• The Master of Law(L.L.M) is a 1-year program at the Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia(UBC).
  • This program has combined coursework and thesis option.

  • The program requires completion of 30 credits which include: 

    • ​LL.M. Thesis (20 credits)

    • 2 Required Courses (7-8 credits)

    • Electives (8-9 credits)

  • A student writes their thesis under the supervision of a faculty member on a subject of the student’s choosing. In most fields, a thesis is 100 to 120 pages or 25,000 to 30,000 words not including the bibliography and footnotes.
  • The thesis is evaluated by the supervisor and a second reader. The second reader is usually another member of the faculty, but may also be from faculty at UBC or another university if appropriate. 
  •  The Peter A. Allard School of Law provides a wide range of entrance scholarships and awards (subject to budgetary approval) for admitted LLM students ranging from $2,500 to $23,000. 
  •  MITACS is a federally and provincially funded organization that helps to place graduate and postgraduate students in paid internship positions.
  • The LLM is a research-intensive degree that prepares graduates for opportunities in law teaching, legal research, policy development, and public and governmental service. Applicants to the research-based LLM program go on to jobs in academia or wish to complete advance research in specific areas of law.