Program Overview

Programme Overview

The University of Ottawa offers a combined programme in Civil Law and Business Administration (M.B.A.), which allows students to earn both a Licence in Civil Law (LL.L.) and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in five years.

Programme Description

The Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, and the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa jointly offer this rigorous and competitive programme. It is designed for highly qualified individuals who wish to assume high-level responsibilities in both the legal and business worlds, whether in the public, parapublic, or private sector.

Programme Details

• Duration: 5 years
• Location: Ottawa
• Language: French or English
• Note: The Licence in Civil Law programme is offered in French only, while the M.B.A. programme is offered in both French and English.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the combined LL.L./M.B.A. programme, students must first be admitted to the LL.L. programme. During their first year of study in the LL.L. programme, they can submit an application to the M.B.A. programme.

Admission Criteria for M.B.A.

To be eligible for the M.B.A. programme, candidates must:

• Hold a university bachelor's degree with a minimum average of B (70%) in the last two years of full-time studies or equivalent.
• Obtain a competitive result on the GMAT test, or for the programme offered in French only, the TAGE MAGE test or a test of aptitude offered by the Telfer School of Management.
• Possess sufficient knowledge of the French and English languages.
• Have at least three years of full-time work experience. Co-op internships completed as part of a post-secondary programme are viewed favourably but do not meet this admission criterion.

Programme Structure

The programme sequence is as follows:

• 1st year: Civil Law
• 2nd year: M.B.A.
• 3rd year: M.B.A.
• 4th year: Civil Law
• 5th year: Civil Law

Courses

Some of the courses included in the programme are:

• DRC1500: Enseignement appliqué I
• DRC1503: Fondements du droit
• DRC1506: Droit des personnes et de la famille
• DRC1507: Droit des biens
• DRC1508: Droit public fondamental
• DRC1514: Droit des obligations I
• DRC1705: Droit constitutionnel I
• DRC1706: Droit Judiciaire I
• DRC1707: Droit pénal I
• DRC1708: Droit international public
• DRC1714: Droit des obligations II

Telfer School of Management

The Telfer School of Management is one of only three business schools in Canada and one of about 50 institutions worldwide to have achieved the "triple crown" of accreditations (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS). This distinction was obtained by designing programmes that enable students to make a successful transition between the classroom and the boardroom.

Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section

For over 50 years, the Civil Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa has been training versatile legal professionals who pursue a wide range of careers, including lawyers, notaries, politicians, journalists, business leaders, professors, and interveners with national or international organizations. The legal training provided by the Civil Law Section is unique preparation for facing the challenges of a constantly changing legal profession.