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Faculty of Law
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Tel.: (204) 474-6149
Fax: (204) 474-7580
E-mail: djguth@cc.umanitoba.ca
Director, Graduate Studies Committee: Dr. DeLloyd J. Guth
The LL.M. program is open to holders of a first degree in law (LL.B. or non-Canadian university equivalent); and the M.A. in the Interdisciplinary program is open to university graduates who do not hold the first degree in law. We offer broad interdisciplinary studies in legal juridical procedures, institutions and topics, with special fields of faculty expertise in Legal History, Aboriginal Peoples and the Law, Human Rights (domestic and international, children, women, prisoners, workers), Ethics (medical, legal, bio-), Criminal Law, and International Business and Trade Laws . We provide research concentration for specialized professional and doctrinal areas of practice, such as family, criminal and constitutional law, as well as advanced research in trial advocacy and civil procedure. The Faculty supports its Canadian Legal History Project and its Legal Research Institute for publication’s initiatives, and works closely with the University of Manitoba’s Institute for the Humanities, Native Studies Centre, Women’s Studies Centre, and the Research Centre on Family Violence and Violence Against Women.
Admission Requirements:
Manitoba’s Faculty of Law requires official transcripts of all university level studies with proof of earned degrees at the B+ average minimum rank, three letters of recommendation, a statement of Thesis Purpose, a curriculum vitae, a $50.00 administration fee, and the TOEFL examination results (must be above 600) from non-Canadians whose first language is not English.
Program requirements:
Both the LL.M. and M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies are theses-based programs, with only one required course ("Graduate Legal Research and Theory") but with registered audits of thesis-related courses often highly recommended. Minimum completion time is usually eight-to-ten months and the maximum allowed is two years.
Limited merit-based scholarships are available, in the form of the $12,000 Manitoba Graduate Fellowships and three fellowships based on three interest-rate-sensitive endowments separately named for Brian Dickson, Samuel Freedman, and Steini Kristjansson.
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