What universities offer JD-MBA?

Answer 1

The College of Business at Washington state University and the College of Law at the University of Idaho offer a joint JD/MBA program which allows students to earn both the Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees through a well designed four year program.

To be eligible for the joint program a person must apply separately, and be admitted, to both the College of Law at the University of Idaho and the College of Business MBA Program at Washington State University.

Law 805 - Intro to Law and Procedure

Law 815 - Legal Research & Writing

Year 1 Fall Semester (12 credits) - all courses at UI

Law 805 - Intro to Law and Procedure

Law 815 - Legal Research & Writing

Year 1 Spring Semester (17 credits) -- all courses at UI

Law 806 -- Procedure Law

Law 812 - Criminal Law

Law 814 - Contracts II

Law 815 - Legal Res & Writing (cont)

Year 1 total credits:

LAW -- 29 credits

MBA -- 0 credits

Year 2 Fall Semester (l6 credits) -- all courses at WSU

Acctg 550 -- Intro to Fin and Mgr Acct

Econ 555 -- Mgr Econ for Dec Making

MgtOp 591 -- Stat Anal for Bus Decisions (credits may apply to law degree)

MgtOp 593 -- Mgr Lead and Prod (credits may apply to law degree)

Mktg 505 -- Survey of Market

BA 702 -- Directed Study

Year 2 Spring Semester (l6 credits) -- all courses at WSU

Acctg 533 -- Administrative Control (credits may apply to law degree)

Fin 525 -- Adv. Fin. Mgt.

Mgt Op 581 -- Operations Mgt

MIS 580 -- Inform. Systems Mgt (credits may apply to law degree)

Mktg 506 -- Mktg Mgt and Admin Policy (credits may apply to law degree)

BA 702 -- Directed Study

Year 2 Summer (1 credit)

BA 600 -- Internship (1 credit)

Year 2 total credits:

LAW -- 41 credits (29 from LAW classes; up to 12 additional from MBA credits)

MBA -- 33 credits

Year 3 Fall Semester (16credits) -- At both UI and WSU

Fin 526 -- Probs in Fin Mgt. (credits may apply to law degree)

HBM581 -- Service Mgt.

MIS 576 -- Emerging Technologies

Law 902 -- Constitutional Law I

Law 919 -- Business Associations (credits may apply to MBA degree)

*BLaw 510 (WSU) -- satisfied by Law 919 and Law 962 (UI)

Year 3 Spring Semester (17 credits) -- At both UI and WSU

Law 962 -- Professional Responsibility (credits may apply to MBA degree)

Law 925 -- Creditors' Rights (credits may apply to MBA degree)

Law 950 -- Evidence

Law 905 -- Constitutional Law II

Mgt Op 590 -- Strat Form & Org. Design (credits may apply to law degree)

Entrp 501 -- Bus. Plan Competition

Year 3 total credits:

LAW -- 59 credits (47 from LAW classes; up to 12 additional from MBA credits)

MBA -- 57 credits (48 from MBA classes; up to 9 additional from LAW credits)

Year 4 Fall Semester (at least 15 credits from the elective list below) -- all at UI

Law 907 -- Administrative Law (B) (may apply to MBA)

Law 908 -- Intro to Law of the Workplace (may apply to MBA)

Law 911 -- Principles of Suretyship (may apply to MBA)

Law 922 -- Intell. Prop: Unfair Competition (may apply to MBA)

Law 924 -- Sales (B) (may apply to MBA)

Law 926 -- Bankruptcy (may apply to MBA)

Law 930 -- Taxation (may apply to MBA)

Law 931 -- Intell. Prop. -- Patents (may apply to MBA)

Law 941 -- Wills and Trusts (B)

Law 942 -- Water Law (B)

Law 944 -- Local Gov't and Land Use (may apply to MBA)

Law 963 -- Family Law (B) (may apply to MBA)

Law 978 -- Small Bus Leg Clinic

Year 4 Spring Semester (at least 15 credits from the elective list below) -- all at UI

Law 910 -- Antitrust and Treade Reg (may apply to MBA)

Law 915 -- Int'l Bus. Trans. (may apply to MBA)

Law 917 -- Negot. and Approp. Disp. Resol (may apply to MBA)

Law 920 -- Securities Regulations (may apply to MBA)

Law 923 -- Payment Systems (B) (may apply to MBA)

Law 927 -- Bus. Entities Taxation (may apply to MBA)

Law 943 -- real estate Finance (B) (may apply to MBA)

Law 945 -- Community Property (B)

Law 947 -- Environmental Law (may apply to MBA)

Law 952 -- Remedies (B)

Law 952 -- Criminal Procedure (B)

Law 960 -- Conflict of Laws (B)

Law 978 -- Small Bus Leg Clinic

Year 4 total credits:

LAW -- 89 credits (77 from LAW classes; up to 12 additional from MBA credits)

MBA -- 60 credits (48 from MBA classes; up to 12 additional from LAW credits)

Other highlights of the joint MBA/JD program include:

• Three-week professional development session

• Cohort-bases curriculum

• Executive education speaker series

• Corporate site visits

• Participation in business plan competition

• Live cases and consulting projects in several classes

• Study Abroad opportunity in Switzerland

• Small class sizes

• Structured summer internship

• Eligible for 12 credit transfers between programs