This program combines the usual three-year J.D. program offered by the School of Law and the usual two-year M.B.A. program offered by the School of Business into four years of study. For a student who plans to practice corporate law or to enter business using law training as a background, this program offers an opportunity to acquire academic training in the convergent fields of business and law. A student must be admitted by both the School of Law and the School of Business. For more information contact Stephen Mazza, Law School, (785) 864-9266; smazza@ku.edu or Dee Steinle, Associate Director for Masters Programs, Business School, (785) 864-3844; dsteinle@ku.edu.
In this program, a student may earn both the J.D. and the M.A. in economics in three years and one summer session. The program reflects the recent trend toward substantial use of economic analysis in many areas of the law, such as corporate law, regulated industries, environmental law, torts, consumer law, and labor law, to name only a few. A student must be admitted by both the School of Law and the Department of Economics. For more information contact Stephen Mazza, Law School, (785) 864-9266; smazza@ku.edu or Paul Comolli, Economics, (785) 864-2863; pcomolli@ku.edu.
The Juris Doctor/Master of Health Services Administration program combines into four years of study the three-year J.D. program and the two-year M.H.S.A. program. This program offers a thorough academic grounding in both disciplines to the student who plans to practice law or to enter health care management. A student must be admitted by both the School of Law and Ku Department of Health Policy Management. For more information contact Stephen Mazza, Law School, (785) 864-9266; smazza@ku.edu or Jane Faubion, Health Services Administration, (913) 897-8581; Jfaubion@kumc.edu.
The University of Kansas offers a joint degree program in Law and Indigenous Nations studies. As part of this unique program, students may graduate with both the J.D. and an M.A. in Indigenous Nations Studies in seven semesters, including summer school.
This new joint degree program "aspires to facilitate the protection and strengthening of Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, and self-sufficiency" in Indigenous nations throughout the Americas. In doing so, the University of Kansas becomes only the third institution of higher learning in the United States offering a joint degree program relating to Indigenous peoples and the only such degree addressing Indigenous issues throughout the Western Hemisphere. The M.A. Program Director is Professor Michael Yellow Bird, Center for Indigenous Nations Studies, 105 Lippencott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, or call (785) 864-2660; mybird@ku.edu for more information. The J.D. program Director is Professor Stacy Leeds, Tribal Law and Government Center, KU Law, (785) 864-9271; sleeds@ku.edu.
The program combines into approximately three and one-half years of full-time study the Master’s of Science (M.S.) in Journalism and Juris Doctor (J.D.) programs offered by the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications and the School of Law. The joint degree program in journalism and law is designed to offer students academic grounding in both disciplines to prepare them for professional practice of journalism, law or a combination of media law. To be admitted, an applicant must meet the admission requirements for both the School of Law and the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications. For more information contact Stephen Mazza, Law School, (785) 864-9266; smazza@ku.edu or David Permutter, Journalism and Mass Communications, (785) 864-7622; ddp@ku.edu.
This joint degree program leads to the J.D. degree and the M.A. degree in philosophy. It develops a student's understanding and appreciation of the disciplines of law and philosophy and their interrelationship. This program combines into three years and one summer session the normal three-year J.D. program offered by the School of Law and the M.A. in philosophy program offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A student must be admited by both the School of Law and the Department of Philosophy. For more information contact Stephen Mazza, Law School, (785) 864-9266; smazza@ku.edu or Ben Eggleston, Philosophy, (785) 864-2332; eggleston@ku.edu.
This program allows the student to obtain a J.D. and a Master of Public Administration degree in four years and two summers. It is of special interest to law students who intend to practice in communities where they might be called on to perform legal services for the municipality, as city attorneys or otherwise, and to students preparing for positions in city management. The program provides preparation for positions in such agencies as leagues of municipalities or state governmental authorities and serves as a training ground for the rapidly developing field of court administration. Admission to both the School of Law and the Department of Public Administration in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is required. For more information contact Stephen Mazza, Law School, (785) 864-9266; smazza@ku.edu or Raymond Hummert, Public Administration, (785) 864-9097; rhummert@ku.edu.
The Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work joint degree program combines into four years of study the three-year J.D. program offered by the School of Law and the two year M.S.W. degree offered by the School of Social Welfare. The social work practitioner gains an understanding of the legal environment in which he or she works and its impact on social problems. The legal practitioner learns how social problems shape the law. A student must be admitted by both the School of Law and the School of Social Welfare. For more information contact Stephen Mazza, Law School, (785) 864-9266; smazza@ku.edu or Becky Hofer, Social Welfare, (785) 864-4720; bhofer@ku.edu.
The joint degree program in law and urban planning is for students who intend to practice law concerned with the problems of housing, land use, transportation, or urban design. The program combines into four years the normal three-year J.D. program offered by the School of Law and the two-year M.U.P. program offered by the Graduate Program in Urban Planning in the School of Architecture and Urban Design. Near the end of the course of study, each candidate must pass a written comprehensive examination administered by the Graduate Program in Urban Planning or write a thesis approved by the student's thesis committee in urban planning. To qualify for the program, a student must be admitted by both schools. For more information contact Stephen Mazza, Law School, (785) 864-9266; smazza@ku.edu or James Mayo, Urban Planning, (785) 864-4184; ubpl@ku.edu.
