Program Information

The Faculty of Law offers a structured and personal LL.M. experience, designed for successful completion within one calendar year, beginning in September. In addition to course work, the student must complete a thesis of 90 to 120 pages. Each student is assigned a faculty advisor with expertise in the chosen area of study, who will direct thesis research and design and assist the student in course selection. Each student is also assigned an external reader, who will review and evaluate the thesis. Early and regular contact with the advisor is stressed.

In the first term, the student will complete a required seminar course, Graduate Legal Research and Theory. The seminar's focus on alternative approaches to legal study, legal research and writing is designed to assist the student in approaching the thesis work, provide a collegial unity to the program, and facilitate the exchange of ideas. The student is welcome to take part in academic seminars and functions. In addition to the graduate seminar, the student will successfully complete a minimum of two courses, to be taken in either term and selected with the approval of the advisor. One course may be taken in a faculty other than Law.

International and Canadian graduates have secured positions in international corporations, legal practice, academic institutions, and doctoral programs elsewhere.

Fields of Research

The Faculty of Law represents a variety of research interests and strengths. In addition to basic areas of common law - property, contract, tort, criminal, administrative, tax, international, family, constitutional, evidence, etc. - faculty expertise includes Aboriginal law, legal history, children and the law, intellectual property, law and literature, international business and trade. The Faculty is home to the Asper Chair in International Business and Trade Law.

Contact

Faculty of Law

303 Robson Hall
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

Phone: (204) 474 6130
Fax: (204) 474 7580

E-mail
lawgrad@ms.umanitoba.ca

Web
umanitoba.ca/law