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, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Introduction to Ethical Lawyering, Legal Research and Writing, Property, and Torts.

After the first year, students are required to complete 18-21 units of additional required courses (depending on the units offered for certain courses), including:  Corporations, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Federal Income Taxation, Remedies, and Wills and Trusts.

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

MBA

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