Bachelor of Arts in Law and Ethics at Saint Mary's University

Programme overview

The Law and Ethics program is designed to expand students’ understanding of both law and ethics. Ethics, the study of the nature of morality and how we ought to live, includes moral and political questions about structuring interpersonal, institutional, and governmental relationships. Furthermore, students will also be encouraged to explore overlaps between moral and political theorizing and other areas of philosophy–raising issues of human nature, knowledge of ourselves and others, testimony, evidence, and expertise–as well as being informed by empirical data from other disciplines.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study mode: full-time | Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Sample courses include Law and Politics, Right & Wrong, Ethics and Criminal Law and Philosophy of Law.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Nova Scotia applicants: English 12 academic plus four additional academic 12 courses, with a minimum 70% average and no mark below 60% in the required courses. Requirements for other provinces and countries are listed on the Canadian and international admissions pages.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall term (classes begin September 9, 2026), Winter term (classes begin January 6, 2027), Spring term (classes begin May 3, 2027) and Summer term (classes begin July 5, 2027).

Fall 2026 (September): domestic applicants apply by August 1, international applicants by June 15. Winter 2027 (January): domestic applicants apply by December 1, international applicants by October 1. Applications for 2027-2028 open October 1. The application fee is $65 CAD for domestic and $100 CAD for international students, paid by credit card at application. The deadline for admissions scholarships is February 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.smu.ca/future-students/admissions/cs-apply-online.html

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