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J.D./M.P.H. in Law and Public Health

BU Law and the BU School of Public Health (BUSPH) offer a dual degree program that reflects the interrelationship between the legal system and the delivery of health-care services. BU Law's strong program in health law complements the BUSPH curriculum, which explores the nature and context of public health programs and the organizational, behavioral, legal and bureaucratic constraints they face. Successful candidates receive the J.D. degree followed by the M.P.H.—a three-and-a-half to four-year sequence that otherwise would take at least one-and-a-half more years.