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Master of Arts, Philosophy/Juris Doctor (MA/JD) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

A joint MA/JD requiring 24 units in Philosophy and 76 units in the Gould School of Law.

Department: USC School of Philosophy and Gould School of Law  |  Duration: 24 philosophy units + 76 law units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

First year is the required law curriculum; in years two and three at least 16 philosophy units at the 500 level including logic, contemporary philosophical literature and value, breadth courses in ethics, metaphysics/epistemology and the history of philosophy, a second-year review and 46 additional law units including three or more semesters of LAW 900.

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Application information

Duration: 24 philosophy units + 76 law units

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