Program Overview

Trent/ Swansea Dual Degree Law

Program Overview

Trent University, in partnership with Swansea University, United Kingdom, offers a dual degree leading to a Trent Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (BA) or Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Single Honours Law degree (LLB) from Swansea. The program allows students to complete the requirements for both degrees in a structured six-year program of study.

Program Structure

Upon admission to Trent University, students select a major in one of the available subjects for the dual degree. Students spend their first two years of full-time study at Trent in Peterborough or Durham, taking 10.0 credits toward their Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Bachelor of Business Administration program (5.0 credits per academic year). Students then transfer to Swansea University for years three, four, and five to complete their study in the LLB degree program, taking on a full-time course load (120 credits per academic year, which equates to a normal 5.0-credit per year Canadian university course load). Following successful completion of the LLB with the required minimum overall average, students are awarded transfer credits and return to Trent to complete the requirements for the BA or BBA program, which include courses focused in Canadian Law to help prepare them for the National Committee on Accreditation exams.

Majors

• Environmental and Resource Studies
• Geography

Environmental and Resource Studies

Year 1

• 1.0 ERSC credit consisting of ERSC 1010H and 1020H
• 0.5 INDG credit
• 3.5 elective credits

Year 2

• 2.0 ERST credits consisting of ERST 2100H, 2510H, 2520H, and 2525H
• 0.5 ERS credit from Category A
• 1.5 additional ERS credits from Category B
• 1.0 additional ERST credit from Category C

Year 6

• 5.0 transfer credits awarded for successful completion of LLB program (years 3-5)
• 2.0 unassigned ERS credits at the 3000 level (includes 1.0 Category C equivalent)
• 3.0 unassigned ARTS credits at the 3000 level
• 2.5 LAWS credits consisting of LAWS 4000H, 4010H, 4020H, 4030H, and 4040H
• 0.5 ERST credit consisting of ERST 3000H
• 1.0 additional ERST credit from Category C
• 0.5 ERS credit from Category D
• 0.5 elective credit

Geography

Year 1

• 1.0 GEOG credit consisting of GEOG 1030H and 1040H
• 1.0 GEOG credit from GEOG 2310H, 2320H, 2330H, 2710H, or 2810H
• 0.5 GEOG credit from GEOG 2401H, 2460H, or 2540H
• 2.5 elective credits

Year 2

• 1.5 GEOG credits consisting of GEOG 2080H, 2090H, and 2510H
• 1.0 GEOG Category A credit
• 1.0 GEOG Category B credit
• 1.5 elective credits

Year 6

• 5.0 transfer credits awarded for successful completion of LLB program (years 3-5)
• 2.0 unassigned GEOG credits at the 3000 level (includes 1.0 Category A equivalent)
• 3.0 unassigned ARTS credits at the 3000 level
• 2.5 LAWS credits consisting of LAWS 4000H, 4010H, 4020H, 4030H, and 4040H
• 0.5 GEOG credit consisting of 3100H
• 1.0 GEOG Category A credit
• 0.5 GEOG Category C credit
• 0.5 elective credit

Degree Completion

Following successful completion of the LLB degree at Swansea University, student transcripts will be forwarded to the Office of the Registrar at Trent University to ensure standards are met for awarding of transfer credits. At this point, students will be reactivated as current students at Trent University and enter into the final year of study to obtain all requirements for successful completion of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Students will graduate at the end of the sixth year with both an undergraduate BA (Honours) or BBA degree from Trent University and a LLB degree from Swansea University.