The Dual MA/JD Program at Fordham
Approved by the Fordham Law Faculty and in accordance with the guidelines
of the American Bar Association, Fordham Law School students may participate
in a joint degree program where they will earn the JD as well as the MA
in IPED. At the beginning of the spring semester of their first year
of law school, interested students should contact the IPED Director in
order to make arrangements for application into the IPED Program.
During their second year of Law School, these students normally begin their
IPED studies. They must complete two economics core courses, two
political science core courses, one quantitative methods course, and one
elective in the IPED Program. These students usually take two courses
per semester for a total of three semesters to fulfill these IPED requirements.
Following the guidelines of the American Bar Association these courses
also partially count toward their JD degree. All remaining courses
needed for the MA (6 electives) are usually done as part of their JD degree
work provided that these courses are all in international law.
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