PhD in Law 48 months PHD Program By Université de Montréal |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 151-200QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Scholarship

1Scholarships

Main Subject Area

Law and Legal StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This in-depth fundamental research program allows you to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in major sectors of law. Writing the thesis aims to develop your ability to design and implement a large-scale research project that makes an original contribution to the development of the legal discipline.

This program aims to train lawyers who will demonstrate the following skills:

  • Have knowledge of the fundamental elements specific to different areas of law
  • Develop an integrated approach to legal problems and their solutions
  • Master the skills specific to the legal method (proceed with the legal qualification of concrete situations; identify, consult and update documentation; master oral and written argumentative discourse)
  • Be autonomous and able to adapt to changes and become an agent of your own continuing legal education
  • Be able to identify the relationships between law and society and integrate them into the legal conflict resolution process
  • Adopt a critical approach that takes into account the plurality of conceptual approaches in law and on law
  • Be aware of one's social responsibilities, as an intellectual and professional, respect ethics compatible with them, and be aware of extrajudicial methods of conflict resolution

Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

This in-depth fundamental research program allows you to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in major sectors of law. Writing the thesis aims to develop your ability to design and implement a large-scale research project that makes an original contribution to the development of the legal discipline.

This program aims to train lawyers who will demonstrate the following skills:

  • Have knowledge of the fundamental elements specific to different areas of law
  • Develop an integrated approach to legal problems and their solutions
  • Master the skills specific to the legal method (proceed with the legal qualification of concrete situations; identify, consult and update documentation; master oral and written argumentative discourse)
  • Be autonomous and able to adapt to changes and become an agent of your own continuing legal education
  • Be able to identify the relationships between law and society and integrate them into the legal conflict resolution process
  • Adopt a critical approach that takes into account the plurality of conceptual approaches in law and on law
  • Be aware of one's social responsibilities, as an intellectual and professional, respect ethics compatible with them, and be aware of extrajudicial methods of conflict resolution

Admission Requirements

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https://esp.umontreal.ca/programmes-et-stages/etudes-de-2e-et-3e-cycles/equivalences-internationales/#c680601

 

https://admission.umontreal.ca/en/who-are-you/foreign-student/

4 Years
Aug

Scholarships

UdeM exemption scholarship for international students

UdeM exemption scholarship for international students
Bachelors Master PhD Open

Value

$7636

Deadline

1 Apr 2026

Application requirements

QS Event Attendance is NOT required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

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