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TRENTU.CA / Future Students / Undergraduate / Programs / Law & Arts / Law & Business: Trent/Swansea Dual Degree (LL.B. & B.A./B.B.A.)

Law & Arts / Law & Business: Trent/Swansea Dual Degree (LL.B. & B.A./B.B.A.)

Graduate with two degrees in just six years, while taking your education across the Atlantic to Wales as you live, learn, travel, explore, and live abroad.
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Through a partnership with Swansea University in Wales, this dual degree program offers you the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Honours or a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree at Trent and a law degree from the renowned Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law in the UK in just six years – no need to write the LSATs. In this direct entry program, you will spend the first two years studying at Trent, majoring in one of 18 academic disciplines. In years three, four, and five, you will take your education across the Atlantic to Swansea University to study law. Your sixth and final year is completed back at Trent, where you will finish the remaining credits for your honours bachelor’s degree and take Canadian Law courses. All of this will prepare you to write your National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) exams, a step towards being licensed to practise law in Canada. Through our unique dual-degree program, you will acquire a skill set that will set you apart in the competitive field of law. Here, you will be trained to apply legal concepts in a practical environment, building transferable skills in communication, negotiation, collaboration, research and analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

Degree Program Options

  • Business Administration*

  • Canadian Studies;

  • Communications**

  • Criminology*

  • Cultural Studies

    Economics

  • English Literature*

    Environmental & Resource Studies

  • Geography

  • Gender & Social Justice

  • History

  • Human Rights

  • Indigenous Studies

  • International Development Studies

  • Media Studies*

  • Philosophy*

  • Political Studies

  • Sociology*

* Offered at both Peterborough and Trent Durham GTA campuses, with final year in Peterborough

** Offered only at Trent Durham GTA with last year of study split between Peterborough and Durham

Degrees Offered:

  • B.A. (Honours)
  • B.B.A.
  • LL.B.

Locations:

  • Durham GTA
  • Peterborough
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Resume Boosters:

  • Learn from top law professionals through our Visiting Lawyers in Residence program, where renowned entertainment lawyer (and Trent alumni chancellor) Dr. Stephen Stohn has been known to stop in
  • Compete in mooting competitions in Canada and the UK and put your courtroom skills to the test
  • Join the student society and benefit from field trips, workshops, and events, all with a focus on law and the legal system
  • Make career connections at Traill College, home to the Traill to Law living learning community as well as Trent’s Law Library and immersive Law Lab for mock courtroom experiences
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Lawyers and Quebec notaries advise clients on legal matters, represent clients before administration boards and draw up legal documents such as contracts and wills. Lawyers also plead cases, represent clients before tribunals and conduct prosecutions in courts of law. Lawyers are employed in law firms and prosecutor's offices. Quebec notaries are employed in notary offices. Both lawyers and Quebec notaries are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments and various business establishments or they may be self-employed. Articling students are included in this group.

$20.52-$161.73/hr
Salary Range
99,800
Jobs in Canada
42,800
10YR Job Outlook
Source: Government of Canada

Career Opportunities

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  • Cybercrime
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  • Introduction to Canadian Justice
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  • Clinical Legal Education
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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

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.
  • ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%, a 4U Math
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