Master of Studies in Law - St. George

​The Master of Studies in Law (MSL) is designed for scholars with no prior training in law who wish to acquire knowledge of law in order to add a legal dimension to scholarship in their own discipline. The Master of Studies in Law (MSL) is a very small program designed for established academics and scholars who work and write in a discipline related to law, and wish to acquire a knowledge of law in order to add a legal dimension to scholarship in their own discipline. Applicants should hold a graduate degree, ideally a doctorate, from a recognized university and have demonstrated a high level of scholarship in a discipline related to law. Applicants often undertake this degree while on leave from their academic appointment. Candidates attend the law school full-time for one eight-month session, beginning in September. During

Eligible applicants must hold a graduate degree, ideally a doctorate, from a recognized university, and must have achieved the equivalent of a University of Toronto B+ standing in the final year of their graduate degree. MSL applicants must demonstrate a high level of scholarship in a discipline related to law. Only a few individuals are accepted into this unique program every year. Grades from other degrees obtained will be reviewed, but the admitting grades for the MSL program are those obtained in the final year the doctorate degree, or master’s degree (in exceptional circumstances).