Legal Studies (LGST) 331

Overview

Administrative Law discusses that branch of the law dealing with relationships between the individual citizen and government, whether at the federal, provincial or municipal level. It also deals with boards, authorities, commissions, and committees created by government. LGST 331 will be of particular interest to those who are either employed or interested in public administration or who have occasion to deal with government in their professional or private life.

Outline

Unit 1: Foundations

Unit 2: Administrative Agencies and Tribunals

Unit 3: The Legal Basis of Administrative Law

Unit 4: Fairness: The Right to be Heard

Unit 5: Fairness: Bias

Unit 6: Advocacy before Administrative Tribunals

Unit 7: Tribunal Procedures prior to Hearings

Unit 8: Tribunal Procedures during Hearings

Unit 9: Presenting Evidence at a Hearing

Unit 10: Management and Control of the Hearing Process

Unit 11: Conduct Outside the Hearing

Unit 12: Tribunal Decision-Making Procedures

Unit 13: Challenging Decisions of Tribunals

Unit 14: Enforcement of Tribunal Decisions

Evaluation

To receive credit for LGST 331, you must complete all of the assignments, achieve a mark of at least 50 percent on the final examination, and obtain a course composite grade of at least "D" (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

5 Assignments (10% each)	Final Examination	Total
50%	50%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Other Materials

The online course materials include a study guide, a student manual, and links to supplementary readings.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the LGST 331 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form

Current Grouped Study Locations

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