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JD/MA Law and Graduate School Master's (Joint Degree) at Yale University

Yale University, United States

Programme overview

Joint JD and master's degree offered with Graduate School departments and programmes; students complete both degrees by the end of year four. Two-year master's programmes require additional Graduate School courses.

Faculty: Yale Law School / Graduate School of Arts and Sciences  |  Duration: 4 years with a one-year master's  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New Haven, CT, United States

What you will study

Requirements of both degrees, plus any departmental requirements such as a foreign language or specific exams.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application to the master's programme is made with the Law School application or during the first or second year at the Law School, with the Graduate School deadline the first working day of January before matriculation.

Duration: 4 years with a one-year master's

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