Courses

Lower Division Courses

Required (3 credits) LASO_V 204 Introduction to Law and Society
PLUS at least 9 credits from: Approved courses listed in the Calendar
  • ANTH_V 100 (3)
  • HIST_V 104 (3)
  • POLI_V 100 (3)
  • POLI_V 101 (3)
  • PHIL_V 230 (3)
  • SOCI_V 250 (3)
Specific lower-level courses that serve as prerequisites for 300- and 400-level Courses Such as: (not a definitive list)

  • GRSJ_V 101 (3), GRSJ_V 102 (3)
  • GRSJ_V 225 (3)
  • SOCI_V 100 (6), SOCI_V 101 (3), SOCI_V 102 (3)
Check with the LASO
Advisor for counting:
  • The lower-level prerequisites for upper-level ECON courses (See LASO Advisor to count these courses)
  • Topical courses approved by the LASO Advisor (prerequisites that are not specifically listed by their course code above).**

** Topical Courses change year to year and may not always count toward the Minor.

Upper Division Courses

  • All LASO courses count toward the Minor
  • No more than 12 credits in the same discipline
  • You may double count only 6 credits with your Major program
  • For topical courses that change year to year and may not always count toward the Minor, see the list of courses on the FAQ page (approval of the LASO advisor will be required for those courses)

Law and Society

  • LASO_V 309: Against the Law
  • LASO_V 350-A: Topics in Law and Society

Latin American Studies

  • LAST_V 301: Human and Civil Rights in Latin America

Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies

  • AMNE_V 323: Slavery in the Ancient Greek and Roman World
  • AMNE_V 331: Jewish Law
  • AMNE_V 332: Greek Law
  • AMNE_V 333: Roman Law
  • AMNE_V 341: Sex, Lies and Violence in the Hebrew Bible
  • AMNE_V 363: Talmud, Midrash and the Rabbinic Imagination
  • AMNE_V 383: Modern Jewish Ethics in Historical Perspective

Anthropology

  • ANTH_V 329: Contemporary Indigenous Issues in a Global Perspective
  • ANTH_V 401: First Peoples of North America
  • ANTH_V 430: Indigenous Governance, British Columbia
  • ANTH_V 471: Anthropology of Law

Archaeology

  • ARCL_V 420: First Nations Archaeology of British Columbia

Economics

  • ECON_V 317: Poverty and Inequality
  • ECON_V 318: History and Philosophy of Economics from Aristotle to Adam Smith
  • ECON_V 319: History and Philosophy of Economics from Ricardo to Keynes
  • ECON_V 367: Economic Analysis of Law

First Nations and Indigenous Studies

  • FNIS_V 401: Special Topics
  • FNIS_V 453: Indigenous Legal Traditions

Gender, Race, and Social Justice

  • GRSJ_V 301: Gender, Race and Indigeneity in Canada
  • GRSJ_V 303: Gender, Race, Social Justice and the Law
  • GRSJ_V 305: Social Justice Issues in Community and International Organizing
  • GRSJ_V 306: Globalization and Social Justice: Gender, Race, and Sexuality in International Politics
  • GRSJ_V 326: The Politics of Gender, Families, and Nation-Building

History

  • HIST_V 302: History of the Indigenous Peoples of North America
  • HIST_V 329: Heroes, Rebels, Villains, Folks: The People Who Shaped Canada
  • HIST_V 331: The United States, 1865-1900: Labour, Race, Gender, and Empire
  • HIST_V 341: Medieval Jewish History
  • HIST_V 358: State and Society in 20th century Cuba
  • HIST_V 391: Human Rights in World History
  • HIST_V 414: Constitutions in Canadian History: From Pre-contact to the Charter of Rights
  • HIST_V 419: Crime and Punishment in Canadian History
  • HIST_V 441: History of the Holocaust
  • HIST_V 444: Slave Societies in the Americas
  • HIST_V 456: Race in the Americas
  • HIST_V 476: Law and Society in the Middle Ages
  • HIST_V 477: Constitutional History of Medieval Europe

Philosophy

  • PHIL_V 330: Social and Political Philosophy
  • PHIL_V 331: Business and Professional Ethics
  • PHIL_V 332: Environmental Ethics
  • PHIL_V 333: Bio-Medical Ethics
  • PHIL_V 334: Sex, Gender and Philosophy
  • PHIL_V 335: Power and Oppression
  • PHIL_V 338: Philosophy of Law
  • PHIL_V 362: History and Philosophy of Economics from Aristotle to Adam Smith
  • PHIL_V 363: History and Philosophy of Economics from Ricardo to Keynes
  • PHIL_V 431: Topics in Social & Political Philosophy
  • PHIL_V 432: Topics in Ethical Theory
  • PHIL_V 452: Philosophy of Action

Political Science

  • POLI_V 303: Federalism in Canada
  • POLI_V 307: Quebec Government and Politics
  • POLI_V 309: Canadian Perspectives on Human Rights
  • POLI_V 316: Global Indigenous Politics
  • POLI_V 320: Government and Politics of the United States of America
  • POLI_V 321: Chinese Politics and Development
  • POLI_V 322: Japanese Government and Politics
  • POLI_V 323: South Asian Government and Politics
  • POLI_V 324: Southeast Asian Government and Politics
  • POLI_V 326: European Politics: Selected Cases
  • POLI_V 327: European Integration
  • POLI_V 329: Gender and Politics
  • POLI_V 331: Korean Government and Politics
  • POLI_V 332: Politics and Government of Latin America
  • POLI_V 347: Law & Political Theory
  • POLI_V 348: Political Theory and Public Policy
  • POLI_V 361: International Violence and its Control
  • POLI_V 373: Ethics in World Politics
  • POLI_V 376: International Law
  • POLI_V 402: Law and Politics of the Canadian Constitution
  • POLI_V 406: Aboriginal Peoples and Canadian Politics
  • POLI_V 466: The Politics of International Law

Psychology

  • PSYC_V 331: Forensic Psychology

Public Policy and Global Affairs

  • PPGA_V 391-A: Topics in Public Policy and Global Affairs

Sociology

  • SOCI_V 301: Sociology of Development and Underdevelopment
  • SOCI_V 310: Canadian Society
  • SOCI_V 361: Social Inequality
  • SOCI_V 369: Sociology of Sexualities
  • SOCI_V 387: Drugs and Society
  • SOCI_V 470: Sociology of Crime & Justice

 

*Updated November 14, 2024.