McMaster University Faculty of Humanities
Hons. Bachelor of Arts in Justice, Political Philosophy, and Law
Hamilton, Canada
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Hons. Bachelor of Arts in Justice, Political Philosophy, and Law at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario blends legal philosophy, constitutional law, political and moral theory, and human rights. Students enter in Level II and study law, policy, global politics, feminist jurisprudence, international law, globalization, and war and peace through an interdisciplinary, problem-based approach.
Career Outcomes: Graduates are well-prepared for further study or careers in law, public policy, human rights, politics, education, advocacy, legal research, and international organizations.
Career opportunities: law, public policy, human rights advocacy, academic research, government service, legal policy analysis, international organizations, NGOs, nonprofit, compliance, consulting.
Building on McMaster’s internationally-recognized expertise in legal philosophy and constitutional law, Humanities has introduced an exciting new honors program.
The program fosters a sophisticated understanding of the law and legal institutions, and of the political and moral theories that address the value and justice of these institutions. Students enter the program in Level II and take a wide range of courses on law, policy, global politics, political philosophy, and moral theory, feminist jurisprudence, human rights, globalization, international law, and war and peace.
The aim of Justice, Political Philosophy and Law at McMaster University (JPPL) is to foster a sophisticated understanding of the law and legal institutions that make up the social world in which we live and of the political and moral theories that address the value and justice of these institutions. To this end, JPPL offers the student a broad range of courses on law, policy, global politics, political philosophy, and moral theory, feminist jurisprudence, human rights, globalization, international law, and war and peace. In addition, the interdisciplinary core of the JPPL, structured around the themes of Policy and Law, Political and Moral Philosophy, and Human Rights and Global Justice, ensures a rich and integrated learning experience to complement the Program’s primary focus. JPPL students will be well-prepared for further studies or careers in law, philosophy, politics, education, human rights or public policy.
