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Academics

Juris Doctor / Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)

Curriculum

The joint JD/MBA degree requires 130 units: 48 units of business courses through the Graziadio School and 82 units of law courses through the School of Law.

JD

First-year law students follow a rigorous course of study that covers the following subjects: Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, Torts, and Legal Research and Writing.

After the first year, students are required to complete 25-29 units of additional required courses (depending on the units offered for certain courses), including: Corporations, Evidence, Wills and Trusts, Constitutional Structure, Constitutional Law�Individual Rights and Liberties, Federal Income Taxation, Criminal Procedure, Remedies, and a Professional Responsibility course.

Students also have the opportunity to select from a broad range of elective courses, clinics, externships, and student-edited journals.

MBA

MBA Core Curriculum
Core Classes:30-40 units
Electives:8-18 units
Integration Seminar:0 units
Total Units:48 units required

MBA Core Classes

  • Business Writing
  • Financial Accounting
  • Cost Accounting
  • Economic Concepts
  • Managerial Economics
  • Applied Data Analysis
  • Information Resources and Technology
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Personal Development for Leadership
  • Theories and Models of Organization
  • Macroeconomic Analysis
  • Technology and Operations Management
  • Quantitative Business Analysis
  • Strategic Management