Dual-Degree Program
M.B.A./J.D. with the University of Baltimore School of Law
and the University of Maryland School of Law
With society becoming increasingly complex, the administration of private and public business enterprises requires greater interaction with the legal system. Concurrent with this development, there is an increasing need for lawyers who are fully trained in administration and management. The inclusion of study in a complementary discipline has become an integral component of modern graduate and law schools.
In recognition of this interdisciplinary need, the MBA program has a combined degree program that is offered through both the University Of Baltimore School Of Law and the University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Law, leading to both the J.D. and the M.B.A. The program is designed to offer students the most relevant courses in a sequence that most effectively utilizes the relation inherent between these courses in the two schools.
The M.B.A. /J.D. program allows a student to obtain M.B.A. and J.D. degrees in an integrated sequence of courses over a three to four-year period. The law schools will transfer 9 credits of required M.B.A. courses as law electives. The MBA program will transfer 9 credits of law electives as M.B.A. electives.
Admission and Advisement
Students need to apply and be admitted to both the respective School of Law and the School of Business. The LSAT may be used in lieu of the GMAT for students who have been accepted into the law school. The M.B.A. /J.D. adviser prepares a program plan of study which lists the courses required to meet the M.B.A. degree requirements. The School of Law also counsels students, particularly with regard to blending the degree requirements. Students do not take business courses during the first year of law school and either begin their M.B.A. after the first year or interrupt the M.B.A. for two semesters.
Degree Requirements
Fundamental Courses [18 credits]
- ACCT 504 Introduction to Accounting (3)
- ECON 504 Economics (3)
- FIN 504 Financial Management (3)
- MGMT 506 Operations Management (3)
- MKTG 504 Marketing Management (3)
- OPRE 504 Business Statistics (3)
Integrated Core Courses [21 credits]
- MGMT 600 Leading with Integrity (3)
- ACCT 640 Accounting for Managerial Decisions (3)
- ECON 640 Global & Domestic Business Environment (3)
- FIN 640 Financial Analysis & Strategy (3)
- INSS 640 Information Systems in Business (3)
- MKTG 640 Marketing Strategy (3)
- MGMT 700 Strategic Management (3)
- M.B.A. Electives [12 credits]