Three-Year J.D. / M.B.A. Program | Columbia Law School
Coursework
Students spend the first year at the Law School, the second year at the Business School, and the third year taking a combination of law and business courses, some of which will count toward both degree requirements. Under this program, students will still have flexibility to take three or four law courses in other disciplinary areas outside of business law. The program also enables students to take Business School electives in areas unrelated to business law.
Courses
Year |
Coursework |
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First Year
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Legal Methods, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Torts, Legal Practice Workshop I, Legal Research, Property, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Legal Practice Workshop II, Foundation Year Moot Court, and a 1L elective |
Second Year
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Corporate Finance*, Financial Accounting*, Managerial Statistics*, Managerial Economics*, Strategy Formulation*, Marketing Strategy*, Operations Management*, Leadership Development*, Global Economic Environment*, Decision Models*, Managing Marketing Programs* |
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Flexible Core Menu (students must choose one in each category) |
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Menu 1, Organizations: Organizational Change*, Power and Influence*, Social Networks and Social Capital* Applicants are encouraged to review the M.B.A. curriculum. |
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Third Year |
Combination of Law and Business School courses, and completion of a mandatory Law School course in Professional Responsibility.** |
Joint Electives
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B8301 Advanced Corporate Finance, B8831 Applied Regression Analysis, B8399-014 Behavioral Finance, B9310 Seminar on Behavioral Finance, B8299-011 Business in Society, B8901-0002 Corporate Governance, B9301-080 Distressed Value Investing, B8100 Earnings Quality and Fundamental Analysis, B8299-002 Economics of Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, B8201 Economics of Strategic Behavior, B6013 Financial Accounting, B8110 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, B5301 Game Theory and Business*, B8823 Health Care Industry in the 21st Century, B9301-063 Investment Banking Tax Factors, B8412 Managerial Negotiations, B9301-043/053 Mergers & Acquisitions, B8158 Real Estate Transactions, B8799-017 Strategy and Competition in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, B5303 Incentives and Performance*, BUEC 7299-009 Taxes and Business Strategy |
Joint Electives
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L6202 Advanced Corporate Law: Mergers & Acquisitions, L6931 Advanced Corporate Law: Theories and Practice, L6293 Antitrust and Trade Regulation, L8247 Advanced Bankruptcy Law, L8246 Architecture of Financial Regulation, L6536 Bankruptcy Law, L6347 Capital Markets Regulation, L6221 Commercial Transactions, L6231 Corporations, L6233 Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy, L6346 Electronic Commerce, L6242 Environmental Law, L9061 International Commercial Arbitration, L6040 International Environmental Law, L6382 International Finance: Law, Money, and Banking in the Global Economy, L8032 International Financial Transactions, L8180 Private Investment Funds, L6362 Professional Responsibility Issues in Business Practice, L6922 Real Estate Finance, L6483 Real Estate Transactions, L6538 Secured Transactions, L6423 Securities Regulation, L6320 Taxation of Financial Instruments, L6389 Law of Transactions, L9467 Contracts, Collaboration, and Interpretation, L9253 Deals Workshop: The Art of the Deal in Mergers & Acquisitions (only this section of the Deals Workshop), L9065 International Banking and Financial Law, L9069 Law and Economics, L9462 Law in Emerging Markets: Russia & CIS |
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* Open to J.D./M.B.A. students only **Students generally may choose to take this course in August (if offered), or to take these credits during either the standard fall or spring term in addition to the required coursework noted above. Students in the Columbia Three-Year J.D./M.B.A. Program must also satisfy the pro bono, major writing, and minor writing requirements. |
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Sample Plan of Study: Three Years Plus One August Term
Required courses in bold. Cross-listed courses in italics.
Semester |
Classes |
J.D. Credits |
M.B.A Credits |
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1 |
Legal Methods |
3 |
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Contracts |
4 |
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Civil Procedure |
4 |
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Torts |
4 |
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Legal Practice Workshop |
1 |
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Legal Research |
0 |
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2 |
Property |
4 |
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Criminal Law |
3 |
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Constitutional Law |
4 |
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1L elective |
3 |
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Legal Practice Workshop |
1 |
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Foundation Year Moot Court |
0 |
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3 |
Corporate Finance |
3 |
3 |
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Accounting |
3 |
3 |
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Managerial Statistics |
1.5 |
1.5 |
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Managerial Economics |
1.5 |
1.5 |
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Strategy Formulation |
1.5 |
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Marketing Strategy |
1.5 |
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Operations Management |
1.5 |
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Leadership Development |
1.5 |
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4 |
Global Economic Environment |
1.5 |
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Decision Models |
1.5 |
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Managing Marketing Programs |
1.5 |
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Menu 1: Organizations |
1.5 |
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Menu 2: Performance |
1.5 |
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Menu 3: Markets |
1.5 |
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Joint elective |
3 |
3 |
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Joint elective |
3 |
3 |
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August |
Professional Responsibility* |
3 |
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5 |
Law elective |
3 |
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Law elective |
3 |
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Joint elective |
3 |
3 |
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Joint elective |
3 |
3 |
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Joint elective |
3 |
3 |
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6 |
Law elective |
3 |
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Law elective |
3 |
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Joint elective |
3 |
3 |
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Business elective |
3 |
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Total credits |
73 |
45 |
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* Students may choose to take a course in August, or to take these credits during either the standard fall or spring term in addition to the required coursework noted above. Students in the Columbia Three-Year J.D./M.B.A. Program must also satisfy the pro bono, major writing, and minor writing requirements.