Overview

Our Law students at Queen's University represent a broad range of research interests, and are encouraged to use a variety of research methods.

Doctoral students are a key part of our vibrant intellectual community: some teach courses in the law school and work in collaboration with faculty members on research projects.

They are invited to participate in faculty workshops, lectures and seminars, and engage intellectually with other students and faculty.

Key facts:

We welcome applications from students who have excelled in previous legal studies, normally with an undergraduate law degree (JD, LLB or equivalent) and a graduate law degree at the Masters level (LLM or equivalent).

Programme Structure

Two mandatory graduate seminars (Legal Research Methods & Perspectives and Advanced Legal Research). If similar courses have been taken at another institution different course requirements apply.

Graduate-level courses relevant to a student’s research topic (for credit or audit), as recommended by the student’s supervisor and in consultation with the supervisory committee.

A course of directed reading set by the student’s supervisor and supervisory committee.

An oral qualifying exam to demonstrate readiness to pursue a dissertation.

Final dissertation proposal

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kingston, Canada

Disciplines

Business Law View 6 other PhDs in Business Law in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

On-line application (currently $110 fee)

Two Recommendations (completed online) from professors who taught you at law school.

PhD applicants: one of your referees should be your LLM supervisor.

Include the email addresses of your referees on the application form When you submit your application (with payment fee) your referees will automatically receive an email message with the link to your application to complete the reference form.

Transcripts (official transcripts from each university attended may be uploaded to application by applicant).

Graduates and/or current students of Queen’s University do not need to upload or submit official transcripts. Queen’s transcripts will be printed from the internal system.

For degrees earned outside of Queen's University, official transcript(s) are to be uploaded to the application site for review purposes.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

5772 CAD / year

≈ 5772 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5772 CAD / year

≈ 5772 CAD / year

Living costs

Kingston

Canada

1015 - 1615 CAD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Kingston

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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