Field of Study: | Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General (Graduate Level) Canadian Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Graduate Level) Comparative Law (Graduate Level)
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Description: | The Queen's Master of Laws (LLM) degree is a nine- to twelve-month program that deepens students' legal knowledge and research skills with a view to further studies at the doctoral level or careers in research, policy work or legal practice.
Candidates should have obtained high standing in an undergraduate or first law degree (LLB, JD or equivalent). In exceptional circumstances we will accept candidates whose previous degree(s) are not in law but in cognate fields.
Students have considerable freedom to design a course of study that meets their needs and aspirations.
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Areas of Research: | The Graduate Program is concentrated in areas including: Constitutional and Administrative Law, Corporate and Securities Law, Criminal Law and Criminal Policy, Family and Children's Law, Feminist Legal Studies, Health Law, Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law, International Legal Studies (including Human Rights, Trade, Environmental and Refugee Law), Labour Relations, Taxation, Theories of Private Law. |