Combined J.D./Ph.D. (Economics)

Director: Professor Bruce Chapman

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The J.D./Ph.D. (Economics) program is designed for students interested in pursuing an intensive study of the relationship between law and economics.

The program enables students to complete all the requirements of the J.D. and to reach the "All but Dissertation" stage of the Ph.D. in four years, rather than the five years it would typically take. In the first four years of the program, students complete all of the requirements for the J.D. and all pre-dissertation requirements for the Ph.D. At this point, the students will receive the J.D. degree and will be ready to begin writing their economics dissertation.

Requirements

1. In the first year of the program students complete all first year courses at the Faculty of Law.
   
   
2. In the second year of the program students register in the Department of Economics. They complete the core economics courses for the Ph.D. and the general theory comprehensives.
   
   
3. In third year, students complete the second year paper in economics; a half-year course in law and economics and the field requirements (a course and comprehensive exam) for a field other than law and economics; and half of a normal load of upper year law courses.
   
   
4. In fourth year, students register in the law school and take a full year of law courses to complete the J.D. requirements.
   
   Once the J.D. and other requirements are completed, students write a dissertation in economics.

Note: Students must meet the Faculty of Law course selection deadline, notwithstanding the Department of Economics' course selection process.

Students must submit their proposed course selections for years two, three and four of the program to the Director prior to the applicable course selection deadlines in each year and  in each Faculty. Any changes must also be approved by the Director.

Admissions

Students interested in the combined program must apply to and obtain separate admission to both the J.D. and Ph.D. according to the normal application and admission requirements for each program. A student already enrolled in the first year of the J.D. or the Ph.D. can transfer into the combined program if he or she is also accepted into the other faculty.

Contact

Admission applications for the Ph.D. program in economics may be obtained from:

Graduate Department of Economics
150 St. George Street
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G7
Tel: (416) 978-7169
Fax: (416) 978-6713
E-mail: ecograd@chass.utoronto.ca
Web site: www.chass.utoronto.ca/~knapik/program.htm