Schulich School of Law

JD/MBA (Master of Business Administration)

Explore our combined Juris Doctor (JD) and听MBA degree

This is a four-year program which enables students to select courses leading to degrees of Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration. The combined program is structured as follows::

Year 1
  • CRMBA program starts at the end of June, with four courses taken from July-August
  • September to December: 5 more CRMBA courses
  • January to August: mandatory eight-month Corporate Residency, plus one online course
  • Non-credit course in Personal and Professional Effectiveness, taken throughout
Year 2
Year 3

MBA

  • 听(蹿补濒濒)
  • 听(飞颈苍迟别谤)
  • One CRMBA elective (winter, 3 credit hours)

JD

  • .05: Constitutional Law听
  • .005: Second Year Moot听
  • .005: Second Year Moot听
  • .025: Civil Procedure听
  • .025: Civil Procedure
  • 3 to 5 credit hours of law courses from the 鈥淏usiness Law鈥� area (see below)
  • Other elective courses for a total of 23-25 law credits (inclusive of a LAWS major paper course)
Year 4

MBA:

  • .03
  • 9 credit hours of MBA(CR) electives

JD:

  • .02: Legal Profession
  • 7 to 9 credit hours of law courses from the 鈥淏usiness Law鈥� area
  • Other elective law courses for a total of 23 - 25 law credits (inclusive of a LAWS major paper course)

Courses in the Business Law area

.04: Business Associations听
.03: Corporate Finance
.04: Evidence
.02: Insurance Law听
.04: Taxation I听
.03: Equity and Trusts听
.03: International Trade Law听
.02: Taxation III听
.02: Oil and Gas Law听
.02: Bankruptcy and Insolvency
.02: Taxation of Corporations听
.02: Law of Succession听
.03: Corporate Transactions听
.03: Regulation of Financial Institutions听
.03: Securities Regulation听
.02: Sale of Goods听
.03: Business and Environmental Law听
.03: Competition Law听
.03: Information Technology Transactions听
.03: Secured Transactions听
.04: Real Estate Transactions听
.03: Taxation II听

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Students intending to make an application for the joint JD/MBA program should inquire directly to:听crmba@dal.ca听(902) 494-1814 or toll-free 1-888-432-5622 (MBA) and to law.admissions@dal.ca听(LAW).