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Law/History - MA at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

Law/History - MA is a combined degree programme offered by the Faculty of Law at Western University.

Faculty: Faculty of Law  |  Department: Law Combined Programs  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Year One Students must take the first-year law program. No courses outside of Law may be taken during this year. Years Two and Three Students will be enrolled during the Fall term of the second year in the MA (History) program. Students will take the equivalent of 2.0 graduate level History courses, including a mandatory half-course in “Historical Methods” (History 9850/51 A or B). Beginning in January of the second year, students will return primarily to the JD program. Over the balance of the second year and the third year, students must take: (a) the three compulsory upper-year Law courses;

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application Information Applicants to the combined degree program must either (i) apply separately for admission to both the JD and the MA (History) programs by the deadlines established for the Faculty of Law and the History Graduate Program or (ii) having already commenced the first year of the JD program, apply for admission to the MA (History) program by the deadline established by the program. In either case, the application must indicate the student’s intention to pursue the combined degree program. Applicants must meet the entrance requirements for each of the JD and the MA (History) programs. A joint admissions committee appointed by the Faculty of Law and the History graduate program shall decide on admissions. The Department of History shall nominate one member to sit on this committee (normally the Graduate Chair or a member of the Graduate Committee of the Department). Entrance into the combined degree program is competitive and limited. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee a position in the combined degree program

Graduate programmes charge Fall, Winter and Summer terms; Ivey MBA Direct has a July intake, the Accelerated MBA a November intake, and the Executive MBA September and February intakes. Deadlines and intake terms vary by programme.

Each graduate programme sets its own application deadlines, which may differ for domestic and international applicants. Applications are made through Western's online graduate application. The application fee is $185 CAD for most graduate programmes; $290 for Communication Sciences and Disorders (MClSc), Occupational Therapy (MSc OT) and Physical Therapy (MPT); $150 for Ivey MBA and Ivey MSc; $350 for Orthodontics.

Apply through the official page: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/

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