J.D. Program

J.D./M.A. in Law and Philosophy

Public life in constitutional democracies depends on a theoretical understanding of the nature and application of law—the focus of the dual degree in Law and Philosophy offered by BU Law and the Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Philosophy. Students take at least four seminars in the Philosophy Department. Credit from these courses applies to both the J.D. and M.A. degrees. You can receive both degrees in as little as three years.

 

Academic requirements:

  • To earn the MA degree, students must earn at least 32 GRS (Graduate School) credits
  • At least four graduate-level courses in the Philosophy Department
  • Jurisprudence or legal-theory course cross-listed between BU Law and the Philosophy Department
  • Through either examination or coursework, students must demonstrate competence in logic
  • Philosophy Department’s M.A. thesis requirement in one of the following two ways:
    • Joint paper satisfying both BUSL's (School of Law) upper-class writing requirement and the MA thesis requirement

    OR

    • Independent MA thesis