Ethics, Society, and Law Major (Arts Program) - ASMAJ1618

The Ethics, Society and Law program allows undergraduates to explore some of the most crucial questions facing contemporary society, and to do so by means of an explicitly interdisciplinary approach. The humanities, social sciences and natural sciences all provide useful lenses for study and distinctive skill sets. Students are required to cover core areas in each of the streams; they additionally select their own areas of focus from optional courses in fields like philosophy, religion, anthropology, women and gender studies, economics, geography, political science, sociology and criminology. Engaging across disciplines, E, S and L majors acquire a strong critical preparation for well-informed, effective analysis and action, which will serve them professionally, locally and as a members of the global community. Please see the ES&L webpages: http://www.trinity.utoronto.ca/current/programs-courses/esl/esl.html

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.

Variable Minimum Grade Average
A minimum grade average in required courses is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:

For students who have completed 4.0 to 8.5 credits:

• 3.0 credits from BR=2 and/or BR=3 and/or TRN170Y1

To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a grade average lower than 77% will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.

For students who have completed 9.0 credits:

• A minimum grade average of 77% in 3.0 credits that count toward the program, including 1.0 credit from: ETH201H1, ETH210H1, ETH220H1, ETH230H1, PHL265H1, PHL271H1, PHL275H1, and POL200Y1.

To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a grade average lower than 77% will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.


(7.0 credits)

1. First year: While no specific courses are required in first year, course selection should take into account the program’s admission requirements above, as well as the prerequisites for 200+ level courses students plan to take to complete the program.

2. Second year: PHL271H1, TRN203H1, and TRN204H1 are required courses that students are recommended to take in second year (their first year of registration in the program).

3. Third year: TRN303H1, TRN312H1

4. Fourth year: TRN412H1.

5. 1.0 credit from ETH201H1, ETH210H1, ETH220H1, ETH230H1, ETH350H1, ETH401H1, PHL265H1, PHL275H1, POL200Y1, to be taken in any year of registration in the program.

6. 3.0 credits from Groups A-D, including at least a 0.5 credit from each of Groups A-C and at least 1.5 credits at the 300+ level. Courses taken in fulfillment of requirement 5 above may not be counted toward the Group courses here.

Group A (Ethics)
ETH201H1, ETH210H1, ETH220H1, ETH230H1, ETH350H1, ETH401H1, PHL273H1, PHL275H1, PHL281H1, PHL295H1, PHL337H1, PHL341H1, PHL373H1, PHL375H1, PHL378H1, PHL380H1, PHL381H1, PHL382H1, PHL383H1, PHL384H1, PHL394H1, PHL407H1, RLG339H1

Group B (Society)
AFR351Y1, AFR352H1, AFR453Y1, ANT204H1, CAR225H1, CAR226H1, CAR324H1, CSC300H1, CSE340H1, CSE341H1, ECO313H1, ECO332H1, ECO336H1, ENV221H1, ENV222H1, ENV347H1, GGR416H1, HIS332H1, HPS324H1, INS261H1, INS353H1, INS354H1, INS360Y1, INS407H1, JGE331H1, JPI201H1, LAS200H1, LAS201H1, LAS320H1, LAS350H1, LAS370H1, PHL265H1, PHL365H1, POL200Y1, POL214Y1/​​ POL214H1, POL320H1, POL321H1, POL412H1, POL432H1; PSY311H1, PSY321H1, SOC208H1, SOC212H1, SOC220H1, SOC265H1, SOC313H1, SOC330H1, SOC360H1, SOC367H1, CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI300H1, CRI335H1, CRI340H1, CRI380H1, CRI425H1, WGS373H1

Group C (Law)
CLA336H1, CRI225H1, CRI364H1, CRI365H1, CRI422H1, ECO320H1, ENV422H1, MST361H1, NMC385H1, NMC484H1, PHL370H1, PHL416H1, POL337H1, POL340H1, POL341H1, TRN304H1/​​ TRN304Y1, TRN305Y1/​​ TRN305H1, TRN425Y1, WGS365H1

Group D (Further Courses)
AFR351Y1, INS201Y1, INS205H1, RLG309H1, TRN200Y1, TRN320H1, TRN321H1, TRN406H1/​​ TRN407Y1, and with permission of the director: TRN300H1, TRN301Y1, TRN302Y1, TRN400H1, TRN404Y1, TRN405Y1, TRN377Y1, TRN477H1, 1.0 credit from TRN160Y1, TRN161Y1, TRN171Y1, TRN172Y1.

N.B. (1) The above CRI courses are available only to students enrolled in the double major program Ethics, Society, and Law/Criminology. (2) Access to courses in the Ethics, Society, and Law program is not guaranteed; students must check prerequisites.

Note: Effective Fall 2021, courses associated with St. Michael's College's Mediaeval Studies program will have the new "MST" designator.