The Magister Juris (MJur) is a one-year master's level course offered at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.
Alternatively, MJur students only may select one option from a list of approximately 12 courses from the undergraduate BA in Jurisprudence.
[3] Tutorials, which involve an intensive discussion between a tutor and two or three students, are a feature of the MJur and BCL programmes which is not offered in any taught graduate course in law elsewhere in the world.
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[8] Historically, students from civil law jurisdictions were able to study for the BCL at Oxford, but had to meet additional requirements.
It is awarded on the basis of a candidate's thesis (usually 40,000 words) in an approved area of law, under the supervision of an academic staff.
The MJur must demonstrate an advanced understanding of the subject but – in contrast to a PhD – need not constitute an original contribution to knowledge or reach a standard worthy of publication.
[citation needed] University College Dublin offers the Masters in Common Law (MCL/ Magisterii in Jure Communi, M.Jur.Com), an advanced two-year programme for non-law graduates.
More recently, however, some universities have begun to award their students a Magister Juris upon passing the First State Examination, in order to indicate the equivalence of the education to a master's degree in other disciplines.