MBA/JD Program

For each term in the program you will be registered in either the JD or MBA program. Usually the first or second year is designated for MBA studies. You will be subject to the regulations governing the degree program in which you are registered, including the requirement that you spend a minimum of two years at UNB’s Faculty of Law and one year in the MBA program. You can count JD electives toward the MBA portion of your degree; however, only the credit will transfer, not the assigned grade. A grade of ‘B’ or better is required for these credits to transfer to the MBA portion of this joint program.

Program Overview

Over the four years spent in this program, you will complete a minimum of 126 credit hours as follows:

Year 1

  • First year of either the MBA program or the Law program

Year 2

  • First year of the other program

Years 3 & 4

  • Two required 2nd year MBA courses (six credit hours)
  • Seven upper level compulsory law courses (21 credit hours)
  • Three Law courses from each of three compulsory areas (nine credit hours)
  • 24 credit hours of Law electives of which 18 credit hours from the list of courses below will transfer to the MBA component of the joint-degree program

Choose six of the following Law courses to count as electives towards both degrees:

LAW 3013 Bankruptcy and Receivership LAW 3455 International Environmental Law
LAW 3053 Competition and Trade Regulation LAW 3463 Advanced Intellectual Property
LAW 3093 Debtor and Creditor LAW 3653 Labour Law
LAW 3113 Corporate Finance LAW 3663 Labour Law Problems
LAW 3114 Securities Regulation LAW 3683 Employment Law
LAW 3143 Personal Taxation LAW 3763 International Law and Organizations
LAW 3153 Corporate Taxation LAW 4033 Collective Bargaining and Arbitration
LAW 3163 Sale of Goods LAW 4094 Negotiations
LAW 3453 Intellectual Property LAW 4143 International Trade Law
LAW 3454 Environmental Law

Admission to the Program

Although this is a joint program, you must be admitted into both UNB’s Faculty of Law and Faculty of Business Administration separately with the same admission requirements as for any applicant to the JD or MBA degree programs. Normally an undergraduate degree is required for entry into the MBA program; however, completion of the first year of the JD program combined with three years of post-secondary study may be deemed equivalent to an undergraduate degree.