PhD Jurisprudence and Social Policy at University of California, Berkeley

Programme overview

Berkeley Law is unique among major US law schools in housing its own interdisciplinary graduate program in the study of law, leading to MA and PhD degrees in Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP). The JSP Program promotes the study of law and legal institutions through the perspectives of several disciplines, including history, economics, philosophy, sociology, and political science.

Faculty: School of Law | Department: School of Law | Duration: 7 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

JSP Orientation Seminar LAW 209 JSP Orientation Seminar Select *three* of the following Foundation Seminars LAW 208.8 Foundation Seminar in the Sociology of Law LAW 214.2 Law & Classical Social Theory LAW 215.4 Foundations of Moral Philosophy LAW 215.42 Foundations of Legal Philosophy LAW 215.5 Foundations of Political Philosophy LAW 217.12 Law and Economics Foundation Seminar LAW 225.1 Law and Politics Foundation Seminar LAW 267.4 Law & History Foundation Seminar Select *two* Graduate Elective JSP Seminars per approved study list in area of specialization We will accept any 3+ unit course taught by JSP faculty LAW 375P, LAW 300, LAW 602-603, and LAW 297-299 units would not fulfill this requirement JSP Statistics Course LAW 209.3 Quantitative Approaches to Law & Social Science JSP Research Methods Course LAW 209.5 Research Design Select *one* law doctrinal course A number of courses in the JD curriculum can be used to fulfill the requirement, including but not limited to: Administrative Law Constitutional Law Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Employment Discrimination Business Organizations The 1L curriculum

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Government, Law & Public Policy, Nonprofit.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Along with the UC Berkeley Graduate Division application materials noted below, applicants are asked to submit: transcripts of grades three letters of recommendation three letters must be submitted for your application to be considered complete additional letters will not be reviewed a statement of purpose (2-3 pages, double-spaced) a personal statement (2-3 pages, double-spaced) a sample of past written work (25-50 pages) NOTE: Beginning with the 2022-2023 application cycle (entry in Fall 2023), the GRE requirement is no longer required Please note that the M.A. degree in Jurisprudence and Social Policy is only available to current Berkeley Law J.D. students or JSP Ph.D. students.

Duration: 7 years

Apply through the official page: https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/

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