About the Program
The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa offer a joint Master of Arts in International Affairs and Bachelor of Laws degree (M.A./LL.B.).The benefit of the joint program is the integration of students, legal training and graduate studies in international affairs.
Admission Requirements
Please Note: Students must apply separately to the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, at the University of Ottawa and to the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, and be accepted by both institutions in accordance with the normal admission requirements of each program. Interest in pursuing the joint program must be specified in each application.
Program Requirements
- A student will complete both the M.A. and the LL.B. programs over four calendar years.
- Students will be expected to fulfil the normal requirements of both the M.A. and LL.B. programs.
- In addition, students in the joint program will be required to complete courses in international law to be specified by the Faculty of Law.
- Of the 5.0 credits completed for the M.A. degree, up to 1.5 credits may be applied to the Bachelor of Laws degree.
- In undertaking the M.A./LL.B. research essay, students will be expected to integrate both components of the joint program into their work.
The normal sequence of courses for the two degrees is as follows:
First Year- Normal LL.B. first year (required course work to include a 0.5-credit course in international law)
Second Year - Normal M.A. first year (as described in full-time M.A. program requirements)
Third and Fourth Year
- Students will make up any additional M.A. credit requirements. These could include an M.A./LL.B. research essay (INAF 5906) or M.A./LL.B. research thesis (INAF 5919). M.A./LLB research essays and theses will have at least one supervisor from NPSIA and one supervisor from the Law School.
