15.15.10 Major and Minor in Law and Public Policy
The Major and Minor in Law and Public Policy are administered by the Department of Political Science.
The study of law and public policy aims to provide students with an understanding of the legal underpinnings of public policy as it applies to state and non-state actors, across a wide range of domestic and international challenges. This includes attention to how public policy is generated and resisted. Courses in these programs are anchored in the Department of Political Science, and blend the development of key policy analysis skills—such as legal reasoning, governance, public administration, statistics, and data gathering—with coursework on topical policy issues or problems, such as leadership and organizing. The degree is intended to impart broad cross-disciplinary fundamentals as distinct from a specialized “pre-law” program or a Diploma in Public Policy.
Law and Public Policy course descriptions are found at the end of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences section under Course Descriptions, Political Science, Law and Public Policy, and are designated by LWPP. Political Science courses that are cross listed as LWPP, including all those numbered x6xx, have calendar entries that emphasize the study of law and/or the study of public policy. The eligibility of other courses offered in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences that are deemed to focus on law and/or public policy through the study of governance frameworks, rights, security, political economy or topical policy case studies are assessed on a case-by-case basis.

15.15.10.1 Declaring the Major or Minor in Law and Public Policy
Students wishing to declare a Major or a Minor in Law and Public Policy shall consult with the program's designated academic advisor to discuss the requirements of the program. Information about declaring a program of study in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is available at www.mun.ca/hss/programs/undergraduate/ideclare.php. Information regarding advisors for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is available at www.mun.ca/hss/about/contact/liaisons.php.

15.15.10.2 Regulations for the Major in Law and Public Policy
Students who major in Law and Public Policy shall complete all the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts program.
Students are required to complete 36 credit hours in the following:
3 credit hours in Political Science 1000;
3 credit hours in Law and Public Policy 2600;
3 credit hours in Political Science 3010 or Sociology 3040;
9 additional credit hours in Law and Public Policy courses, including a minimum of 3 credit hours at the 4000 level; and
a further 18 credit hours in Law and Public Policy and/or Political Science courses, including a minimum of 3 additional credit hours at the 4000 level. The 18 credit hours may include Anthropology 3062, 4030, Economics 1010, 1020, Gender Studies 3500, Linguistics 2220, Philosophy 2370, or Religious Studies 2850.
A student is not eligible to complete any combination of a Major or Minor in Political Science and a Major or Minor in Law and Public Policy.
Students for the Major are required to select courses as specified under Major in Law and Public Policy. A possible course pattern is presented in Suggested Course Pattern for a Major in Law and Public Policy.
Here is the suggested course pattern for a Major in Law and Public Policy: