Master of Studies in Law (MSL)
The MSL is designed for students with a university degree in an area other than Law, who wish to gain a legal perspective on their own academic discipline or profession. Students and faculty alike are enriched by the interdisciplinary nature of this program.
The MSL can be taken either as a thesis-based program or a project based program. It can be completed full-time in 12 months or part-time in 24 months.
Please see our Graduate Admissions page for details of admission requirements and how to apply.
To complete the MSL program, the following is required:
- Law 9001: Approaches to Legal Scholarship;
- Law 9002: Guided Study and Research Methodology;
- Law 9003: Graduate Colloquium
and
for students in the thesis-based program:
- Completion of any two additional elective courses offered by the graduate program in law; and
- Approval of a thesis proposal and the writing and defence of a substantial thesis of publishable quality, carried out under faculty supervision.
for students in the project-based program:
- Completion of any four additional elective courses offered by the graduate program in law; and
- Completion of a Major Research Paper written under faculty supervision.
