{"id":1664,"date":"2025-01-19T13:38:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T18:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/?page_id=1664"},"modified":"2025-01-22T13:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T18:51:18","slug":"law-ba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/law-ba\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Law at \nCarleton University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    \n\n<section class=\"relative w-screen cu-fullbanner bg-cu-black-900 ml-offset-center\">\n    <div class=\"relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/Law-landingpage-TopBanner-Jan2025.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial image of Ottawa, where you can see the Supreme Court of Canada on the left.\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"w-full px-6 cu-prose-light lg:absolute lg:bottom-8 lg:px-10\">\n            <div class=\"flex justify-center mx-auto max-w-screen-2xl\">\n                <div class=\"pt-3 pb-5 text-white rounded-lg lg:max-w-2xl lg:px-8 lg:pt-6 lg:pb-8\" style=\"background-color:rgba(25, 25, 25, 0.80)\">\n                    <header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12 cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                                <h1 class=\"font-semibold not-prose text-white text-center !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] after:left-px\">\n                            Study Law at \nCarleton University\n                        <\/h1>\n                        \n\n<p>Learn about the dynamics and operation of law in the context of social, economic, cultural and political structures from our award-winning professors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/360.carleton.ca\/urd\/sits.urd\/run\/siw_lgn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/header>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Canada&#8217;s oldest and largest BA Law Program.\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p>Specialize your studies by choosing one of our four concentrations: Business Law; Criminal Law and Social Order; Law, Policy and Government; or Transnational Law and Human Rights.<\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-section cu-section-7xl not-contained  cu-prose cu-prose-dark\"><figure class=\"cu-embed cu-component not-contained mx-auto max-w-7xl\"><div class=\"relative w-full pb-[56.25%] overflow-hidden border border-cu-black-100\"><iframe title=\"Videos Embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b1eLHYnyShA\" class=\"cu-embed-iframe\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Law is not just for lawyers.<\/strong>&nbsp;Laws and legal actors shape and impact our lives everyday! Laws can protect our freedoms, but may also impose limits on our actions and opportunities. Laws can protect us, or confine and oppress us. Laws can help us address fundamental challenges we face as a society, or impose obstacles in our attempts to deal with these challenges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"cu-testimonial md:py-8\">\n        <div class=\"bg-cu-black-50 rounded-xl\">\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col-reverse md:pl-8 md:pr-12 md:flex-row items-center gap-5 mx-auto max-w-7xl md:gap-10 lg:gap-16 md:items-stretch\">\n                <div class=\"w-full md:-my-8 hidden md:block md:flex-[0_0_30%] bg-cu-black-25 rounded-lg bg-cover\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/nabiha-law-graduate-lan-dingpage-law-Jan2025-1.jpg); background-position: 53% 40%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"w-full px-6 py-6 md:max-w-none md:flex-auto md:px-0 md:py-16 lg:py-20\">\n\n                                            \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>My time with Carleton University\u2019s Law and Legal Studies Department has been truly exceptional! From the dedicated professors and staff to the enriching extracurricular activities, each aspect has left a lasting impression on me. The sense of belonging within the Law community ensures you are never alone and\u00a0there\u2019s always support. I take great pride in being part of the CU Law family and representing my department.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/360.carleton.ca\/urd\/sits.urd\/run\/siw_lgn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Sample Courses\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p><strong>LAWS&nbsp;1001&nbsp;&#8211; Introduction to Legal Studies 1<\/strong>: Introduction to legal studies: concepts, sources, nature and functions of law; historical, cultural and constitutional foundations of Canadian legal system; common and civil law traditions; statutory interpretation; precedent; legal institutions; frameworks for analyzing formal and informal conceptions of law and its role in society. <br><strong><strong>LAWS&nbsp;4302&nbsp;&#8211; Regulation of Corporate Crime<\/strong><\/strong>: Visit the Undergraduate Calendar to view a comprehensive list of course offerings for this program and discover the exciting things Carleton students are learning in the classroom! <\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/law-ba-landingpage-campsu-life-JAN2025.jpg); background-position: 52% 25%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Campus Life\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    \n\n<p>As a Carleton University student, you will find hundreds of ways to get involved and make the most of your university experience. Find out what it\u2019s like to be a Carleton University Raven.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/student-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/360.carleton.ca\/urd\/sits.urd\/run\/siw_lgn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"career-outcomes\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Career Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Studying law provides valuable flexibility when planning your future. By the end of your degree, you will be ready to build a meaningful career or continue exploring further studies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9c1f7402 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/careers\/administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Administration<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/careers\/advocacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advocacy<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" 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