JD/MHA (Master of Health Administration)
Explore our combined Juris Doctor (JD) and MHA degree
The four-year JD/MHA program is a collaborative effort between the Schulich School of Law and the at Dalhousie. The combined JD/MHA enables students to select classes leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor and Master of Health Administration.
Entry requirements
To gain acceptance onto this combined degree program, you must satisfy the entrance requirements of both our JD program and the . For admission, you must apply to both the School of Health Administration and the Schulich School of Law individually. Students applying for the MHA program may submit LSAT results in lieu of GMAT results.
Classes
The program consists of the following:
| Year 1 |
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| Year 2 | |
| Year 3 | MHA: Students must complete the following courses in the HMA program in Year 3 and 4:Â .03,Ìý.03,Ìý.03,Ìý.03,Ìý.03Ìý JDÂ (in total 23-25 credit hours) .025,Ìý.025,Ìý.05,Ìý.005,Ìý.005, and 12-14 credit hours of JD courses (inclusive of a major paper course)Â |
| Year 4 |
.03: Healthcare Law, or .03: Health Law (if not completed previously), .02 and 21-23 credit hours of JD electives (inclusive of major paper course).Â
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Please note: The first and second years may be done in reverse order.
Find out more
If you’d like to know more, please contact either the School of Health Administration at healthadmin@dal.ca or our JD admissions team at law.admissions@dal.ca.