Feb 01, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

Double Major in Legal Studies and Political Science

Program description

This double major enables students to receive an Honours Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Legal Studies and Political Science through a four-year program map. The two disciplines are especially complementary given law and politics are deeply intertwined and co-constitutive. Students will learn to navigate how legal systems affect governance, and how power impacts law-making and legal decision making. They will acquire knowledge and skills that especially equip them to enter the legal profession, including law school.

Required first-year courses for Bachelor of Arts students completing a Double Major in Legal Studies and Political Science [15 credit hours]

Double Major core courses [105 credit hours]

CRMN 3040U – Restorative Justice
LGLS 2100U – Public Law
LGLS 2110U – Private Law
LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory
LGLS 2940U – Legal Research Methods
LGLS 4200U – Law and Social Change
POSC 2000U – Canadian Politics
POSC 2100U – Global Politics
POSC 3000U – Policy, Democracy and Governance
POSC 3800U – Business, Politics and the Macroeconomy
POSC 4000U – International Politics and Policy
Two of:
POSC 2200U – Fundamentals of Policy Theory or
POSC 2300U – Mobilizing for Change or
POSC 2502U – Community Development and Social Change
Two of:
LGLS 2120U – International Law or
LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law or
LGLS 2500U – Information and Privacy Law
One 1000- or 2000-level Legal Studies Elective
Two of:
LGLS 3200U – Sociology of Law or
LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law or
LGLS 3230U – Law and Globalization or
LGLS 3240U – Cultural Studies of Law or
LGLS 3520U – Law and Technology or
LGLS 3700U – Law and Power
One of:
LGLS 3300U – Disability and the Law or
LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples, Law and the State in Canada or
LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity and the Law or
LGLS 3330U – Gender, Sexuality and the Law
Three of:
POSC 3100U – Political Economy of Global Development or
POSC 3101U – Inequality, Environment and Development or
POSC 3102U – Race and Racism in Political Culture or
POSC 3300U – Building Sustainable Communities or
POSC 3301U – Eco-Justice or
POSC 3302U – Environment and Globalization or
POSC 3303U – Policies for Sustainability or
POSC 3310U – Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability and Development: A Global Perspective or
POSC 3700U – Technology, Politics and Social Theory or
POSC 3750U – American Politics and Political Culture or
COMM 3751U – Media, War and Conflict
One of:
POSC 3201U – Rural Communities or
POSC 3203U – Urban Development or
POSC 3500U – Equity Policy or
POSC 3501U – Politics and Poverty or
POSC 3602U – Labour in the Global Economy or
POSC 3603U – The Politics of Housing
One of:
POSC 4300U – Special Topics in Political Science or
POSC 4310U – The Politics of Indigenous Rights
One of:
LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies Integrating Project or
POSC 4005U – Independent Study or
SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I
One of:
One 4000-level LGLS course or
SSCI 4098U – Practicum or
SSCI 4103W – Internship
One 3000- or 4000-level LGLS elective course
Eight FSSH General Electives

Double Major in Legal Studies and Political Science

Program description

Required first-year courses for Bachelor of Arts students completing a Double Major in Legal Studies and Political Science [15 credit hours]

Double Major core courses [105 credit hours]

Total [120 credit hours]