Master of Laws (LLM) at University of Ottawa

The LLM at uOttawa's Faculty of Law reflects Canada's bilingual and trijuridical legal system (civil law, common law, Indigenous law) and welcomes law graduates from around the world. Offered in English or French, it has thesis, research paper and coursework options, with emphasis on international law and human rights law and eight concentrations available with the research paper.

Faculty: Faculty of Law  |  Department: Faculty of Law, Common Law and Civil Law Sections  |  Duration: Thesis option within two years (full-time only); research paper within two years (four years part-time); coursework 16 months full-time or 28 months part-time  |  Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Compulsory Legal Research Methodology and Contemporary Issues in Law, a legal theory course, then either a thesis (100-130 pages), a research paper (50-60 pages) with 6 units of graduate law courses, or coursework including Applied Learning, Comparative Law and optional law courses. Concentrations: Global Sustainability and Environmental Law; Health Law, Policy and Ethics; International Humanitarian and Security Law; International Trade and Investment Law; Law and Social Justice; Law and Technology; Legislative Studies; Notarial Law. Exchange agreements allow a double LLM with four French universities.

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