Law & Arts / Law & Business: Trent/Swansea Dual Degree (LL.B. & B.A./B.B.A.)
Dreaming of a career in law? The Trent/Swansea Dual Degree program will get you there. In this one-of-a-kind program, you will undertake either a Bachelor of Arts Honours or a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Trent, Ontario’s #1 undergrad university, while also obtaining a law degree from Swansea University’s renowned Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law in the UK – no need to write the LSATs.
Your Law Career Starts Here
The first two years of your degree take place at Trent, where you’ll pursue your choice of 16 degree options. In third year, you’ll transfer to the coastal city of Swansea in Wales to complete three years of law studies, earning your Bachelor of Laws degree. Once your LL.B. is complete, you’ll return to Trent to complete your Honours degree credentials. By simultaneously taking several Canadian Law courses in your final year at Trent, you’ll be wellprepared for the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) exams, enabling you to take the required steps to practice law in Canada.
Degree Program Options
Business Administration*; Canadian Studies; Communications (Durham Campus); Cultural Studies; Economics; English Literature*; Environmental & Resource Studies; Geography; Gender & Social Justice; History*; Indigenous Studies; International Development Studies; Media Studies*; Philosophy*; Political Studies; Sociology*
*degree option offered at both Peterborough and Trent Durham GTA campuses
Degrees Offered:
- B.A. (Honours)
- B.B.A.
- LL.B.
Locations:
- Durham GTA
- Peterborough
Resume Boosters:
- Combining your law degree with your choice of B.A. or B.B.A. degree means that you will graduate with a unique set of skills and perspectives
- Meet and learn from top law professionals through our Visiting Lawyers in Residence program – where Trent Chancellor and entertainment lawyer has been known to stop in
- Take a step on your Traill to a career in law at Traill College – a space based on and steeped in tradition and scholarship, complete with a new immersive Law Lab for mock courtroom experiences
- Join the Trent Law Society and benefit from field trips, workshops, and events, all with a focus on law and the legal system
"Trent makes it possible to study what you like and get where you want to be."
Career Paths:
Career Opportunities
- Lawyer
- Advisor
- Mediator
- Arbitrator
- Politician
- Policy Analyst
- Consultant
- Lobbyist
- Law Clerk
- Judge
- Ombudsperson
- International Development Officer
- Paralegal
Popular Courses:
- History of Incarceration
- Introduction to Canadian Justice
- Justice and Rights
- The Legal Environment of Business
- Law, Rights, and Development
- Philosophy of Law
- Criminal Code
- Local Dynamics of Change
- Global Migration
- Government and Politics in the Middle East
Admission Requirements
Ontario Secondary School Requirements:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
- A minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program specific prerequisites
- A minimum 70% overall final average (unless otherwise specified below)
- ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%
Program Requirements:
- A minimum of 80% overall final average. Students required to complete an internal application indicating the intent to continue onto studies at Swansea University. This application will be due in January of the students’ second year of study at Trent.
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