Canadian Campuses University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
WHY STUDY AT UBC LAW ?
UBC Faculty of Law is one of the world’s leading law schools and one of Canada’s oldest university faculties of law. Our graduates have assumed leadership positions in a broad range of spheres, both nationally and internationally, in the legal profession, government, the judiciary, public interest organizations, business and academia.
There are many reasons for choosing to study law at UBC. Our outstanding faculty members are respected worldwide for their excellence in teaching and innovative research. We offer our students one of the largest and most diverse course lists in Canada—so you can pursue your academic interests, whatever your focus. Beyond the classroom, UBC and Vancouver offer tremendous opportunities to get involved while living in one of the world’s most spectacular urban settings.
UBC Law is at the cutting edge of contemporary legal knowledge with strengths
in many fields, including:
• private law
• Asian legal studies
• feminist legal studies
• First Nations legal issues
• public law
• dispute resolution
• business law, including corporate law and intellectual property law
• environmental and natural resources law
• immigration and refugee law
• law and society
Some of UBC Law’s innovative programs include the following :
Asian Legal Studies
UBC Law’s Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS) offers the only integrated program in Canada, and one of the very few in the world, for the study of law in contemporary Asia. The Asian Legal Studies curriculum includes introductory lecture courses as well as advanced and graduate level seminars.
Feminist Legal Studies
UBC Law is a unique place to study feminist legal theory. UBC Law holds a chair, Chair in Feminist Legal Studies, the first of its kind in Canada and only one of a few such chairs in the world. The program offers a dynamic curriculum and engages in leading socio-legal feminist research in a wide variety of areas.
Dispute Resolution
The Program on Dispute Resolution at UBC Law consists of an inter-disciplinary team of scholars and community partners working together to develop a better understanding of dispute resolution processes.
Business Law
UBC Law is home to the National Centre for Business Law a world-class national centre for business law scholarship and teaching, and a place where challenging ideas are engaged in an honest and open forum to advance the development of business law policy, appropriate for a leading market economy.
Environmental and Natural Resources Law
No other law program in Canada can match the depth of learning and research resources of UBC Law in Environmental and National Resources Law. UBC offers a wide variety of core courses and seminars in environmental and natural resource law and policy, as well as specialty courses in mining and forestry, two staples of the British Columbia economy, and two areas in which environmental issues are most prominent.
THE GREAT CITY OF VANCOUVER
Vancouver is one of the world’s most spectacular cities, bordered by beaches and mountains and boasting a temperate climate year-round. With a population of more than two million people, Vancouver is a city of energy and new ideas and is home to many of Canada’s leading businesses. As the nation’s gateway to the Pacific, located mid-way between Europe and Asia, the city is taking on increasing importance as an international cultural, economic and educational centre.
Vancouver is renowned for its multicultural population, diverse neighbourhoods and award-winning restaurants. The city has a vibrant artistic and cultural scene—including theatres, concert halls, museums and galleries—and a year-round program of festivals and other special events. Vancouver also offers an incredible array of recreational opportunities. You can ski, hike or mountain bike on the North Shore mountains—only 30 minutes from downtown—and the waters of English Bay are ideal for kayaking and sailing. Pacific Spirit Regional Park, adjacent to the UBC campus, also offers opportunities for running, hiking and biking on its quiet and forested trails.