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MLS Legal Studies at University of Chicago

University of Chicago, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Legal Studies is a one-year residential degree at the Law School for PhD students and established scholars whose research would benefit from legal training. Candidates are in residence like JD students.

Faculty: Law School  |  Duration: 1 year; 27 credit hours  |  Intake: Autumn  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Candidates complete 27 credit hours with an individualised programme designed with a faculty advisor, typically including one or more first-year law courses plus advanced courses related to the applicant's discipline.

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Entry requirements

MLS programme: applicants should have completed core PhD coursework and be proposing or working on a dissertation, or be established scholars whose research would benefit from legal training. Admission turns on how much legal training would benefit the applicant's research. Application opens 1 December 2026 and closes 2 February 2027 for 2027-2028 entry.

Intake: Autumn

Duration: 1 year; 27 credit hours

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