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Minor Program Adjustment
Faculty: Social Science and Humanities Date: November 11, 2017
Program: Legal Studies
Undergraduate: Graduate:
Minor Program Adjustments include: New required courses, Deletion of required courses, Other changes to degree requirements or program learning outcomes, New academic requirements or changes to existing requirements.
Motion: That CPRC approve the changes to the Legal Studies program as presented.
Proposal Brief
Summary of the proposed change (for pathways, please include details on the specific or unspecified transfer credits students will receive, if applicable)
1. Delete three courses: SSCI 2900 Research Methods from the list of required 2nd year courses for the Legal Studies students; COMM 3610U Persuasion from the list of required 3rd year courses for the Legal Studies students; and, SSCI 4020 Leadership and Administration from the list of required 4th year courses for the Legal Studies students.
2. Change the required electives in Years 2, 3, and 4 3. Add three new Legal Studies courses: LGLS 4100 Law, Justice and Education, LGLS 3700 Law &
Power, and LGLS 3800 Issues in Health Law & Biomedical Ethics. 4. Change to prerequisites for LGLS 4040U Law and the Environment 5. Change definition of an approved Legal Studies elective to delete Rights and Freedoms and add
CRMN 3053 Prosecution and Sentencing. Description of the ways in which the proposed change will enhance the program and/or opportunities for students
1. The deletion of the courses will allow students to take one more LGLS or other elective, which may be more closely related to their area of study. Unfortunately, practice has shown that the three above mentioned courses have not been as useful to the Legal Studies students as anticipated. Allowing them to take an elective instead would be more beneficial for their studies.
2. We are deleting the three required electives because they are not Legal Studies courses and we have concluded that students should have the ability to select electives that most closely align with their interests. We have reached this decision in light of student feedback and review of the syllabi for these courses. Although each course offers a valuable and enriching element for Legal Studies student, we do not see them as requisite components of a Legal Studies degree.
3. Introduction of three courses: a) The introduction of LGLS 4100 Law, Justice and Education renders permanent a course being
offered for the first time as an Advanced Topics course; Law Justice and Education
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complements the Foundations in Legal Studies course (to be offered for the first time in winter 2018).
b) LGLS 3700 Law & Power is consistent with critical scholarly approaches to Legal Studies andpermits students to engage in what are at once perennial and timely questions connectinglaw and power.
c) LGLS 3800 Issues in Health Law & Biomedical Ethics provides students in Health Sciences andLegal Studies and opportunity for more advanced, specialized study of health law.
4. Improves access to the course (LGLS 4040U Law and the Environment) for both Legal Studiesstudents and other FSSH students.
5. To replace a course from the list of requirements that has never been taught by a Legal Studiesfaculty member with one that regularly is; this ensures greater consistency of courses with LegalStudies program learning outcomes.
Process of consultation with other units if the change(s) involves students, staff, and/or faculty from other programs or courses
1. The decision to remove the three courses was made following feedback received from studentsduring the external reviewers’ visit (provided during a meeting between students andreviewers), review of syllabi for the three courses as well as discussion by the Legal Studiesfaculty.
2. Consultation within the program.3. (c) In developing the proposal for LGLS 3800 Issues in Health Law & Biomedical Ethics, Legal
Studies consulted with Health Sciences.3a, 3b, 4, 5. Consultation within the program.
Analysis of financial and enrolment implications There are no anticipated financial or enrolment implications.
Proposed Implementation Date (state term, e.g. Fall 2017) Fall 2018
Transition Plan (include a plan for all current students in the program, by year level) It is expected that the changes will impact only new students. However, if any students have not completed required courses that are now being changed, substitutions will be made.
Calendar Copy and/or Program Maps (highlight revisions to existing curriculum) Attachments
APPROVAL DATES
Curriculum Committee approval 14 November 2017
Faculty Council approval 28 November 2017
CPRC Approval
Submission to Academic Council
19 January 2018
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CURRENT CALENDAR COPY PROPOSED CALENDAR COPY
Legal Studies (comprehensive) Legal Studies (comprehensive) Year 1 (30 credit hours)
• One general elective (recommend ALSU 1101U)
• COMM 1100U – Introduction to Communication Studies
• POSC 1000U – Political Science • PSYC 1000U – Introductory
Psychology • SOCI 1000U – Introductory Sociology • SSCI 1000U – Introduction to
Criminal Justice • LGLS 1000 Foundations of Legal
Studies • SSCI 1200U – Introduction to Social
Policy • SSCI 1300U – Social Problems • SSCI 1910U – Writing for the Social
Sciences Year 2 (30 credit hours)
• Two general electives • LGLS 2100U – Public Law • LGLS 2110U – Private Law • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research
Methods • SSCI 2900U – Research Methods • SSCI 3040U – Restorative Justice • Two of: • LGLS 2120U – International Law or • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human
Rights Law or • LGLS 2500U – Information and
Privacy Law Year 3 (30 credit hours)
• Three Legal Studies electives* • Two general electives • COMM 3610U – Persuasion • One of: • LGLS 3300U – Disability and the
Law or • LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples,
Law and the State in Canada or • LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity and
the Law or • LGLS 3330U – Gender, Sexuality and
the Law • Three of:
Year 1 (30 credit hours) One general elective (recommend
ALSU 1101U) • COMM 1100U – Introduction to
Communication Studies • POSC 1000U – Political Science • PSYC 1000U – Introductory
Psychology • SOCI 1000U – Introductory Sociology • SSCI 1000U – Introduction to
Criminal Justice LGLS 1000 Foundations of Legal
Studies • SSCI 1200U – Introduction to Social
Policy • SSCI 1300U – Social Problems • SSCI 1910U – Writing for the Social
Sciences
Year 2 (30 credit hours) Two three general electives • LGLS 2100U – Public Law • LGLS 2110U – Private Law • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research
Methods • SSCI 2900U – Research Methods • SSCI 3040U – Restorative Justice Two of: LGLS 2120U – International Law or LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law or LGLS 2500U – Information and Privacy Law
Year 3 (30 credit hours) Four Three Legal Studies electives* • Two general electives
COMM 3610U – Persuasion One of: LGLS 3300U – Disability and the Law or LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples, Law and the State in Canada or LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity and the Law or LGLS 3330U – Gender, Sexuality and the Law Three of: LGLS 3200U – Sociology of Law or
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• LGLS 3200U – Sociology of Law or• LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law or• LGLS 3230U – Law and
Globalization or• LGLS 3240U – Cultural Studies of
Law or• LGLS 3520U – Law and Technology
Year 4 (30 credit hours) • One 3000- or 4000-level SSCI course• Four general electives**• LGLS 4200U – Law and Social
Change• SSCI 4020U – Leadership and
Administration• One of:• SSCI 4098U – Practicum or• One 4000-level LGLS course• One of:• SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I or• LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies
Integrating Project• One of:• SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II or• One 4000-level LGLS course
Legal Studies – Alternative Dispute Resolution specialization Year 1 (30 credit hours)
• One general elective (recommendALSU 1101U)
• COMM 1100U – Introduction toCommunication Studies
• POSC 1000U – Political Science• PSYC 1000U – Introductory
Psychology• SOCI 1000U – Introductory Sociology• SSCI 1000U – Introduction to
Criminal Justice• LGLS 1000 Foundations of Legal
Studies
LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law or LGLS 3230U – Law and Globalization or LGLS 3240U – Cultural Studies of Law or LGLS 3520U – Law and Technology or LGLS 3700 – Law and Power
Year 4 (30 credit hours) One 3000- or 4000-level SSCI LGLS
course One 3000- or 4000-level COMM,
POSC, PSYC or SSCI course Four general electives**• LGLS 4200U – Law and Social
Change• SSCI 4020U – Leadership and
Administration One of:
SSCI 4098U – Practicum or4000-level LGLS course
One of:SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I orLGLS 4099U – Legal StudiesIntegrating Project
One of:SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II orOne 4000-level LGLS course
Legal Studies – Alternative Dispute Resolution specialization Year 1 (30 credit hours)
One general elective (recommendALSU 1101U)
• COMM 1100U – Introduction toCommunication Studies
• POSC 1000U – Political Science• PSYC 1000U – Introductory
Psychology• SOCI 1000U – Introductory Sociology• SSCI 1000U – Introduction to
Criminal Justice LGLS 1000 Foundations of Legal
Studies
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• SSCI 1200U – Introduction to Social
Policy • SSCI 1300U – Social Problems • SSCI 1910U – Writing for the Social
Sciences Year 2 (30 credit hours)
• Two general electives • LGLS 2100U – Public Law • LGLS 2110U – Private Law • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research
Methods • SSCI 2900U – Research Methods • SSCI 3040U – Restorative Justice • Two of: • LGLS 2120U – International Law or • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human
Rights Law or • LGLS 2500U – Information and
Privacy Law Year 3 (30 credit hours)
• Two general electives • COMM 3610U – Persuasion • One of: • LGLS 3300U – Disability and the
Law or • LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples,
Law and the State in Canada or • LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity and
the Law or • LGLS 3330U – Gender, Sexuality and
the Law • Two of: • LGLS 3200U – Sociology of Law or • LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law or • LGLS 3230U – Law and
Globalization or • LGLS 3240U – Cultural Studies of
Law or • LGLS 3520U – Law and Technology
• Two ADR clusters (12 credit hours): • a) LGLS 3410U – Labour and
Employment Law and LGLS 3610U – Employment and Mediation
• b) LGLS 3130U – Family Law and LGLS 3600U – Family Mediation
• SSCI 1200U – Introduction to Social Policy
• SSCI 1300U – Social Problems • SSCI 1910U – Writing for the Social
Sciences
Year 2 (30 credit hours) Three Two general electives • LGLS 2100U – Public Law • LGLS 2110U – Private Law • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research
Methods • SSCI 2900U – Research Methods • SSCI 3040U – Restorative Justice Two of: LGLS 2120U – International Law or LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law or LGLS 2500U – Information and Privacy Law
Year 3 (30 credit hours) Two general electives One LGLS elective • COMM 3610U – Persuasion One of: LGLS 3300U – Disability and the Law or LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples, Law and the State in Canada or LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity and the Law or LGLS 3330U – Gender, Sexuality and the Law Two of: LGLS 3200U – Sociology of Law or LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law or LGLS 3230U – Law and Globalization or LGLS 3240U – Cultural Studies of Law or LGLS 3520U – Law and Technology or LGLS 3700 – Law and Power
Two ADR clusters (12 credit hours): a) LGLS 3410U – Labour and Employment Law and LGLS 3610U – Employment and Mediation b) LGLS 3130U – Family Law and LGLS 3600U – Family Mediation
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• c) LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law and LGLS 3620U – Human Rights Mediation
• d) SSCI 2010U – Criminal Law and SSCI 4032U – Criminal Justice Mediation
Year 4 (30 credit hours) • One 3000- or 4000-level SSCI course • Four general electives** • LGLS 4200U – Law and Social
Change • SSCI 4020U – Leadership and
Administration • One of: • SSCI 4098U – Practicum • One 4000-level LGLS course – 3
LGLS 4000 courses • One of: • SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I or • LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies
Integrating Project • One of: • SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II or • One 4000-level LGLS course
Legal Studies – Human Rights Law specialization Year 1 (30 credit hours)
• One general elective (recommend ALSU 1101U)
• COMM 1100U – Introduction to Communication Studies
• POSC 1000U – Political Science • PSYC 1000U – Introductory
Psychology • SOCI 1000U – Introductory Sociology • SSCI 1000U – Introduction to
Criminal Justice • LGLS 1000 Foundations of Legal
Studies • SSCI 1200U – Introduction to Social
Policy • SSCI 1300U – Social Problems • SSCI 1910U – Writing for the Social
Sciences
Year 2 (30 credit hours)
c) LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law and LGLS 3620U – Human Rights Mediation d) SSCI 2010U – Criminal Law and SSCI 4032U – Criminal Justice Mediation
Year 4 (30 credit hours) One 3000- or 4000-level LGLSSSCI
course One 3000- or 4000-level COMM,
POSC, PSYC or SSCI course Four general electives** • LGLS 4200U – Law and Social
Change
One of: • SSCI 4098U – Practicum One 4000-level LGLS course One of: SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I or LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies Integrating Project One of: SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II or One 4000-level LGLS course
Legal Studies – Human Rights Law specialization Year 1 (30 credit hours)
One general elective (recommend ALSU 1101U)
• COMM 1100U – Introduction to Communication Studies
• POSC 1000U – Political Science • PSYC 1000U – Introductory
Psychology • SOCI 1000U – Introductory Sociology • SSCI 1000U – Introduction to
Criminal Justice LGLS 1000 Foundations of Legal
Studies • SSCI 1200U – Introduction to Social
Policy • SSCI 1300U – Social Problems • SSCI 1910U – Writing for the Social
Sciences
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• Two general electives • LGLS 2100U – Public Law • LGLS 2110U – Private Law • LGLS 2120U – International Law • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human
Rights Law • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research
Methods • SSCI 2900U – Research Methods • SSCI 3040U – Restorative Justice
Year 3 (30 credit hours)
• Two general electives • COMM 3610U – Persuasion • COMM 3710U – Intercultural
Communication • One of: • LGLS 3430U – International Human
Rights or • SSCI 2011U – Immigration and
Refugee Law or • SSCI 2050U – Rights and Freedoms
in the Justice System • One of: • LGLS 3100U – Administrative Law
or • LGLS 3410U – Labour and
Employment Law or • SSCI 2010U – Criminal Law • Two of: • LGLS 3300U – Disability and the
Law or • LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples,
Law and the State in Canada or • LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity and
the Law or • LGLS 3330U – Gender, Sexuality and
the Law • Two of: • LGLS 3200U – Sociology of Law or • LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law or • LGLS 3230U – Law and
Globalization or • LGLS 3240U – Cultural Studies of
Law or • LGLS 3520U – Law and Technology
Year 2 (30 credit hours) Three Two general electives • LGLS 2100U – Public Law • LGLS 2110U – Private Law • LGLS 2120U – International Law • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human
Rights Law • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research
Methods • SSCI 2900U – Research Methods • SSCI 3040U – Restorative Justice
Year 3 (30 credit hours) Two general electives • COMM 3610U – Persuasion One LGLS elective • COMM 3710U – Intercultural
Communication One of: LGLS 3430U – International Human Rights or SSCI 2011U – Immigration and Refugee Law or SSCI 2050U – Rights and Freedoms in the Justice System One of: LGLS 3100U – Administrative Law or LGLS 3410U – Labour and Employment Law or SSCI 2010U – Criminal Law Two of: LGLS 3300U – Disability and the Law or LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples, Law and the State in Canada or LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity and the Law or LGLS 3330U – Gender, Sexuality and the Law Two of: LGLS 3200U – Sociology of Law or LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law or LGLS 3230U – Law and Globalization or LGLS 3240U – Cultural Studies of Law or LGLS 3520U – Law and Technology or LGLS 3700 – Law and Power
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Year 4 (30 credit hours) • One 3000- or 4000-level SSCI course • Four general electives** • LGLS 4200U – Law and Social
Change • SSCI 4020U – Leadership and
Administration • One of: • SSCI 4098U – Practicum or • One 4000-level LGLS course • One of: • SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I or • LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies
Integrating Project • One of: • SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II or • One 4000-level LGLS course
Legal Studies – Information Law Specialization Year 1 (30 credit hours)
• One general elective (recommend ALSU 1101U)
• COMM 1100U – Introduction to Communication Studies
• POSC 1000U – Political Science • PSYC 1000U – Introductory
Psychology • SOCI 1000U – Introductory Sociology • SSCI 1000U – Introduction to
Criminal Justice • LGLS 1000 Foundations of Legal
Studies • SSCI 1200U – Introduction to Social
Policy • SSCI 1300U – Social Problems • SSCI 1910U – Writing for the Social
Sciences Year 2
• Two general electives • LGLS 2100U – Public Law
Year 4 (30 credit hours) One 3000- or 4000-level SSCI LGLS
course One 3000- or 4000-level COMM,
POSC, PSYC or SSCI course Four general electives** • LGLS 4200U – Law and Social
Change
• SSCI 4020U – Leadership and Administration
One of: SSCI 4098U – Practicum or One 4000-level LGLS course One of: SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I or LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies Integrating Project One of: SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II or One 4000-level LGLS course
Legal Studies – Information Law Specialization Year 1 (30 credit hours)
One general elective (recommend ALSU 1101U)
• COMM 1100U – Introduction to Communication Studies
• POSC 1000U – Political Science • PSYC 1000U – Introductory
Psychology • SOCI 1000U – Introductory Sociology • SSCI 1000U – Introduction to
Criminal Justice LGLS 1000 Foundations of Legal
Studies • SSCI 1200U – Introduction to Social
Policy • SSCI 1300U – Social Problems • SSCI 1910U – Writing for the Social
Sciences
Year 2 Three Two general electives • LGLS 2100U – Public Law • LGLS 2110U – Private Law
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• LGLS 2110U – Private Law • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory • LGLS 2500U – Information and
Privacy Law • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research
Methods • SSCI 2900U – Research Methods • SSCI 3040U – Restorative Justice • One of: • LGLS 2120U – International Law or • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human
Rights Law Year 3 (30 credit hours)
• Two general electives (recommend COMM 3510U)
• COMM 2411U – Media and Information Policy
• LGLS 3510U – Censorship and
Freedom of Expression • LGLS 3520U – Law and Technology • LGLS 3530U – Intellectual Property • SSCI 3021U – Cybercrime • One of: • LGLS 3300U – Disability and the
Law or • LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples,
Law and the State in Canada or • LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity and
the Law or • LGLS 3330U – Gender, Sexuality and
the Law • One of: • LGLS 3200U – Sociology of Law or • LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law or • LGLS 3230U – Law and
Globalization or • LGLS 3240U – Cultural Studies of
Law Year 4 (30 credit hours)
• One 3000- or 4000-level SSCI course • Four general electives** • LGLS 4200U – Law and Social
Change • SSCI 4020U – Leadership and
Administration • One of:
• LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory • LGLS 2500U – Information and
Privacy Law • LGLS 2940U – Legal Research
Methods • SSCI 2900U – Research Methods • SSCI 3040U – Restorative Justice One of:
LGLS 2120U – International Law or LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law
Year 3 (30 credit hours) Two general electives (recommend
COMM 3510U) One LGLS elective • COMM 2411U – Media and
Information Policy • LGLS 3510U – Censorship and
Freedom of Expression • LGLS 3520U – Law and Technology • LGLS 3530U – Intellectual Property • SSCI 3021U – Cybercrime One of:
LGLS 3300U – Disability and the Law or LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples, Law and the State in Canada or LGLS 3320U – Race, Ethnicity and the Law or LGLS 3330U – Gender, Sexuality and the Law
One of: LGLS 3200U – Sociology of Law or LGLS 3220U – Philosophy of Law or LGLS 3230U – Law and Globalization or LGLS 3240U – Cultural Studies of Law or LGLS 3700 – Law and Power
Year 4 (30 credit hours) One 3000- or 4000-level LGLS SSCI
course One 3000- or 4000-level COMM,
POSC, PSYC or SSCI course Four general electives**
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• SSCI 4098U – Practicum or • One 4000-level LGLS course • One of: • SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I or • LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies
Integrating Project • One of: • SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II or • One 4000-level LGLS course
• LGLS 4200U – Law and Social Change SSCI 4020U – Leadership and Administration
• One of: SSCI 4098U – Practicum or One 4000-level LGLS course
• One of: SSCI 4101U – Honours Thesis I or LGLS 4099U – Legal Studies Integrating Project
• One of: SSCI 4102U – Honours Thesis II or One 4000-level LGLS course
An approved elective consists of any LGLS course plus SSCI 2010U Criminal Law, SSCI 2011U Immigration and Refugee Law, CRMN 3053 Prosecution and Sentencing, and SSCI 4032U Criminal Justice Mediation
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8-A New Course Template UOIT Quality Assurance Handbook
NEW COURSE TEMPLATE For changes to existing courses see Course Change Template
Faculty: FSSH
Full Course Title: Law and Power
Short Form Course Title (max 30 characters): Law and Power
Subject Code and Course number: LGLS 3700
Cross-listings: Core Elective
Credit weight:
3.0 Contact hours (please indicate number of total hours for each component):
Lecture __3___ Lab _____ Tutorial _____ Other _____
PROGRAM(S) IMPACTED [For a core course, please list all impacted programs including any applicable fields or specializations here and include this form with a program adjustment/proposal; for an elective course being inserted anywhere other than the Course Description section of the Academic Calendar, please list all impacted programs including any applicable fields or specializations and place the Calendar copy for each here (e.g. in a list of electives tied to a specific program).]
Legal Studies
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION The course provides students with critical perspectives on the relationship between law and power. The course will examine how uneven distribution of power affects and shapes processes of law creation, access to justice and legal knowledge, susceptibility to legal sanction, and political advocacy of legal remedies. Topics studied will be drawn from the fields of law and economics, gender and law, indigenous legal issues, race and law, and legal and political theory.
Prerequisites LGLS2940U Legal Research Methods or permission of instructor Co-requisites n/a Credit restrictions n/a Equivalency courses n/a Grading scheme letter grade pass/fail
LEARNING OUTCOMES (this section is required) Students will be able to identify and explain major theories of the relationship between law
and power Students will enhance their understanding of the role of law in society Students will engage with plural understandings of law Students will develop an ability to critically evaluate the way the law is created and how it
impacts various groups in society
COURSE INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD (check all that may apply) CLS (in-class) HYB (in-class and online)
TEMPLATE 8-A
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IND (individual studies) OFF (off-site)
WB1 (synchronous online delivery)
WEB (asynchronous online delivery)
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS TEACHING METHODS:
Teaching may include:
A combination of lectures and tutorials Problem-based, case study and experiential learning approaches
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Assessment methods may include:
A combination of lectures and tutorials Participating in oral presentations and discussions Completing analytic, reflective, and/or research writing assignments Participating in in-class group work and roundtable sessions Participating in online discussions using Blackboard (or other course management system) Taking field trips and writing reports Writing tests/exams
CONSULTATION AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS, WHERE APPROPRIATE
FSSH UCC and Faculty Council
EFFECTIVE SEMESTER (Specify First Active Term e.g. Fall 2017)
Fall 2018
APPROVAL DATES
Curriculum Committee approval October 17 2017
Faculty Council approval 24 October 2017
Submission to CPRC/GSC 16 Feb 2018
Agenda Item 9.1.2(c)
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NEW COURSE TEMPLATE For changes to existing courses see Course Change Template
Faculty: FSSH
Full Course Title: Issues in Health Law & Biomedical Ethics
Short Form Course Title (max 30 characters): Hlth Law & Biomedical Ethics
Subject Code and Course number: LGLS 3800
Cross-listings:
Core Elective
Credit weight: 3.0
Contact hours (please indicate number of total hours for each component):
Lecture _3___ Lab _____ Tutorial _____ Other _____
PROGRAM(S) IMPACTED [For a core course, please list all impacted programs including any applicable fields or specializations here and include this form with a program adjustment/proposal; for an elective course being inserted anywhere other than the Course Description section of the Academic Calendar, please list all impacted programs including any applicable fields or specializations and place the Calendar copy for each here (e.g. in a list of electives tied to a specific program).]
Legal Studies
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION This course examines the principles, philosophies, and debates in the biomedical field that are foundational to health law, with a focus on how law organizes health care access and resource allocation, and how health law responds to contentious bioethical issues. The course presents and critically reflects on law’s role in upholding patient rights, and corresponding responsibilities of medical professionals and the state, in relation to contemporary issues which may include consent to treatment and decisional capacity, management of medical information and patient rights to privacy and disclosure, reproductive justice, end of life decision making, and organ and tissue donation.
Prerequisites LGLS 2200U Legal Theory or HLSC 3501U Health Law Co-requisites n/a Credit restrictions n/a Equivalency courses n/a Grading scheme letter grade pass/fail
LEARNING OUTCOMES (this section is required) 1) Students will articulate the role and function of law in the context of Canada’s health care system. 2) Students will explain and evaluate the legal and ethical responsibilities of the state and medical professionals in relation to health care access and delivery. 3) Students will critically examine how law conceptualizes and protects patient rights. 4) Students will identify legal remedies and recourses available to citizens interacting with Canada’s health care system. 5) Students will research, synthesize, and assess sources in health law and policy as well as the biomedical ethics field.
TEMPLATE 8-A
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COURSE INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD (check all that may apply) CLS (in-class) HYB (in-class and online)
IND (individual studies) OFF (off-site)
WB1 (synchronous online delivery)
WEB (asynchronous online delivery)
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS TEACHING METHODS:
Teaching methods may include:
• Lectures • Seminars for active student engagement • Online instruction • Online student discussion boards ASSESSMENT METHODS
Assessment methods may include:
• Participating in oral components • Completing staged writing assignments • Group work and roundtable sessions • Preparing reflective writing assignments • Posting Blackboard comments • Taking personal field trips (i.e., to the local courthouse) and writing on the experience • Writing examinations
CONSULTATION AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS, WHERE APPROPRIATE
Faculty members from the Legal Studies Program have consulted with the HLSC Program Director to discuss cross-listing the proposed course with HLSC and their online allied program. FSSH UCC and Faculty Council
EFFECTIVE SEMESTER (Specify First Active Term e.g. Fall 2017)
Fall 2018
APPROVAL DATES
Curriculum Committee approval October 17 2017
Faculty Council approval 24 October 2017
Submission to CPRC/GSC 16 Feb 2018
Agenda Item 9.1.2(c)
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8-A New Course Template UOIT Quality Assurance Handbook
NEW COURSE TEMPLATE For changes to existing courses see Course Change Template
Faculty: FSSH
Full Course Title: Law, Justice and Education
Short Form Course Title (max 30 characters): Law, Justice and Education
Subject Code and Course number: LGLS 4100
Cross-listings: n/a Core
Elective
Credit weight: 3.0
Contact hours (please indicate number of total hours for each component):
Lecture _3___ Lab _____ Tutorial _____ Other _____
PROGRAM(S) IMPACTED [For a core course, please list all impacted programs including any applicable fields or specializations here and include this form with a program adjustment/proposal; for an elective course being inserted anywhere other than the Course Description section of the Academic Calendar, please list all impacted programs including any applicable fields or specializations and place the Calendar copy for each here (e.g. in a list of electives tied to a specific program).]
Legal Studies
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION The course provides students with an overview of institutional forms and ideological rationales for legal education in a variety of social contexts. From professional training for lawyers to public legal education initiatives, the course examines a range of theories and practices of legal education. The course offers students historical background and the opportunity to engage a range of critical perspectives on the relationships that law, justice, and education bear to one another. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate their powers of critical self-reflection, while designing, executing, and assessing workshops for students in first year Foundations of Legal Studies.
Prerequisites Any LGLS 3rd year course and 4th year standing Co-requisites n/a Credit restrictions n/a Equivalency courses n/a Grading scheme letter grade pass/fail
LEARNING OUTCOMES (this section is required) Students will be able to situate a variety of approaches to legal education, in light of political,
social, economic, cultural and intellectual considerations Students will be able to identify, explain, and debate a variety of approaches to framing the
relationship between law, justice, and education Students will demonstrate an ability to communicate and engage fellow undergraduate
students in studying and learning about law Students will demonstrate a critical understanding of their own legal studies formation
TEMPLATE 8-A
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COURSE INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD (check all that may apply) CLS (in-class) HYB (in-class and online)
IND (individual studies) OFF (off-site)
WB1 (synchronous online delivery)
WEB (asynchronous online delivery)
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS TEACHING METHODS:
• A combination of lectures and interactive group exercises• A combination of in-class and online instruction• Problem-based and case study approach to learning
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Assessment methods may include:
• Leading tutorials with first year Foundations of Legal Studies students• Participating in oral presentations and discussions• Completing staged or scaffolded writing assignments• Participating in in-class group work and roundtable sessions• Preparing reflective writing assignments• Participating in online discussions using Blackboard (or other course management system)• Taking personal field trips (i.e., to the local courthouse) and writing on the experience• Writing traditional examinations
CONSULTATION AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS, WHERE APPROPRIATE
“Law, Justice and Education” will serve as a capstone to the four-year Legal Studies program. Although the course will involves a range of potential assessment methods, it focuses on “learning-by-teaching”: preparing and assessing students as they lead workshops with first-year students in Foundations of Legal Studies. The course (in the form of an Advanced Topics in Legal Studies) will be offered in the Winter 2018 term.
EFFECTIVE SEMESTER (Specify First Active Term e.g. Fall 2017)
Fall 2018
APPROVAL DATES
Curriculum Committee approval 17 October 2017
Faculty Council approval 24 October 2017
Submission to CPRC/GSC 16 February 2018
Agenda Item 9.1.2(c)
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8-B. Course Change Template UOIT Quality Assurance Handbook
COURSE CHANGE TEMPLATE For new courses see New Course Template
Faculty: FSSH
Program: Legal Studies
Subject Code and Course Number: LGLS 4040U
Current Full Course Title: Law and the Environment
Core X Elective Current Short-Form Course Title (max. 30 characters): Law and the Environment
COURSE CHANGES (check all that apply)
Course title Credit weighting
Course description Contact hours
Course number X Prerequisites
Subject code Co-requisites
Grade Mode (N – alpha grade, P – Pass/Fail) Cross-listings
Learning outcomes Credit restrictions
Course Instructional Method (CLS, HYB, WB1, WEB)
Delete course from Program only (attach this form to program modification)
Delete course from Academic Calendar Teaching and assessment methods
Supplementary Fees
Term Change
Other (please specify)
DESCRIPTION AND/OR REASON FOR CHANGE AND WAYS IN WHICH IT MAINTAINS/ENHANCES COURSE/PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
The current pre-reqs for Law and Environment make it inaccessible to some Legal Studies students as well as students from other programs. This course is also now included in the sustainability studies minor and, ideally, should be relatively open to students from other programs and faculties.
CHANGE TO CALENDAR ENTRY (if required) Current Proposed
The current prerequisites for Law and the Environment are as follows: Fourth-year standing in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and LGLS 2200U (legal theory) and one of: LGLS 3220U (philosophy of law), or LGLS 3310U (indigenous people, law and the state), or LGLS 3330U (gender, sexuality and the law), or LGLS 3240U (cultural studies of law), or LGLS 3430U (international human rights), or CRMN 3020U (corporate crime), or POSC 2502U (community development policy)
Fourth-year standing in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and any 3000-level Legal Studies course
CONSULTATION AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS, WHERE APPROPRIATE
TEMPLATE 8-B
Agenda Item 9.1.2(c)
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n/a
EFFECTIVE SEMESTER (Specify Term e.g. Fall 2017)
N/a
APPROVAL DATES
Faculty Curriculum Committee approval 14/11/17
Faculty Council approval 28 November 2017
Reported to CPRC 16 Feb 2018
Agenda Item 9.1.2(c)