| Subject | Course | Section | Course Title | Course Description | Instructor | Files | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 327 | 001 | 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 on campus |
Frederick Desroches |
 SOC 327-LS 327_F.Desroches_Fall 2022.pdf |
Fall 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 in a blended format with on campus and online components |
Stéphanie Grégoire |
PHIL 327-LS 351_S.Gregoire_Fall 2022.pdf |
Fall 2022 |
| LS | 401 | 001, 002, 003 | 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
Course outlines not posted available by request only |
Honor Brabazon, Frederick Desroches |
LS 401-003_F.Desroches_Fall 2022.pdf |
Fall 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, Carlie Leroux-Demir |
LS 402-001_S.Brophy_Fall 2022.pdf LS 402-002_C.Leroux-Demir_Fall 2022.pdf |
Fall 2022 |
| LS | 404 | 001 | 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
Formerly listed as LS 496 |
Anastasia Tataryn |
LS 496_A.Tataryn_Fall 2022.pdf |
Fall 2022 |
| MEDVL | 115 | 001 | Crusading in the Middle Ages |
This course examines the historical events and cultural assumptions that led to the European phenomenon of crusading, or holy war, between 1095 and 1453.
Held with HIST 115
Offered on campus |
Eduardo Fabbro |
HIST 115-MEDVL 115_E.Fabbro_Fall 2022.pdf |
Fall 2022 |
| MEDVL | 252 | 081 | Medieval Monsters |
This course exposes students to a number of disciplinary methodologies (historical, anthropological, geographical, literary, archaeological, philosophical, and philological). Each focuses on exploring the common theme of medieval monsters, such as werewolves, giants, summoned spirits, demons, revenants, centaurs, wild men and wild women, and political monsters.
Offered online |
Andrew Moore |
MEDVL 252-081_A.Moore_Fall 2022.pdf |
Fall 2022 |
| PHIL | 100J | 001, 002 | 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.
LEC 001 offered on campus LEC 002 offered in a blended format with on campus and online components |
Jason Hoult, Stéphanie Grégoire |
PHIL 100J-001_J.Hoult_Fall 2022.pdf PHIL 100J-002_S.Gregoire_Fall 2022.pdf |
Fall 2022 |
| PHIL | 200J | 001 | Aristotelian Logic |
An introduction to the understanding of how words are used, the formation of propositions, the construction of arguments and the examination of fallacies to help the student argue with order, facility and without error.
Offered in a blended format with on campus and online components |
Stéphanie Grégoire |
PHIL 200J_S.Gregoire_Fall 2022.pdf |
Fall 2022 |
| PHIL | 284 | 001 | Great Works: Modern |
A historical survey of modern philosophy in the Western tradition.
Offered online |
Jason Hoult |
PHIL 284_J.Hoult_Fall 2022.pdf |
Fall 2022 |