We’ve combined the best of business and law education in a flexible four-year program you can tailor to fit your goals.
The Hennick JD/MBA program integrates the Osgoode JD, which takes three years to complete as a standalone program, with the two-year Schulich MBA to create a four-year combined program, in which graduates earn both their JD and MBA degrees. Year one of the program is spent at either Osgoode or Schulich. In year two, you do the reverse. Your third and fourth years are devoted to studying business and law together. The result is a unique education blending the analytical rigour of law school with the problem-solving strategies of business school – and the critical thinking skills demanded by both.
An Overview of the Program
A new cohort of the Hennick JD/MBA program commences studies every September. You can apply to enter the program directly in year one or seek admission while completing your first year of study at either Osgoode or Schulich. (For all the details, please see the Admissions section.)
Four years of full-time study (eight terms):
Two terms
Schulich MBA year one curriculum
Two terms
Osgoode JD year one curriculum
Four terms
Combined Schulich and Osgoode courses
The JD curriculum begins by immersing you in the fundamentals of legal education, exploring all aspects of the law with the intense focus on academic excellence for which Osgoode is renowned. In your final two years, you can choose from more than 150 lecture courses and interactive seminars covering both traditional legal topics and emerging fields of study. Woven through the curriculum are experiential learning opportunities designed to let you discover firsthand how legal concepts are applied to practical solutions.
Similarly, the Schulich MBA curriculum grounds you in the core capabilities required to excel in an organization and lead others, whether you plan a career in the private, public or not-for-profit sectors. Building on that foundation, you then dig deeper into your chosen areas of specialization, gaining invaluable knowledge and skills. You apply what you’ve learned either in a team-based consulting project for a client organization or by helping a company enter an overseas market as part of the Schulich Global Leadership Program.
A Wide Choice of Courses
Here are just a few of the courses you can explore in the Hennick JD/MBA program:
Corporate/Commercial Law & Administration
Business Management
*Business and the Law (MGMT 5500)
Corporate Tax Planning
Economic Regulation
Corporate Finance
*Joint JD/MBA Seminar
International Business
Labour Law & Relations
Public Administration
Environmental Law
Real Estate Property Development
*Courses available exclusively to students of the Hennick JD/MBA
In your third and fourth years, you build a unique program of study from the combined Osgoode and Schulich course offerings. In addition to lecture and seminar courses, the program provides many other opportunities to earn credits, including working in a clinical program, developing a research paper, helping edit a law journal, taking a graduate course in another York faculty or pursuing an international exchange at a partner law or business school.
For your consulting project, there are options to travel internationally.
Summer Term Courses
To complement your JD/MBA studies, you can also take business courses at Schulich during the Summer term. This can give you added flexibility in your choice of courses for the Fall and Winter terms – by enabling you, for instance, to take more law courses. Please note that completing summer courses, which are subject to Schulich’s part-time tuition fees, does not reduce the number of required credits in the Fall and Winter terms.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate from the Hennick JD/MBA program, you must achieve an overall GPA of at least 4.40. You must also have completed the following:
- Business and the Law course (MGMT 5500 0.00) ) in your first year of the program
- First-year program (1L) at Osgoode Hall Law School
- 45.00 academic credits of Schulich School of Business courses
- 45.00 academic credits of upper-year Osgoode courses, including:
- Administrative Law (LW_2010 4.0)
- at least one course or program with an experiential component (the Osgoode Praxicum)
- the Upper Year Legal Research and Writing requirement
- the Indigenous and Aboriginal Law Requirement (IALR)
- the 40-hour Osgoode Public Interest Requirement (OPIR)
- Joint JD/MBA Seminar in the final year
Hennick Medal for Academic Excellence
The Hennick Medal is awarded annually to the student graduating with the highest cumulative grade point average in their combined JD/MBA courses