STG JD / ERA MA: Requirements

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • 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 Progression Specific Requirements
1
  • Year 1 JD program requirements.
  • Complete all Year 1 courses of the JD program at the Faculty of Law.
2
  • MA program requirements.
  • Complete a minimum of 2.0 FCEs toward the MA program.
2, 3, and 4

  • JD program requirements.

  • MA program requirements.

  • Additional MA or JD program requirements chosen by the student.

  • 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 ERE2001Y.

  • 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.

Program Length

4 years

Time Limit

5 years