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\n \n 1.\n <\/span>\n\n \n About\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 1.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Collaborative Specializations\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 2.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Forms\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 2.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Graduate Studies\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 2.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Departmental Forms\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Graduate Registration\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 3.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Graduate Advising\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Registration Information\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.\n <\/span>\n\n \n New Students\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 5.\n <\/span>\n\n \n TA Information\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 5.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n CUPE 4600\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 6.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Student Life\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Students interested in pursuing the MA in Legal Studies<\/a> will now be able to choose from a thesis, research essay and coursework-only option. Faculty in the Department of Law and Legal Studies come from a wide variety of backgrounds \u2013 law, history, sociology, anthropology, communications and political science \u2013 offering students access to a diverse, interdisciplinary pool of resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MA Legal Studies is made up of seminar-style courses offered in the Department and in other disciplines, combined with one of two large research projects: either a Master\u2019s Research Essay (MRE) or a Master\u2019s thesis. Students can also pursue a coursework only option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All students are required to take LAWS 5000 and LAWS 5001. These courses provide students with a common theoretical and interdisciplinary framework for the program. For more details on program requirements, please refer to the calendar here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a Master\u2019s Thesis<\/a><\/strong>, the candidate will complete:<\/p>\n\n\n\n