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Law and Public Administration (JD/MPA double degree) at University of Victoria

University of Victoria, Canada

Programme overview

A double degree combining the Faculty of Law JD with the School of Public Administration MPA Co-op/Thesis Option (On Campus), completed concurrently with modified requirements for each degree.

Faculty: Faculty of Law and School of Public Administration  |  Department: Faculty of Law; School of Public Administration  |  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 second year requires the core public administration courses offered in fall and summer, which can be combined with law courses; the remaining two years complete all other law and public administration requirements. After first-year Law, students complete 29 units of law or law-approved courses including 3 units of public administration courses and ADMN 599 in place of 3 units of LAW 399. Students may enrol in some MPA courses in the third summer term or take the MPA Co-operative Education option.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be accepted into both the Faculty of Law JD programme and the MPA Co-op/Thesis Option (On Campus). 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+MPA 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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