Study Diploma in Legal Studies at Douglas College in Canada, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

Learn about the administration of justice, business law, criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence, public law (including immigration and human rights law), constitutional law, and private law (torts, contracts, property) with the Diploma in Legal Studies program. Through this program, you’ll take legal studies courses in legal research skills, legal remedies, and the basic principles of legal reasoning. In keeping with the liberal arts basis of the program, you’ll also take elective courses that are not related to law studies. These courses will further develop and enhance your critical thinking, writing, research and presentation skills, competencies that are crucial to success in your future career.With further education, the Legal Studies Diploma is a first step towards careers such as: Court clerk/Supreme Court registry staffLegal agentsSheriffCourt reporterParole officerCourt translatorLawyerParalegalNotaryPolicingCorrections

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Study options

Full Time (4 Semesters)

Tuition fees

CAD$19,875.00 (US$ 14,286) per year

Housing and food - 5600$

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2027

Venue

Coquitlam Campus

1250 Pinetree Way,

COQUITLAM,

British Columbia (BC),

V3B 7X3, West Coast, Canada

Full Time (4 Semesters)

Tuition fees

CAD$19,875.00 (US$ 14,286) per year

Housing and food - 5600$

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

May 2027

Venue

New Westminster Campus

700 Royal Avenue,

New Westminster,

British Columbia,

V3M 5Z5, Central Canada, Canada

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Entry requirements

For international students

British Columbia secondary school graduation or equivalent; One course short of British Columbia secondary school graduation, or equivalent; Nineteen (19) years of age or older on the first day of the first semester of attendance; Seventeen (17) years of age on the first day of the first semester of attendance, and has not been enrolled at a school for a minimum of one year; Completion of a certificate or equivalent from a special needs program and has been in school for 12 years, or has received an Evergreen or Leaving School Certificate

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.