JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF ARTS IN RUSSIAN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN STUDIES

J.D./M.A.R.E.E.S. degree candidates must satisfy course requirements for both the J.D. and M.A.R.E.E.S. degrees. In addition to the J.D. and M.A.R.E.E.S. degrees, a Joint Program Certificate will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the program. Students undertake a four-year course of study comprising a minimum of 109* academic credits (76* credits of Law Center courses and 33 credits of M.A.R.E.E.S. courses), with 9 credits from the Law Center counted toward the M.A.R.E.E.S. degree and 9 credits of M.A.R.E.E.S. course work counted toward the J.D. Candidates for this joint degree must satisfy the academic standards of the two programs including: maintaining a minimum B (3.0/4.0) average, complete the two required courses, Introduction to Area Studies and the Capstone Seminar, demonstrate advanced relevant foreign language ability through successful completion of two advanced language courses, and make a public presentation of research completed in the Capstone Seminar.

Curriculum Outline:

• 24 credits of M.A.R.E.E.S. course work, including two advanced language courses, Introduction to Area Studies and the Capstone Seminar;
• 31 credits of the required first-year law curriculum (taken in the second year of the joint program)*;
• 29 credits in further law courses including Professional Responsibility and the legal writing requirement. These courses are distributed among the third and fourth years;
• 16 credits in international law courses including: 3 credits in the required course, International Law I: Introduction to International Law; 4 credits in further international law courses; and 9 other credits in international law or international law-related courses which complement the student’s area concentration. These courses are taken in the third and fourth years;
• 9 credits of additional M.A.R.E.E.S. coursework, taken in the second, third, and/or fourth years or during Summer sessions; and
• Residency Requirement (see J.D. Program section).
  

* 1 fewer credits is required for students who completed the first-year law curriculum in the 2005-06 or 2006-07 academic years. 2 fewer credits are required for students who completed the first-year law curriculum prior to the 2005-06 academic year.