91社区

Joint Program in Management & Law (MBA/Law)

A unique program capitalizing on 91社区's long and successful tradition of simultaneously integrating common and civil law training with advanced management education, this challenging program prepares students for an active and diverse career. Students master successively greater challenges in legal and administrative theory and practice. They prepare for leadership positions in private and public enterprise, government service, large corporations, and as management consultancies. Graduates leave the four year-long program with MBA and BCL, JD degrees.

Program Structure

Due to its intensive and challenging nature, this program is restricted to the most dedicated full-time students. Candidates who have been granted exemptions in either Faculty will be required to take substitute courses.

Students pursue their coursework across 4 years of classroom lecture, discussions, and practical sessions, exploring all aspects of advanced management and legal theory. Students enrolled in the 91社区 MBA program's first year are eligible to apply for the Joint MBA/Law Program, those enrolled in the Faculty of Law may apply for the Joint Program during their second year.

Breakdown

Admission requirements

Interested students must meet the individual admission requirements for both the Law and MBA programs and apply to both the Faculty of Law and the Desautels Faculty of Management concurrently. Candidates must also demonstrate a strong fluency in both French and English, in preparation for Law classes.

Minimum requirements for admission to the MBA program:

• An undergraduate degree from an accredited university, with a grade point average of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 ("B" average).
• Successful completion of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
• A minimum of one year of full-time work experience following graduation with an undergraduate degree is preferred.
• English Proficiency Tests: 聽TOEFL or IELTS聽
  For international candidates who did not complete聽a degree from a recognized English-medium university, proof of English proficiency is required. TOEFL iBT (internet based test) 100 with a minimum score of 20 in each category or IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with no score below 7.0 is required. In order to meet the English requirement, please have the test provider send official results.
  
  Note: The 91社区 ETS Institution code is: 0935, Department code 02
  
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Students accepted to the Joint Program either do so beginning their first year in the MBA program with a guarantee of admission to Law the following year (upon successful completion of all first year courses), or starting in Law with the option to begin taking MBA courses during the second year, should they pass all courses.

Application deadline

The deadline for applications to the Joint MBA/Law varies depending on student credentials. For more information, please visit the Faculty of Law Joint MBA/Law admissions site.