| Subject | Course | Section | Course Title | Course Description | Instructor | Files | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 292 | 001 | Literature and the Law |
A study of literary works that involve legal matters and/or have led to litigation on such grounds as obscenity, treason, heresy, libel, and plagiarism.
Held with ENGL 213
Offered on campus |
Ryan Devitt |
 ENGL 213-LS 292_R.Devitt_Winter 2022.pdf |
Winter 2022 |
| LS | 327 | 081 | Policing in a Democratic Society |
A critical examination of the police as social control agents in contemporary democratic societies. Topics include the historical evolution of policing; police recruitment, training, and education; police/community relations; the occupational subculture of the police; police authority and discretion; private policing; and police deviance and criminality.
Held with SOC 327
Offered online |
Frederick Desroches |
SOC 327-LS 327-081_F.Desroches_Winter 2022.pdf |
Winter 2022 |
| LS | 330 | 001 | Special Topics in Legal Studies - Law & Precarious Life |
An in-depth analysis of research in selected topics in Legal Studies.
Offered remotely |
Anastasia Tataryn |
LS 330_A.Tataryn_Winter 2022.pdf |
Winter 2022 |
| LS | 351 | 001 | Philosophy of Law |
Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility, and liability.
Held with PHIL 327
Offered on campus |
Andrew Stumpf |
PHIL 327-LS 351_A.Stumpf_Winter 2022.pdf |
Winter 2022 |
| LS | 401 | 001, 002 | Law, Culture, and Rights |
This seminar explores the intersection of culture and rights from a legal studies perspective in order to better understand the diversity of ways that law shapes our society, and vice versa. Students will debate and assess selected topics from the perspective of various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities.
Offered on campus and remotely
Course outline available by request only |
Honor Brabazon | Winter 2022 | |
| LS | 402 | 001, 002 | Perspectives on Legal Authority and Subjectivity |
This seminar explores the relation between those who make or administer law and select legal subjects whose lives and identities are shaped by law. Students will debate and assess selected perspectives while touching on various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities.
Offered on campus |
Susan Dianne Brophy |
LS 402-001-002_S.Brophy_Winter 2022.pdf |
Winter 2022 |
| LS | 496 | 004 | Special Topics in Legal Studies - Law of the Environment |
This course will deal with selected topics in Legal Studies. Subjects will be dependent upon the research and/or instructional interests of faculty.
Offered on campus |
Anastasia Tataryn |
LS 496_A.Tataryn_Winter 2022.pdf |
Winter 2022 |
| MEDVL | 260 | 001 | Medieval Europe c.300-c.1500 |
The political, cultural, economic, and ecclesiastical development of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the high middle ages.
Held with HIST 260
Offered remotely |
Eduardo Fabbro |
HIST 260-MEDVL 260_E.Fabbro_Winter 2022.pdf |
Winter 2022 |
| MEDVL | 491 | 001 | Special Topics in Medieval Studies - Environment & Climate History, Pre-Industrial |
This course is a special study of a selected topic in Medieval Studies. Please see course instructor for details.
Offered on campus |
Andrew Moore |
MEDVL 491_A.Moore_Winter 2022.pdf |
Winter 2022 |
| PHIL | 100J | 001 | Introduction to Philosophy |
This course seeks to introduce students to the nature of philosophy. This is done through the examination of core texts and figures in the history of philosophy as well as in the discussion of perennial philosophical questions.
Offered on campus |
PHIL 100J_J.Hoult_Winter 2022.pdf |
Winter 2022 |