3392 6.00, AS/SOSC 3653 3.00, AS/SOSC 3992 6.00, AS/SOSC 3993 3.00;
• at least six credits chosen from the AS/SOSC 4350 series of courses;
• 12 additional credits chosen from the law and society list of courses, including at least six credits at the 4000-level.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation specifies that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits) students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours major or Specialized Honours major.

Students who complete any one of the Honours BA programs in law and society may apply to enter the Court and Tribunal Administration program or the Legal Assistant program offered by Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. York students are required to complete specific courses within the law and society program in order to be eligible for admission consideration to the abbreviated one year diploma program at Seneca College. For more information about specific law and society course requirements, consult the law and society supplemental calendar or contact the law and society program coordinator. For more information about the Seneca College program, contact the director, Court and Tribunal Administration Program, Seneca College.

Students applying for admission to York University on the basis of their Seneca College Diploma in Court and Tribunal Administration are expected to satisfy the admission requirements of the session to which they are applying.

Law and Society Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year. For more information, please consult the relevant supplemental calendar.

With the approval of the program coordinator, students may complete other courses for credit in law and society. Subject to degree credit exclusion and in-Faculty regulations, students may complete courses offered outside of the Faculty of Arts for credit in law and society.

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major.

Note: Students may count a maximum of six credits of either AS/SOSC 1210 9.00 or AS/SOSC 1350 9.00 for major credit in law and society.

AS/ANTH 3420 3.00/AS/ANTH 3420 6.00
AS/ANTH 4340 6.00
AS/ECON 3240 3.00/AS/ECON 3249 3.00
AS/ECON 3250 3.00/AS/ECON 3259 3.00
AS/ECON 4309 3.00
AS/HIST 2500 6.00
AS/HIST 3415 6.00
AS/HIST 3591 6.00
AS/HIST 3830 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/SOSC 3030 6.00)
AS/HIST 3850 6.00
AS/LING 2400 3.00
AS/LING 2450 3.00
AK/AS/PHIL 2050 6.00
AK/AS/PHIL 2060 3.00
AK/AS/PHIL 2070 3.00
AK/AS/PHIL 2075 3.00
AK/AS/PHIL 3110 3.00
AS/PHIL 4190 3.00
AK/AS/POLS 2900 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PHIL 2440 6.00)
AS/POLS 3075 3.00
AS/POLS 3165 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/SOSC 3165 6.00)
AS/POLS 3600 3.00
AS/POLS 3605 3.00
AS/POLS 4015 3.00
AS/POLS 4255 6.00
AS/POLS 4401 3.00
AS/POLS 4515 3.00
AS/POLS 4541 3.00
AS/POLS 4600 3.00
AK/AS/SC/PSYC 2120 3.00
AK/AS/SC/PSYC 3140 3.00
AK/AS/SC/PSYC 3310 3.00
AS/SOCI 2070 6.00
AS/SOCI 3430 6.00
AS/SOCI 3810 6.00
AS/SOCI 4440 6.00
AS/SOCI 4810 6.00
AS/SOCI 4840 3.00/AS/SOCI 4840 6.00
AS/SOCI 4850 3.00
AS/SOSC 1210 9.00
AS/SOSC 1350 9.00
AS/SOSC 2330 9.00
AS/SOSC 2350 6.00
AS/SOSC 3360 6.00
AS/SOSC 3362 6.00
AS/SOSC 3370 6.00
AS/SOSC 3380 6.00
AS/SOSC 3381 6.00
AS/SOSC 3382 6.00
AS/SOSC 3391 6.00
AS/SOSC 3392 6.00
AS/SOSC 3653 3.00
AS/SOSC 3992 6.00
AS/SOSC 3993 3.00
AS/SOSC 4043 6.00
AS/SOSC 4210 6.00
AS/SOSC 4350 6.00
AS/SOSC 4351 6.00
AS/SOSC 4352 6.00
AS/SOSC 4353 6.00
AS/SOSC 4354 6.00
AS/SOSC 4355 6.00
AS/SOSC 4918 6.00
AK/SOCI 3561 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/POLS 3561 6.00)
ES/ENVS 4312 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 4212 3.00)
FA/FACS 3920M 3.00

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Arts