Law and Society (BA) at Wilfrid Laurier University

Programme overview

Explore how law shapes society, and how society shapes the law. In the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Law and Society at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus, you’ll examine how legal systems intersect with social issues such as power, colonialism, race, culture and economics. You’ll analyze how laws can address, relieve or reinforce power, inequality and discrimination, and study the role of social movements in advancing justice and influencing legal change. You'll build strong research, cri

Faculty: Faculty of Liberal Arts | Duration: four years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September (fall term), January (winter term) or May (spring term) | Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Career pathways

civil servant; court support worker; community program developer; human rights advocate; immigration and settlement worker; law clerk; law library assistant; lawyer; legal aid worker; labour relations specialist; non-profit organization administrator; paralegal; probation officer; public policy advi

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Entry requirements

Law and Society (BA): Average admission range: mid 70s English at 60% Law and Society (BA) and Law (LLB): Average admission range: high 70s English at 70%

Domestic applicants: CAD 7,222 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: CAD 36,624 a year (2026/27) Source

Fall (September) is the primary entry term; winter (January) entry is open for selected programmes (over 60 programmes for international applicants) and spring (May) entry is available.

Winter 2027 admission applications are open for international applicants through Laurier's Winter Term Application.

Fall 2027 admission: Jan. 15, 2027 for Ontario high school students, Apr. 1, 2027 for all other applicants. Winter 2027 admission: Nov. 22, 2026. Spring 2027 admission: Mar. 15, 2027. Applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC); international applicants can apply for winter with Laurier's Winter Term Application; part-time-only applicants can use Laurier's Part-Time Application. Fall applicants must submit transcripts and required documents by May 12, 2027.

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