Law and Business Administration (JD/MBA double degree) at University of Victoria

Programme overview

A double degree combining the Faculty of Law JD with the Gustavson School of Business MBA in Sustainable Innovation, completed concurrently with modified requirements for each degree. Students normally start the MBA portion after completing the first-year law curriculum.

Faculty: Faculty of Law and Peter B. Gustavson School of Business | Department: Faculty of Law; Gustavson School of Business | Duration: 4 years (the two degrees normally take five years if completed separately) | Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

The first year is the full first-year law curriculum. The MBA portion is 21 units: 16.5 units of MBA foundation coursework, 1.5 units of Responsible and Ethical Leadership (MBA 523) and the Capstone Integrative Project (MBA 596). The JD portion requires 29 units of upper-year law or law-approved courses, with 6 units of MBA courses taking the place of the non-law option and LAW 399.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be accepted into both the Faculty of Law JD programme and the MBA in Sustainable Innovation. JD admission: apply after at least 3 years of post-secondary study; applications open September 1 and close December 1 at 4 p.m. PST. Students in the JD/JID joint degree programme are not eligible for the JD+MBA double degree.

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.

Many graduate programs have three entry points: September, January and May; entry points and deadlines are listed on each program overview page.

The application fee is $145.25 if all documents originate within Canada and $187.00 if any originate outside Canada, payable online by credit card.

Apply through the official page: https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/

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