BA in Legal Studies (Honours) (Arts and Business Co-op and Regular) in Waterloo Canada | University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo | Waterloo Canada
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CAD 57,000
(c. USD40,881.65)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months

A legal studies degree provides excellent career preparation across diverse fields including government, business, non-profits, law enforcement, and the legal profession. Waterloo's program features intimate class sizes with distinguished faculty, fostering rich discussions while offering valuable co-op work experience. Throughout your undergraduate journey, you'll examine law's societal influence, legal system origins, Charter of Rights impacts, and topics like criminal behavior, justice administration, and reconciliation processes. Graduates develop strong research, analytical, reasoning, and communication abilities alongside comprehensive legal knowledge.Program advantages Explore law through multiple lenses. Examine legal concepts through interdisciplinary approaches including political science, history, sociology, philosophy, and peace studies.Acquire professional experience. Opt for co-op placements to practice your skills in legal practices, government agencies, corporate environments, and tech firms.


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

Official/Unofficial High School Transcripts Required.
Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) - 90 Overall (25 writing, 25 speaking)
IELTS Academic - 6.5 Overall (6.5 writing, 6.0 reading, 6.0 listening, 6.5 speaking)

International Baccalaureate (IB) - HL or SL English A - minimum 4 or HL English B - minimum 5, total 27


Ontario students: six Grade 12 U and/or M courses including

any Grade 12 U English (minimum final grade of at least 70%)
Admission average: Low 80s (co-op and regular)

Tuition CAD 57,000

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