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Faculty of Law
Dalhousie University
6061 University Avenue
Halifax, NS B3H 4H9
Tel.: (902) 494-2814
Fax: (902) 494-1316
Associate Dean Graduate Studies & Research: Professor Philip Girard
Secretary: Sheila Wile
(902) 494-1036
E-mail: Sheila.Wile@Dal.Ca
Master of Laws (LLM):
A graduate programme in law leading to the Master of Laws degree is offered to well-qualified candidates by the Faculty of Law of the University. The programme is primarily intended for prospective law teachers and professional specialists. The programme may consist of either a combination of class work, seminars and a thesis, or a combination of class work and seminars involving substantial written papers. In either case the programme can be taken on a full-time basis over one full academic year, or on a part-time basis over two full academic years. Applicants who plan to take the degree on the basis of class work, seminars and a thesis are required to submit outlines of their proposed thesis topic at the time of the application. Thesis topics may concentrate on any area of law in which faculty supervisors and library resources will support substantial work. In recent years, thesis supervision has been provided in the following field, among others: international law, administrative law, labour law, constitutional law, commercial law, tax law, tort law, criminal law and criminology, family law, health law, law of the sea, maritime law, and environmental law. Marine and environmental law has been designated as a field of special emphasis in the Faculty of Law. The Sir James Dunn Law Library collection for the Marine and Environmental Law Programme is now one of the best in North America. Health law is also a focus of study at the graduate level under the aegis of the Health Law Institute, which is a joint initiative of the Faculties of Law, Medicine, Health Professions and Dentistry.
Doctor in the Science of Law Degree (JSD):
An advanced graduate programme in law leading to the JSD (Juris Scientiae Doctor) degree is offered to a very limited number of highly qualified candidates by the Faculty of Law of the University. Applicants who meet the admission requirements must submit with their application a detailed outline of their proposed thesis and of their research plans. Topics will be limited to those areas of law for which faculty and library resources will support original research work. It is expected that such resources will normally be available in marine law, environmental law, international law, comparative law, health law, and law and technology.
For more details please visit our website at: http://www.dal.ca/~wwwlaw/graduatestudies/
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