The Faculty of Law and the Telfer School of Management are pleased to offer this combined program to students who already have work experience or who achieve exceptional results while in law school. 

The JD-MBA Program provides students with exposure to a unique community of business and legal leaders in both the public and private sectors. Through numerous internships available in the Faculty of Law and consulting projects offered by the Telfer School of Management, students can gain valuable work experience for academic units during each of their four years of study. In addition to private sector placements, internships exist with the courts, federal tribunals, government agencies and departments, and non-governmental organizations. In recognition of the complementary skills required for success in both business and law, students can earn both their MBA and JD degrees in less than four years. 

This innovative program is designed to educate a new generation of leaders—business executives who can manage independently the legal challenges of contemporary corporate life; lawyers who can address the business needs of their corporate clients; and entrepreneurs who will move seamlessly between business and law. 

For more information, visit the Telfer School of Management JD-MBA website

The Juris Doctor (JD) / Master in Business Administration (MBA) program is also offered in French via the French Common Law Program.

Course sequences

JD English-MBA (with Telfer School of Management) for students entering as of September 2016

* Note that the 12-month intensive MBA program has been discontinued. All questions regarding this program should be directed to the Telfer School of Management.


YEAR 1 - 33 units (8 courses)

The student is affiliated with the Faculty of Law

  • CML 1101 - Legal Foundations: Research, Strategy, Analysis (1 unit)
  • CML 1102 - Contracts (5 units)
  • CML 1105 - Thematic course or CML 1109 - First-Year Thematic Course: Public International Law or ADM6260 & ADM 6261: Project Management (3 units) 
  • CML 1106 - Dispute Resolution and Professional Responsibility (3 units)
  • CML 1108 - Property (5 units)
     
  • CML 1206 - Introduction to Public Law and Constitutional Law (6 units) small group
  • CML 1103 - Criminal Law and Procedure (5 units) large group
  • CML 1107 - Torts (5 units) large group

OR

  • CML 1207 - Torts (6 units) small group
  • CML 1205 - Introduction to Public Law and Constitutional Law (5 units) large group
  • CML 1103 - Criminal Law and Procedure (5 units) large group

OR

  • CML 1203 - Criminal Law and Procedure (6 units) small group
  • CML 1205 - Introduction to Public Law and Constitutional Law (5 units) large group
  • CML 1107 - Torts (5 units) large group
     

Small group: class size of approximately 18-25 students

Large group: class size of approximately 75-80 students

YEAR 2 - 48 units

The student is affiliated with the Telfer School of Management

  • MBA5211 - Corporate Governance & Ethics (1.5 units)
  • MBA5235 - Management Skills I (1.5 units)
  • MBA5236 - Leadership and Management (1.5 units)
  • MBA5237 - Change Management (1.5 units)
  • MBA5241 - Managerial Accounting Information and Decisions (1.5 units)
  • MBA5260 - The World of the General Manager & of Strategic Management (1.5 units)
  • MBA5265 - Performance Management (1.5 units)
  • MBA5270 - Knowledge and Information Management (1.5 units)
  • MBA5280 - Operations Management (1.5 units)
  • MBA5300 - Data Analysis (3 units)
  • MBA5320 - Strategic Marketing Management (3 units)
  • MBA5330 - Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management (3 units)
  • MBA5340 - Financial Accounting Information & Decisions (3 units)
  • MBA5350 - Corporate Finance (3 units)
  • MBA5355 - Economics for the Global Manager (3 units)
  • MBA5360 - Strategy Formulation & Implementation (3 units)
  • MBA6269 - Management Consulting (1.5 units)
  • MBA6499 - MBA Consulting Project (4.5 units)
  • Optional MBA or ADM courses at the 6000 level (7.5 units)

YEAR 3 - 33-36 units (typically 11-12 courses) (see note 1)

The student is affiliated with the Faculty of  Law

  • CML2313 - Constitutional Law II (3 units)
  • CML2309 - Civil Procedure I (may be completed either in YEAR 3 or YEAR 4) (3 units)
  • CML2312 - Administrative Law (may be completed either in YEAR 3 or YEAR 4) (3 units)
  • CML2302 - Business Organizations or CML3102 Special Course in Business Law (may be completed either in YEAR 3 or YEAR 4) (3 units)
  • Optional CML courses  (21-33 units, depending on enrollment in upper-year compulsory courses and distribution of units between YEAR 3 and YEAR 4) (see note 2)

YEAR 4 (Fall Term only) - 15-18 units (typically 5-6 courses) (see note 1)

The student is affiliated with the Faculty of  Law

  • CML2309 - Civil Procedure I (if not completed in YEAR 3) (3 units)
  • CML2312 - Administrative Law (if not completed in YEAR 3) (3 units)
  • CML2302 - Business Organizations or CML3102 Special Course in Business Law (if not completed in YEAR 3) (3 units)
  • Optional CML courses (6-18 units, depending on enrollment in upper-year compulsory courses and distribution of units between YEAR 3 and YEAR 4) (see note 2)

Note 1 - A total of 51 units must be completed over years 3 and 4.

Note 2 - Over the course of years 3 and 4, students must complete one course which satisfies the oral advocacy requirement and one course in which the major paper requirement is fulfilled.