Courses

Lower Division Courses

Required (3 credits) LASO 204 Introduction to Law and Society
PLUS at least 9 credits from: Approved courses listed in the Calendar
  • ANTH 100 (3)
  • HIST 104 (3)
  • POLI 100 (3)
  • POLI 101 (3)
  • PHIL 230 (3)
  • SOCI 250 (3)
Specific lower-level courses that serve as prerequisites for 300- and 400-level Courses Such as: (not a definitive list)

  • GRSJ 101 (3), GRSJ 102 (3)
  • GRSJ 225 (3)
  • SOCI 100 (3/6), SOCI 101 (3), SOCI 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.

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

Latin American Studies

  • LAST 301: Human and Civil Rights in Latin America

Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies

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

Anthropology

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

Archaeology

  • ARCL 420: First Nations Archaeology of British Columbia

Economics

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

First Nations and Indigenous Studies

  • FNIS 401 Special Topics
  • FNIS 453 Indigenous Legal Traditions

Gender, Race, and Social Justice

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

History

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

Philosophy

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

Political Science

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

Psychology

  • PSYC 331: Forensic Psychology

Public Policy and Global Affairs

  • PPGA 391A: Topics in Public Policy and Global Affairs

Sociology

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

 

*Updated May 24, 2024.