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JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF ARTS IN GERMAN AND EUROPEAN STUDIES
J.D./M.A.G.E.S. degree candidates must satisfactorily complete course requirements for both the J.D. and M.A.G.E.S. degrees. In addition to the J.D. and M.A.G.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 115* academic credits: 76* Law Center credits and 39 credits of M.A.G.E.S. work, with 9 credits from the Law Center counted toward the M.A.G.E.S. degree and 9 credits of M.A.G.E.S. course work counted toward the J.D. Candidates for this joint degree must satisfy the academic standards of the two programs including: maintain a minimal B (3.00/4.00) average, demonstrate relevant foreign language ability through successful completion of the M.A.G.E.S. written and oral language examinations, and successfully complete the oral examination of the M.A.G.E.S. Program.
Curriculum Outline
- 31 credits of required first year law curriculum (normally taken in the first year of the joint program)*;
- 21 credits of required M.A.G.E.S. course work normally taken in the second year of the joint program: GERM 510 Theorizing Culture, INAF 590 International Relations in Europe, HIST 541 Modern German and European History, ECON 547 The European Economy, GOVT 593 Comparative European Politics, GOVT 590 The European Union, and INAF 980 MAGES Master’s Project Seminar;
- 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;
- 18 credits of additional M.A.G.E.S. course work, taken in the second, third, and/or fourth years which includes 3 MAGES Directed Elective courses chosen from the disciplines of Comparative Politics, Cultural Studies, Economics, International Relations, or History and 3 MAGES Elective courses;
- MAGES first and second foreign language exams and MAGES oral examination; and
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- 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.
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