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Combined Degrees

LL.B./MBA (Master of Business Administration)

We offer a joint LL.B./MBA program, through which students can obtain both the law degree and the Master of Business Ad­ministration degree in four years. Students normally complete one full year of business studies, then first year law. The next two years are a combination of business and law courses. Students intending to apply to the joint programme should inquire directly to the Admissions Officer, LL.B. programme and the Admissions Officer, MBA programme for specific information.  Please note: applications for the joint LL.B./M.BA. have been suspended until further notice.

LL.B./MPA (Master of Public Administration)

Like the LL.B./MPA combined degree, this programme allows students to complete the two degrees in four years instead of the five normally required. The structure of the programme is similar to that of the LL.B./MPA joint degree.

LL.B./M.L.I.S. (Master of Library and Information Studies)

 This combined degree programme, structured like the others, also permits the student to complete the two degrees in one year less than the five which would normally be required.

LL.B./MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)

Another combined degree programme permits the accelerated acquisition of the law de­gree in conjunction with a graduate level degree in the rapidly expanding field of health administration.

 

   Combined LL.B./MBA

This is a four-year programme which enables students to select classes leading to degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Master of Business Administration. The usual order of the programme is:

Year 1

  • Full First Year MBA classes

Year 2

  • Full First Year LL.B. classes.

Year 3

  • Civil Procedure 
  • Constitutional Law 
  • A major paper class 
  • 7-9 hours of law classes from the “Business Law” area (see below). 
  • Other elective classes for a total of 23-25 law credits 
  • 2 half classes from the MBA programme given a total of 6 credits at the Law School
  • Busi 6005 Strategy Implementation

Year 4

  • The Legal Profession 
  • A major paper class 
  • Three to five hours of law classes from the “Business Law” area 
  • Other elective law classes for a total of 23-25 law credits. 
  • Four half classes from the MBA programme 

The third and fourth year programmes may be done in reverse order, with permission, except for the required law classes Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law (3rd year) and the Legal Profession (4th year).

Classes in the “Business Law” area:

  • Bankruptcy & Insolvency, 2 credits 
  • Business and Environment, 3 credits 
  • Business Associations, 4 credits 
  • Commercial Law A, 2 credits 
  • Commercial Law B, 3 credits
  • Taxation of Corporations, 2 credits 
  • Creditors Rights, 2 credits 
  • Insurance, 2 credits 
  • Corporate Transactions, 3 credits 
  • Corporate Finance, 3 credits 
  • Competition Law, 3 credits 
  • Information Technology Transactions, 3 credits 
  • International Trade Law, 3 credits 
  • Law of Succession, 2 credits 
  • Legal Accounting, 2 credits 
  • Oil & Gas Law, 2 credits 
  • Property Rights in Investment Securities, 3 credits
  • Real Estate Transactions, 4 credits 
  • Taxation I, 4 credits 
  • Taxation II, 2 credits 
  • Taxation III, 2 credits 
  • Securities Regulation, 3 credits 
  • Regulation of Financial Institutions, 3 credits 
  • Additional recommended classes: Evidence, Trusts

Students intending to make application for the joint LL.B./MBA programme should inquire directly to: mba.admissions@dal.ca (MBA) and to admissions@dal.ca (LAW).

 

      Combined LL.B./MPA

This is a four-year programme which enables students to select classes leading to degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Master of Public Administration. The suggested order of the programme is:

Year 1

  • First year classes of the MPA programme (9 half credits) required classes.

Year 2

  • First year classes of the LL.B. programme.

Year 3

  • Two half class from the MPA programme.
  • Civil Procedure
  • Constitutional Law
  • Compulsory Moot
  • 12-14 credit hours of classes from the LL.B. programme including a major paper class.

Year 4

  • Second year required class PUAD 6100 plus one elective class from the MPA programme 
  • 23-25 credit hours of classes from the LL.B. programme, which must include The Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility, and a major paper class.

Candidates for the LL.B./MPA programme must satisfy the entrance requirements of both the LL.B. and MPA programmes, and may obtain further information about the combined programme by writing to the Schulich School of Law and to the Coordinator of the MPA programme. For admission, students must apply to both the Schulich School of Law and the School of Public Administration individually. Students applying for the MPA programme may submit LSAT results in lieu of GMAT results.


   

   Combined LL.B./M.L.I.S. Programme

Students who apply for the combined LL.B./M.L.I.S. programme (Masters of Library and Information Sciences/Bachelor of Laws) must meet the admissions standards of both the Schulich School of Law and the School of Library and Information Sciences. At the end of the four year programme, they will have obtained both degrees. The programme consists of the following:

Year 1

  • First year classes of the M.L.I.S. program (MGMT 5000 x/y, INFO 5500, INFO 5515, INFO 5520, INFO 5530, INFO 5570, INFO 6540, INFO 0590 (non-credit) and one elective.

Year 2

  • First year classes of the LL.B. programme

Year 3

  • INFO 5590, 2nd technology requirement
  • 23-25 hours of LL.B. classes including Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Compulsory Moot and a major paper course.

Year 4

  • 2 M.L.I.S. classes 
  • 23-25 hours of LL.B. classes including Professional Responsibility and a major paper course.

      Combined LL.B./MHSA Programme

Students applying for this programme must meet the admission standards of both the Bachelor of Laws and the Masters of Health Services Administration programmes. The combined programme is structured as follows:

Year 1

  • First year of MHSA Programme

Summer

Year 2

  • First year of LL.B. Programme

Year 3

  • Students must complete the following classes in the MHSA programme in Years 3 and 4, HESA 6100.03, HESA 6305.03, HESA 6310.03, HESA 6340.03, HESA 6330.03, and HESA 6365.03.
  • 23-25 hours of classes from the LL.B. programme, including Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, a major research paper, and Health Law, LAWS 2132.03, or its equivalent at the School of Health Services Administration, Health Care Law: HESA 6360.03

Year 4

  • HESA 6380.03: Senior Seminar
  • HESA 6360.03: Health Care Law or Health Law from the Schulich School of Law (if not completed previously)
  • 23-25 credit hours of classes from the LL.B. programme, including Professional Responsibility and a major research paper.
  • Note: With the exception of HESA 6380, students may change the order of the MHSA course requirements in years 3 and 4.