Doctor of Laws 48 months PHD Program By Université de Montréal |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 101-150QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

9,435 CADTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This in-depth fundamental research program allows you to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in major sectors of law. Writing the thesis aims to develop your ability to design and implement a large-scale research project that makes an original contribution to the development of the legal discipline.

This program aims to train lawyers who will demonstrate the following skills:

  • Have knowledge of the fundamental elements specific to different areas of law
  • Develop an integrated approach to legal problems and their solutions
  • Master the skills specific to the legal method (proceed with the legal qualification of concrete situations; identify, consult and update documentation; master oral and written argumentative discourse)
  • Be autonomous and able to adapt to changes and become an agent of your own continuing legal education
  • Be able to identify the relationships between law and society and integrate them into the legal conflict resolution process
  • Adopt a critical approach that takes into account the plurality of conceptual approaches in law and on law
  • Be aware of one's social responsibilities, as an intellectual and professional, respect ethics compatible with them, and be aware of extrajudicial methods of conflict resolution

Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This in-depth fundamental research program allows you to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in major sectors of law. Writing the thesis aims to develop your ability to design and implement a large-scale research project that makes an original contribution to the development of the legal discipline.

This program aims to train lawyers who will demonstrate the following skills:

  • Have knowledge of the fundamental elements specific to different areas of law
  • Develop an integrated approach to legal problems and their solutions
  • Master the skills specific to the legal method (proceed with the legal qualification of concrete situations; identify, consult and update documentation; master oral and written argumentative discourse)
  • Be autonomous and able to adapt to changes and become an agent of your own continuing legal education
  • Be able to identify the relationships between law and society and integrate them into the legal conflict resolution process
  • Adopt a critical approach that takes into account the plurality of conceptual approaches in law and on law
  • Be aware of one's social responsibilities, as an intellectual and professional, respect ethics compatible with them, and be aware of extrajudicial methods of conflict resolution

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

3.3+

General eligibility conditions

To be eligible as a regular student, the candidate must meet the general eligibility conditions (section XI) of the Educational Regulations for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Required diplomas and admission thresholds: Quebec

To meet the Université de Montréal average of 3.3 out of 4.3, candidates from this province must meet the following requirements:

Degree accepted: Masters, Masters; duration: 2 years

Minimum average:

  • Bishop: 80%
  • Concordia University: 3.3/4.3
  • Higher Technology School: 3.3/4.3
  • HEC Montreal: 3.3/4.3
  • McGill University: 3.0/4.0
  • Polytechnique Montréal: 3.0/4.0
  • University of Sherbrooke: 3.3/4.3
  • Laval University: 3.3/4.3
  • Universities of Quebec: 3.3/4.3
Conditions specific to this program

To be eligible as a regular LL student. D, the candidate must:

  • meet the general eligibility conditions (section XI) of the Educational Regulations for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
  • hold the LL. M from the University of Montreal or a diploma deemed equivalent
  • have obtained in the 2nd cycle, a cumulative average of at least 3.3 out of 4.3 or the equivalent
The student must have sufficient knowledge of the French and English languages.

4 Years
Aug
  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

2,022 CAD
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International Students

9,435 CAD
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