Program Requirements
Note: University regulations apply to all students at Laurier. If there is any discrepancy between the program or progression requirements outlined on this page and those in the university's academic calendars, the academic calendars are the official sources of information. The information below is from the latest calendar, and you may be following progression requirements from an earlier calendar. Students are responsible for checking the appropriate calendar. Contact your program coordinator should you notice any discrepancies.
Program requirements tell you which courses you must take to successfully complete your program:
- Indigenous Studies
- Law and Society
- Social and Environmental Justice
- Social Justice and Community Engagement (MA)
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Use the undergraduate calendar below based on the year you entered the Honours BA Indigenous Studies in Combination with another Honours BA program:
The Minor in Indigenous Studies engages with Indigenous perspectives and experiences, preparing you to think critically about key social, cultural, and environmental dimensions of life in both local and global Indigenous contexts.
This minor provides applied and experiential opportunities for students who may be interested in working with and for Indigenous communities, in advocacy positions, in health and wellness, and in education-related fields.
Designed for both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous students, the courses offered in the minor:
- Centre Indigenous ways of knowing and being in order to reflect on historical and contemporary resistance, holistic understandings of the world, and opportunities for social and environmental change.
- Offer insight into the relationship between settlers and Indigenous people, foreground Indigenous approaches to education and research.
- Emphasize the vitality of Indigenous languages.
The minor in Indigenous Studies is available at both the Brantford and Waterloo campuses.
Students completing the Indigenous Studies minor must complete 3.0 credits of ID, including ID120/SOJE120, and 2.0 senior credits.
Please refer to the university's academic calendar for details.
This is an advance standing pathway program for students who graduated from Mohawk College’s General Arts and Science Diploma (Indigenous Studies) program or Lambton College’s Liberal Studies Indigenous Studies diploma program, who achieved an average grade of 75% or higher.
Use the undergraduate calendar below based on the year you entered the Honours BA Law and Society program:
Use the undergraduate calendar below based on the year you entered the Honours BA Law and Society and LLB (Sussex) program:
Use the undergraduate calendar below based on the year you entered the Honours BA Law and Society in Combination with another Honours BA:
Use the undergraduate calendar below based on the year you entered the Law option:
Use the undergraduate calendar below based on the year you entered the Law and Society minor:
The Politics and Public Policy Option is only available on the Brantford campus, and is not available to Law and Society majors. (Please see the Politics and Public Policy Specialization in the next accordion for LY majors.)
The Politics and Public Policy Specialization is only available to Honours Law and Society majors.
Use the undergraduate calendar below based on the year you entered the Social and Environmental Justice Minor:
Use the undergraduate calendar below based on the year you entered the Social Innovation minor:
The Honours BA Social and Environmental Justice program has suspended admissions in 2019-2020.
The Combined Honours BA Social and Environmental Justice program has suspended admissions in 2019-2020.
Social Justice and Community Engagement (MA)
Students entering the Master of Arts (MA) in Social Justice and Community Engagement can complete the degree through either full time or part time study:
- Full-time students normally complete the program within a year.
- Part-time students normally take two or three years to complete the program.
All students complete the degree through one of three routes:
All students admitted to the program are automatically admitted to this route. This completion route is recommended for students interested in obtaining employment in a social justice organization after graduation.
To qualify for the Master of Arts in Social Justice and Community Engagement degree through the Coursework route, you must complete the following:
- 2.5 courses and the community placement in the Fall term;
- 2.5 courses and the community placement completion in the Winter term;
- 2.0 courses and in the Spring/Summer term.
Typical Program Progression
Fall
- SOJE601: Theories of Social Justice and Community Engagement
- SOJE603: Community Capacity Development
- SOJE690: Social Justice Research and Professionalization Forum
- SOJE621: Social Justice Community Placement
Winter
- SOJE602: Applied Research for Social Justice
- SOJE631: Special Topics in Social and Environmental Justice*
- SOJE690: Social Justice Research and Professionalization Forum (continued)
- SOJE621: Social Justice Community Placement (continued)
Spring/Summer
- SOJE605: Social Justice Practitioner’s Toolkit
- SOJE606: Changing the Terrain: Approaches to Organizing
*Note: Students considering an alternative elective must consult the graduate coordinator prior to enrolling. Alternative courses may include an elective from another program or a directed study/reading course.
This completion route works well for students wanting more advanced research skills for working in the broad field of social justice and community engagement after graduation, or are considering completing additional graduate studies. Students can apply to complete the degree through this route.
To qualify for the Master of Arts in Social Justice and Community Engagement degree through the Coursework + Major Research Project route, you must complete the following:
- 2.5 courses and the community placement in the Fall term;
- 2.5 courses and the community placement completed in the Winter term;
- Major Research Project in the Spring term.
Typical Program Progression
Fall
- SOJE601: Theories of Social Justice and Community Engagement
- SOJE603: Community Capacity Development
- SOJE690: Social Justice Research and Professionalization Forum
- SOJE621: Social Justice Community Placement
Winter
- SOJE602: Applied Research for Social Justice
- SOJE631: Special Topics in Social and Environmental Justice*
- SOJE690: Social Justice Research and Professionalization Forum (continued)
- SOJE621: Social Justice Community Placement (continued)
Spring/Summer
- SOJE695: Major Research Paper
*Note: Students considering an alternative elective must consult the graduate coordinator prior to enrolling. Alternative courses may include an elective from another program or a directed study/reading course.
This option enables students to combine an arts-based creative work relating to social justice and community engagement with an accompanying written work to complete the program. Students can apply to complete the degree through this route.
To qualify for the Master of Arts in Social Justice and Community Engagement degree through the Coursework + Major Research Project Creative route, you must complete the following:
- 2.5 courses and the community placement in the Fall term;
- 2.5 courses and the community placement completition in the Winter term;
- Major Research Project in the Spring term.
Typical Program Progression
Fall
- SOJE601: Theories of Social Justice and Community Engagement
- SOJE603: Community Capacity Development
- SOJE690: Social Justice Research and Professionalization Forum
- Soje621: Socual Justice Community Placement
Winter
- SOJE602: Applied Research for Social Justice
- SOJE631: Special Topics in Social and Environmental Justice*
- SOJE690: Social Justice Research and Professionalization Forum (continued)
- SOJE621: Social Justice Community Placement (continued)
Spring/Summer
- SOJE695: Major Research Paper
*Note: Students considering an alternative elective must consult the graduate coordinator prior to enrolling. Alternative courses may include an elective from another program or a directed study/reading course.