COURSE CURRICULUM

The Legal Studies program at Ontario Tech University offers a broad and interdisciplinary curriculum that explores the foundations, theories, and applications of law within society. Core courses such as LGLS 1000U (Foundations of Legal Studies), LGLS 2100U (Public Law), LGLS 2110U (Private Law), and LGLS 2200U (Legal Theory) provide students with a strong grounding in legal concepts and systems. Students gain essential academic and professional skills through SSCI 1910U (Writing for the Social Sciences), LGLS 2940U (Legal Research Methods), and experiential learning opportunities like SSCI 4098U (Practicum) and LGLS 4099U (Legal Studies Integrating Project). The curriculum addresses contemporary legal challenges through courses like LGLS 2500U (Information and Privacy Law), LGLS 3520U (Law and Technology), and LGLS 3510U (Censorship and Freedom of Expression), while offering critical perspectives on identity, equity, and justice through LGLS 3300U (Disability and the Law), LGLS 3310U (Indigenous Peoples, Law and the State in Canada), and LGLS 3330U (Gender, Sexuality and the Law). Students can explore mediation-focused pathways through LGLS 3610U (Employment and Mediation), LGLS 3600U (Family Mediation), and CRMN 4032U (Mediation and Conflict Resolution). With electives across criminology, political science, communication, and human rights, the program prepares students for careers in law, policy, advocacy, mediation, and graduate or legal studies.