Overview

You will learn through interactive discussions and explore practical issues related to your specialization. You’ll have access to a wide range of elective options to broaden your legal knowledge or explore new areas related to your professional interests.

The Business Law specialization from York University offers an in-depth examination of corporate finance and corporate structuring, with required courses in advanced corporate law, corporate transactions, corporate remedies, and more. You will explore the current regulatory system, including emerging international influences and trends. Business Law students may take courses from many of our business-related specializations, including International Business Law, Intellectual Property, Securities, and Financial Law.

Who is the Specialization for?

Lawyers or law graduates with legal work experience who have a strong demonstrated interest in business law and wish to establish or expand a practice in this area of specialization
Professionals without a law degree who have significant work experience (at least five years) related to business law in areas such as governance, compliance, risk management, or finance

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Boards of Directors

Corporate Governance

Corporate Finance

Corporate Transactions

Corporate Remedies
Advanced Corporate Law

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

140

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TOEFL^® IBT

102

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

36 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

Patent & Intellectual Property Law Business Law Master of Laws (LLM)

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Academic requirements

GPA

B

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

140

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TOEFL^® IBT

102

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must have graduated from a recognized postsecondary institution holding an honours degree or equivalent.
Undergraduate degrees not designated as honours degrees may be acceptable as the equivalent of an undergraduate honours degree if they contain a minimum of 120 credits.
Three-year first cycle undergraduate degrees from institutions that meet the criteria set forth in the Bologna Declaration may be acceptable as the equivalent of an undergraduate honours degree.
If you completed your undergraduate or master’s studies outside Canada, you may need to complete additional courses to qualify for admission to a graduate program at York.
If you have completed a four year undergraduate degree at an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology, you will need to contact Office of Admissions to have the requirement added to your record. This will allow your transcript to be uploaded to continue the admission process.

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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

6276 CAD / year

≈ 6276 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

15962 CAD / year

≈ 15962 CAD / year

Additional Details

Ontario students: $7,601.58

Living costs

Toronto

Canada

1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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Funding

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Overview

Who is the Specialization for?

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

Toronto

Funding

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