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Juris Scientiae Doctoris at Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis, United States

Programme overview

The JSD is a research doctorate for attorneys pursuing careers in academia, policy or scholarly legal research. It is a very small programme focused on exceptional candidates with a sophisticated scholarly focus.

Faculty: WashU Law  |  Duration: Two years of on-campus residency in St. Louis, typically plus a further year or more; dissertation due within five years of matriculation  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

Year 1 is LLM coursework, formation of a dissertation committee of at least three members, a literature review and proposal revision. Year 2 is research and writing of a dissertation of publishable quality; the dissertation is defended orally.

Career pathways

Academia, policy and scholarly legal research.

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Application information

Arts & Sciences sets one doctoral application deadline each year, generally in the first week of December.

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