Canadian Common Law - Full-Time

The Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law from York University isa graduate program in lawdesigned specifically forlawyers and professionals with legal work experience.Each of our distinct specializations focuses on interdisciplinary learning and provides you with a unique mix of academic, applied,and theoretical perspectives. You will learn throughinteractive discussionsandexplore practical issues related to your specialization.You’ll have access toa wide range of elective optionsto broaden your legal knowledge or explore new areas related to your professional interests.

Who is the Specialization for?

• Graduates of law degree programs from outside Canada, OR graduates with a civil law degree from a Canadian universitywho wish to become licensed to practice in a Canadian common lawjurisdiction, orwant a solid grounding in Canadian common law for comparative law purposes.
• Applicantsare required to have at least 2 years of professional work experience.
• Note:Canadian Common Law is available on both a full-time and part-time basis. Full-time studies are geared to applicants who are in a career transition period or who wish to take time away from work to focus on their studies. This is also the appropriate option for international applicants. While full-time students are welcome to work part-time during their studies, we encourage those working full-time to consider ourpart-time optionif their legal status will enable them to.

Courses include:

• Canadian Administrative Law

• Constitutional Law

• Canadian Criminal Law

• Canadian Professional Responsibility

• Canadian Tort Law