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programs for rural legal professionals. By directly
increasing the number of trained legal professionals
with a rural background, our program is helping to
solve the “Access to Justice” challenges facing our
province today.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Law and Justice Studies program
requires the completion of English Studies 12 with

a grade of “C” or higher or written permission of

the instructor and School Chair. Other prerequisites
depend on the electives chosen to complete the
program and should be determined with the advice of
a Selkirk College counsellor.

If you are a student who lacks the admission
requirements, you may still gain entry to the program
by taking a combination of upgrading and university
courses in your first year. This may extend the length
of your program.

Program Courses

ADMN 272 - COMMERCIAL LAW

An introduction to law as it applies to business.

The development of the courts and the machinery
of justice will be outlined. A study will then be made
of torts and negligence, and of contracts including
their formation, impeachment, breach, assignment
and discharge. Methods of carrying on business
such as employer/employee, proprietorship,
partnership, agency and incorporation will be
introduced and compared.

Prerequisites: Program admission standards.

ANTH 201 - ETHNIC RELATIONS

An introduction to the comparative study of “race”
and ethnic relations from local to international
contexts. The course explores social stratification
according to race and ethnicity and looks at the
motivations and consequences of such classifications
and their relationships to other forms of
stratification.

Prerequisites: ANTH 100 or ANTH 107 recommended;
English Studies 12 or equivalent with a grade of “C”
or higher.

ENGL 110 - COLLEGE COMPOSITION

All about thinking and writing. You will learn how to
develop and express informed opinions on issues that
matter. You will also learn about research, editing,
and expository and persuasive academic writing
forms.

Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or higher in English
Studies 72 or equivalent or LPI level 4.

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ENGL 111 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE

About living more intensely. Rather than providing
answers, literature prompts us to ask better
questions of ourselves and each other. Drama, poetry,
short stories, and novels will guide us in discussion,
reflection, and writing about literature.

Prerequisites: ENGL 110 with a grade of “C” or higher
or equivalent. Note: English 112/114 is intended for
students interested in a literary focus.

LAW 120 - RURAL LEGAL ISSUES |

A one-credit course designed to introduce learners
to the legal profession. Information will be provided
on pathways into the legal profession and the career
potentials in the legal field. Students will also learn
about the Canadian legal system and law in general.

LAW 121- RURAL LEGAL ISSUES II

A one-credit course which will build upon the
knowledge gained in LAW 120. In particular, the
course will focus on the unique challenges facing
legal professionals in a rural area, including the need
to have a broad understanding of a variety of legal
issues and the challenges surrounding equal access
to justice in rural areas.

Prerequisites: LAW 120

LAW 122 - RURAL LEGAL ISSUES III

A one-credit course which builds on the knowledge
gained in LAW 120 and 121 with an emphasis

on professionalism and both oral and written
communication. Learners will complete a major
project in this course as well as an oral presentation.

Prerequisites: LAW 121

PEAC 100 - PEACE STUDIES I

An interdisciplinary and values-based course that
is the first of two introductory core courses in
Peace Studies. Readings will include United Nations
documents, as well as essays and excerpts from
the writings of philosophers, anthropologists,
psychologists, and peace researchers. Students
will thus gain familiarity with literature addressing
a broad range of past and current theories and
discourse related to peace and conflict. Through
their own reflection and working collaboratively in
groups, students will have the opportunity to move
from theory to practice in one of the most challenging
issues of humanity’s collective experience: building
cultures of peace.

Prerequisites: English Studies 12 with a grade of
“C” or higher.

PEAC 101 - PEACE STUDIES II

The second of two introductory core courses in
Peace Studies at Selkirk College. This course will
focus on traditional and non-traditional approaches

LAW & JUSTICE STUDIES
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to Conflict Resolution. Students will be introduced to
general principles and key concepts in arbitration,
negotiation, mediation and nonviolent resistance;

as well as alternative dispute resolution methods,
such as Nonviolent Communication, Peacemaking
Circles, Conflict Transformation, and Conflict Free
Conflict Resolution. Students will practice identifying,
analyzing, role playing, mapping, and peacefully
resolving or transforming conflicts that range from
the interpersonal to the international.

Prerequisites: English Studies 12 with a grade of “C” or
higher. PEAC 100 recommended.

PEAC 201 - FROM WATER TO CHOCOLATE:
ENVIRONMENT, CONFLICT AND JUSTICE

An examination of selected global political-ecological
issues, including conflict minerals, child slavery,
climate change, and water wars; as well as the power
and potential of various pathways to peace, including
nonviolent direct action, Indigenous solidarity, fair
trade, international accompaniment, ecological
restoration, and environmental peacebuilding.

Prerequisites: Second year standing.

PEAC 203 - INTRODUCTION TO RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Themes include retribution, punishment and
deterrence; Indigenous approaches to justice;
trauma and healing; shame and empathy; community,
belonging, forgiveness, and reconciliation. These are
explored at a variety of scales, from the interpersonal
to the global, and in various contexts — from the
Canadian criminal justice system to transitional
justice following war, apartheid, or colonial
subjugation. Students will gain familiarity with the
applied practices of victim-offender mediation,
family-group conferencing, peacemaking circles,

and truth and reconciliation commissions; and also
learn how restorative practices are being used in
environmental contexts and in our schools.

Prerequisites: English Studies 12 or equivalent with
a grade of “C” or higher. Recommended PEAC 100
and 101.

PHIL 120 - INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
AND CRITICAL THINKING

Designed to improve students’ ability to reason

well. Students will study the nature, structure,

and purpose of valid arguments, identify common
fallacies and mistakes, and determine when to

use various forms of reasoning (e.g., deductive,
inductive, and abductive). Students will sharpen their
understanding of these concepts by analyzing and
assessing arguments in the courts, news, and other
contemporary media.

Prerequisites: English Studies 12 with a grade of “C”
or higher.

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