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Typically, students take 3 years to complete the dual JD/MBA program. The
JD/MBA program is designed for students to graduate from both programs at the
same time.
Villanova School of Law Requirements
The Villanova School of Law
requires 87 credits to receive a JD degree. All law school students are
required to take:
- The first-year curriculum
- Constitutional law I and II
- Legal profession
- A practical writing course (such as Contract Drafting)
- Either moot court and a research paper or a journal (such as the Villanova Law
Review)
All other law school courses are electives. Villanova School of Business
Requirements The Villanova School of Business requires
48 credits to receive an
MBA degree:
- 3.5 credits of Fundamentals
- 15 credits of Functional Core
Courses
- 6 credits of VSB Pillar Courses
- 15 credits of Electives
- 4 Seminar Courses
- 7.5 Capstone Credits
The JD/MBA
Program Requirements You must complete a minimum
of 39 credit hours in The Villanova MBA program. JD/MBA students can transfer 9
law school credits toward their 15 credit elective requirement. In turn, the law
school accepts the following core MBA courses (12 credits) towards its degree
requirements:
- MBA 8150 Performance Measurement
and Reporting Fundamentals: A Global Accounting Perspective
- MBA 8250 Business Operations in
the 21st Century
- MBA 8450 Corporate Investing and
Valuation
- MBA 8550 Team Leadership and
Group Dynamics
- MBA 8650 Strategic Marketing
Management
For additional information about the
law school curriculum, please contact Patrick Brennan, Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs and Director of the JD/MBA program at (610) 519-7073. |