Advanced Legal Education
The Faculty, through the Law Department of the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School, administers the program content and delivery of advanced courses in legal education. These postgraduate programs are made available only to holders of Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor degrees from accredited law schools in the Philippines and other countries.
At present, the following postgraduate programs are offered:
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) - postgraduate legal education for holders of basic law degrees (i.e., Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Science in Law, Juris Doctor, etc.) who are members of the bar and active legal practitioners or academicians in their respective countries.
- Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) - the first and so far only doctoral program in law offered in the Philippines. Notable alumni include Supreme Court Justice Renato Corona and Sandiganbayan Justice Catalino R. Castañeda Jr.
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