Arts & Humanities
Yale University, United States
The Master of Studies in Law is a one-year terminal program for non-lawyers who want a basic familiarity with legal thought and to explore how law relates to their disciplines. Candidates are typically experienced scholars with doctorates or mid-career journalists.
Faculty: Yale Law School | Duration: One year | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: New Haven, CT, United States
Students complete the first-year J.D. program (27 units), including the four first-term courses (Constitutional Law I, Contracts I, Torts and Regulation, Procedure I; one may be replaced by an elective), and at least 10 graded units of the 12 units in the elective second term. Up to six units may be taken in Yale courses outside the Law School.
Doctoral degree or doctoral candidacy in a field other than law (a bachelor's degree for working journalists); three confidential letters of recommendation; applications through the LSAC Credential Assembly Service by January 10. Those who hold a professional law degree are ineligible, and M.S.L. students cannot later be admitted to the J.D. program.
Intake: Fall
Duration: One year
Apply through the official page: https://www.lsac.org/
Arts & Humanities
Yale University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Yale University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Yale University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Yale University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Yale University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Yale University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Yale University, United States
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