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Law (Thesis): Comparative Law (LL.M.) at McGill University

McGill University, Canada

Programme overview

** Availability of this program is subject to relevant courses being offered in a given year. ** The 45-credit LL.M. program, thesis option, in Comparative Law is a research-intensive graduate program focused on developing research interests into a thesis project under the supervision of a faculty member. Graduate-level courses on theoretical and methodological approaches to legal writing complement the research work and thesis completion process, and courses in specific areas of knowledge related to the candidate's research interests complete the program's credit requirements. LL.M. candidates may be associated with the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, the Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy, or one of the specialized Research Chairs at the Faculty of Law.

Faculty: Faculty of Law  |  Department: Law  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

The 45-credit programme is structured as: Thesis Courses (30 credits); Required Courses (12 credits); Complementary Courses (3 credits).

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Application information

Apply through the official page: https://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply

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