博士学位是全日制高级学位，涉及广泛
Osgoode's PhD in law is a full-time advanced degree requiring research-intensive study and in principally aimed at students pursuing an academic career. It is designed to be completed in three to four years.<br><br>Students participating in study groups read and discuss a number of articles with their groups each week. The groups are not structured as courses but as venues for reflection and discourse. For doctoral students, study groups are equivalent to the comprehensive examinations required by other graduate programs.<br><br>Participation in a study group is required (for credit) in the first or second year of PhD studies, and then one year thereafter (non-credit) provided PhD students are registered full-time. Students can choose among five options, depending on their research interests and course availability:<br><br>Regulation and Governance<br>Law and Economic Relations<br>Theoretical Perspectives in Legal Research<br>Law and Social Justice<br>Law in a Global Context