Application Process
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Applicants must apply to the Juris Doctor (JD) program, the European and Eurasian Studies MA program, and the CDP.
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Applicants are considered for the CDP after they have secured independent admission to the JD and MA programs.
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Applicants admitted to both the JD and MA must inform both programs of their status and request admission to the CDP.
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Applicants may also be considered for the CDP while they are in Year 1 of the JD program. Interested students should contact the Faculty of Law about this before applying to the CDP.
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Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the JD program, the School of Graduate Studies, and the MA program.
Academic Path to Completion
Every CDP involves a specific combination of approved degree programs. The CDP requirements build on those of the two separate degree programs. Each CDP has a unique pattern of academic activity year by year.
Year 1
Progression
Year 1 JD program requirements.
Specific Requirements
Complete all Year 1 courses of the JD program at the Faculty of Law.
Year 2
Progression
MA program requirements.
Specific Requirements
Complete a minimum of 2.0 FCEs toward the MA program.
Years 2, 3, and 4
Progression
JD program requirements.
MA program requirements.
Additional MA or JD program requirements chosen by the student.
Specific Requirements
Complete 45 JD credits including a perspective course, a moot (compulsory or competitive), and an international/comparative/transnational (ICT) perspective course.
Complete 5.0 FCEs toward the MA program requirements including ERE2000Y and ERE2001H.
Before starting Year 4, demonstrate reading competence in one of the region's languages pertinent to the research undertaken for the major research paper in ERE2000Y.
Students choose to complete an additional:
1.0 FCE MA courses or
6 JD credits or
0.5 FCE MA course and 3 JD credits.