Juris Doctor - Public Administration

The School of Policy Studies has a strong reputation for advanced education in policy studies in the areas of health policy, global governance, social policy and public policy in the voluntary sector of not-for-profit, community-based, non-governmental organizations.

Key facts:

• A limited number of students may be admitted to this combined program.
• Applications must be made for JD admission through OLSAS and concurrently for admission to the graduate degree through the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Governing Institutions
• Approaches to Policy Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis
• Management in the Public Sector

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

• GPA: 3.7

English requirements

• TOEFL iBT: 88
• PTE Academic: 65
• IELTS: 7

Other requirements

General requirements

• Competitive JD/MPA applicants must have completed a four-year honours undergraduate degree and achieved an A- average or 3.7 GPA in the last two years.
• LSAT score ≥ 160 (80th percentile).

Tuition Fees

• International: 5,809 AUD / year (≈ 5,772 CAD / year)
• Domestic: 5,809 AUD / year (≈ 5,772 CAD / year)

Living costs

Kingston, Canada: 1,022-1,625 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.