Faculty of Law
2026-2027 Course Descriptions
Faculty of Law
2026-2027 Course Descriptions
View the Course Registration Manual for detailed information on course selection and registration procedures, including a link to a 7-minute video overview of course selection. If you prefer a non-video/non-audio version, a copy of the slides is also available.
Click here for experiential course and application information.
Click here for a list of courses offered on alternate years.
Click here for a list of approved Indigenous & Aboriginal Law courses.
Click here for a list of pass/fail (CR/NC) courses
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450 Administrative Law
Lewans // Plester & Gunther // Stam // Woodley // Yahya
451 Corporations
Akbari // TBC // F Majekolagbe // Meshel // Stam // Yahya
452 Civil Procedure
Billingsley // Kennedy / Pratt // Molzan
453 Evidence
Avey // Sankoff // Schmidt & Sopko // Seaman & Shapka // Yahya
455 Legal Seminar **VARIABLE TOPIC COURSE** LAW455 fulfils the LAW455/486/496 compulsory course requirement.
Animals, Environments & Law (Eisen)
Corporate Social Responsibility (Mahmoudi)
Freedom of Expression & Public Interest (Hutchison)
Housing, Homelessness & Law (Lund)
Legal Approaches to Sexual Violence (Bailer)
Literature, Rhetoric & the Law (Enman-Beech)
456 Professionalism and Ethics
Allen // Couillard // Gallagher & Greschner // Kash // McMann (ITLP students only) // Nye // Pearl // Vail // Yahya
486 Jurisprudence **VARIABLE TOPIC COURSE** LAW486 fulfils the LAW455/486/496 compulsory course requirement.
Deciding Hard Cases (Nye)
Critical Perspectives on Race & the Law (Bains)
An Introduction to Law & Economics (Kaplinsky)
Law & Political Economy (Akbari)
Law & Science (Ogbogu)
The Rule of Law (Nye)
Transgender People & the Law (Ashley)
496 Legal History **VARIABLE TOPIC COURSE** LAW496 fulfils the LAW455/486/496 compulsory course requirement.
Canadian Constitutional History—The Game Course (Muir)
Law, Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples (Muir)
502 Construction Law
503 Employment Law
Adams // Christianson & McTague
504 Taxation
505 Private International Law
506 Public International Law
507 Canadian Human Rights Law
511 Remedies
512 Techniques in Negotiation
514 Judgment Enforcement
516 Dispute Resolution
517 Entertainment & Sports Law
518 Intellectual Property
519 Insurance Law
520 Criminal Procedure
522 Sentencing
524 Family Law
526 Independent Research Paper
Description. Download form from Academic Resources page
530 Health Care Ethics and the Law
531 Law & Medicine
532 Constitutional Litigation
533 Advanced Problems in Constitutional Law
538 Alberta Law Review
539 Courts Clerkship
540 Land Titles
543 Energy Law
553 Water Law
555 Labour Law
556 Labour Arbitration
557 International Human Rights Law
559 Environmental Law
565 International Business Transactions
566 International Trade law
580 Trusts
582 Wills & Administration
Lafuente & Teja // Gordon & Thompson
584 Bankruptcy & Insolvency
585 Commercial Transactions
587 Personal Property Security Law
588 Citizenship, Immigration & Refugee Law
589 Specialized Legal Topics **VARIABLE TOPIC COURSE**
Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (Ugwu)
Low-Income Individuals & the Law (Weaver)
Mental Heath & the Law (Qureshi)
Oceans Law & Policy (Jefferies) - Spring intensive
Practical Persuasive Writing (Priemaza)
Prison Law (Hart-Dowhun & Haas)
Restorative Justice (Loparco, Christopher & Durant)
Wahkotowin Intensive: Miyowîcêhtowin Principles and Practice (Friedland) - Summer intensive
590 Indigenous Peoples & Canadian Law
591 The TRC, Law, Justice & Reconciliation
593 International Environmental Law
594 Gladue Principles Seminar
596 Advanced Torts
598 Moot Court Competition
599 Seminars on Legal Topics **VARIABLE TOPIC COURSE**
Advanced Contract Law (Enman-Beech)
Advanced Criminal Trial Advocacy (Spark, Tate & Steeves)
Advanced Issues in Criminal Law Defence: Sexual Assault & Related Offences (Sankoff)
Advising Startups (Fairbanks & Berg)
Appellate Practice & Procedure (McGuire & LeClair)
Boundaries of Judicial Review (Kennedy)
Children & the Law (Ashley)
Commercial Arbitration (Meshel)
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions (Maharaj & Jiang)
Introduction to Language Rights (Kingston)
Law & Policing (Allan)
Law, Technology & Society (Lee)
Medical Malpractice Law (Miller & Jomha)
Military Law (King & MacPherson)
Personal Injury Practice & Advocacy (Gamez)
Public Health Law (Ogbogu)
Wrongful Convictions (Ampleman-Tremblay)
601 Corporate Reorganization & Restructuring
602 Advanced Family Law
603 International Taxation
608 Advocacy
613 Corporate Securities
630 Indigenous Legal Issues
645 Statutory Interpretation
651 Municipal & Planning Law
660 Estate Planning
675 Advanced Evidence
680 Unjust Enrichment
696 Legal Scholarship (Advanced LRW) - Graduate students only
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