You can enhance your legal career with advanced training in a complementary discipline. Recognizing the increasing need for specialization, Miami Law offers a wide range of options offered at the law school itself and in cooperation with the University’s renowned graduate schools. Miami Law additionally offers concentration / areas of focus for students looking to specialize.
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Joint degree programs enable you to:
- Earn a law degree and a second (or third) graduate degree simultaneously
- Receive more than one degree in less time and at a lower cost than persuing the degrees separately
- Broaden your marketability
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Area of Study / Degree or Concentration / University of Miami Academic Partner
Arts, Entertainment, SportsJ.D./LL.M. - Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law - School of Law Business, Asset ManagementJ.D./M.B.A. - Business Administration - School of Law and Miami Herbert Business School Environment, Science, MaritimeJ.D./LL.M. - Maritime Law - School of Law HealthcareJ.D./M.H.A. - Health Administration - School of Law and Miami Herbert Business School International, Comparative LawJ.D./LL.M. - International Arbitration - School of Law Litigation, Dispute ResolutionJ.D./LL.M. - International Arbitration - School of Law Public Affairs/CommunicationJ.D./M.P.A. - Public Administration - School of Law and Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences Real Estate DevelopmentJ.D./LL.M. - Real Estate/Property Development - School of Law Social Justice, Public InterestJ.D./M.S.Ed. - Community and Social Change - School of Law and School of Education & Human Development Tax and Estate PlanningJ.D./M.B.A + LL.M. in Estate Planning* - School of Law and Miami Herbert Business School *Only for law students who were undergraduate business majors, unique triple degree programs allow three degrees to be obtained in just four years. |
Advice: What to Keep in Mind When Considering a Joint Degree
For students interested in completing a second program degree in addition to their J.D. degree, it is always a good idea to create a general plan and timeline for completing both degrees. The simplest way to think about a joint degree program is that admissions, degree requirements, tuition, and degree conferral are all separate. The only aspect that is joint, is the double-counting of some number of credits between the two programs. Questions to consider include:
- Is the GRE required for the second program?
- Must joint degree study first start on the J.D. side?
- If there is one, what is the application deadline for the second program?
- Does the second program offer any scholarship possibilities?
- Is an internship or capstone project required for the second program?
- Are there any possible J.D. courses, externships, clinics, or other activities that might require special consideration from a course load and scheduling perspective?
- Are there any additional J.D. course requirements which exist for some of joint degree programs?
For More Information
J.D./LL.M. Degrees
Contact Lorrie Capps, LL.M. Operations Manager at lcapps@law.miami.edu or at 305-284-4702.
J.D./Master's Degrees
Contact Office of the Vice Dean, Executive Assistant Carolina Morris, at cmorris@law.miami.edu or at 305-284-3978
Questions from prospective law students not yet admitted to Miami Law should be addressed to J.D. Admissions.