Concentration in Law & Philosophy
Studies show that philosophy majors have a higher success rate in gaining admission to law school compared to other programs, making this concentration an ideal choice for aspiring law students.
Specialized course offerings
- PHIL 326 Topics in Law and Philosophy (course topics may include problems in professional ethics facing lawyers; philosophical issues in international law and human rights; constitutional interpretation and the philosophy of language; the assessment of evidence and formal epistemology; the intellectual origins of the theory of natural law and natural rights; or others)
- PHIL 329 Law and Justice (course topics may include the philosophy of punishment, theories of moral responsibility, charter equality rights, and theories of distributive justice)
- PHIL 320 Political Philosophy (course topics may include The Nature of Distributive Justice, The Philosophy of Punishment, The Foundations for Democracy)
- PHIL 321 Moral Philosophy (course topics may include The Nature of Moral Responsibility, Bodily Autonomy)
- PHIL 322 History of Ethics (course topics may include, The Conceptual Origins of Natural Law)
- PHIL 328 Environmental Philosophy (course topics may include animal rights, environmental justice, the intrinsic value of nature)
- PHIL 421W Ethical Theories (course topics may include, Moral Realism, Constructivism and Normativity, The Idea of a Moral Right)
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