The joint M.A./J.D. program allows students to earn the standard professional degree required to practice law, simultaneously with advanced study of history. It is designed to allow students to complete the two degrees in less time (with fewer courses and credit hours) than if they did the two degree programs separately.
Master's, Doctorate
History (MA) & Law (JD)
Degrees
Students in the joint program must meet all the degree requirements for the J.D. (for which details are available ). Of the credit-hours earned toward the J.D., 9 may be applied toward the minimum of 30 credit-hours required for the M.A. in history (leaving a minimum of 7 courses or 21 credit-hours to be taken in History, of which one must be History 601). Most other requirements apply as for the basic MA: students in the joint program must meet the same language requirement and take the same comprehensive exams, although the joint program requires one research seminar instead of the two required for the basic MA.
Admission to Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà University’s Columbus School of Law is a prerequisite for admission to the M.A./J.D. joint degree program. A student interested in the program would first matriculate in the law school and then apply to the joint degree program at the end of his/her first year of J.D. studies.
The M.A./J.D. program usually requires five years of full-time study.
$1,250/ credit
- Constitutional Law II
- Criminal Procedure: The Investigative Process (Criminal Procedure I)
- Lawyering Skills I
More information about this degree is available on the or by request from our Admissions team.