Master of Comparative Law (MCL) at Emory University

Programme overview

The Master of Comparative Law is a one-year programme offered in partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School, comparing legal systems and practices of China and the United States. Students spend the fall semester at KoGuan taking at least eight credits, then study full-time at Emory Law.

Faculty: Emory University School of Law | Duration: One year | Intake: Fall semester at KoGuan Law School, then spring and summer at Emory Law | Study mode: full-time | Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

At Emory: Introduction to the American Legal System (2 credits), American Legal Writing, Analysis and Research (2), U.S. Courts and Oral Advocacy (2), Capstone: Comparative Law (3), plus 9 credits of electives such as Business Associations, Contracts, Criminal Law, Family Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property and International Law. Spring is 13 credits and a short summer term 5 credits.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants apply through KoGuan Law School; admission is decided jointly with Emory Law. Minimum requirements: a virtual oral interview with Emory Law staff (by invitation) and a written test set and graded by Emory Law staff, administered at KoGuan (by invitation). Further requirements may be set in the articulation agreement. 2025 deadlines: early March 1, general June 1.

USD 35,970 a year (2026-27). School of Law MCL annual tuition for 2026-27 (Spring term $35,970). Tuition only; excludes fees, housing, health insurance and living costs. Emory publishes one tuition rate for all students. Source

The Laney Graduate School is accepting applications for all PhD and master's programmes for Fall 2027.

Laney Graduate School application fee is $75 (non-refundable, paid by credit card online; limited fee waivers available). Deadlines are set by each programme and fall at midnight US Eastern time on the programme's deadline date.

Goizueta One-Year MBA deadlines: Early September 2, 2026; Round 1 September 30, 2026; Round 2 January 6, 2027; Round 3 March 3, 2027. Two-Year MBA deadlines: Round 1 September 30, 2026; Round 2 January 6, 2027; Round 3 March 17, 2027. The Full-time, Executive and Evening MBA application fee is $175.

Nursing (MN pathway to MSN or DNP): Round 1 August 1, 2026; Round 2 October 1, 2026; Round 3 December 1, 2026. CRNA: Round 1 June 1, 2026; Round 2 September 1, 2026. Application fee is $50.

Anesthesiologist Assistant MMSc: rolling review with application deadline on or before December 1, 2026 (4:59 p.m. EST); applications go through CASAA with a $65 Emory administrative fee.

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