Bachelor of Arts - Law and Justice
Study location | Canada, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie |
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Type | Bachelor's Degree, University |
Nominal duration | 3 years |
Study language | English |
Course code | JAN |
Tuition fee | CA$19,660 per year The above fee is for two semesters and includes tuition (CA$ 18,287), health insurance and ancillary fees. Please REVIEW the Algoma University`s refund policy. |
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Registration fee | CA$425 one-time The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$125) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300). Please REVIEW the EdviseCanada`s fee policy. |
Entry qualification | High School / Secondary Education (or higher) To be eligible for admission, you must possess a high school diploma including these required courses (or equivalents) with an overall minimum average of 65 percent:
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. |
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Language requirements | English If you have not completed your last 3 years of full-time studies in English in a country where English is an official language, you must provide evidence of your English language proficiency through one of the language tests below:
Conditional Admission If you do not meet any of the above requirements, you may be admitted to Algoma University’s English for Academic Purposes Program (EAPP). Successful completion of EAPP Level 4 or Level 5 with a grade of 80% or higher will also satisfy the English language requirement, and you will earn 3 credits toward your academic studies. Please visit the ESL page. |
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Overview
Law and justice program at Algoma U is one of few such programs in Canada. Those that do exist often focus on criminology, rather than on legal traditions, institutions, and practices in their various current and historical forms and concepts. Criminology is the study of the anatomy of crime, specifically its causes, consequences, and costs. Law and justice, however, goes far beyond criminology and provides students with a more well-rounded and holistic degree.
In this program, you will acquire knowledge of the pattern of legal institutions required to regulate our political, social, and economic relations. You will examine topics such as civil, criminal, family, corporate, constitutional, and contract law. You will study conventional, traditional, and alternative forms of justice and dispute resolution, as well as comparative, theoretical, and historical perspectives. The program helps students to understand the law as a multidimensional and complex social phenomenon.
Learn from judges, magistrates and lawyers
Almost all of the faculty members hold law degrees and some are practicing lawyers, judges, and magistrates in the local community. All have a solid understanding of court rulings and procedures – they’re not just researchers.
Career opportunities
Within the program, you will develop a wide range of skills that apply beyond the study of law and justice. After completing a degree in law and justice, many of the students gain admission to law school and graduate programs, and also diploma programs at the college level. Students are also opened up to an array of career paths and opportunities, such as:
- lawyer
- paralegal
- law enforcement
- criminal investigator
- forensic scientist technician
- clerk
- legal secretary
- education (primary and secondary, colleges and universities)
- researcher
- Indigenous researcher
- Immigration and border patrol services
- civil servant
- politics and policy
- entrepreneur