JD/MA International Studies
Lauder Institute
Legal and business issues have become increasingly international in scope. Professionals conversant in the law, culture, and business practices of other regions are ready to assume leadership roles in international law, business, and policy-making in the various sectors.
The unique joint-degree JD/MA Lauder program prepares future business leaders by integrating the Penn Law JD with an MA in International Studies from Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences. The JD/MA also includes Global Strategic Management, a Wharton core course, in the May on-campus summer session. In addition, students become part of a small, tight-knit community passionate about international management issues and global studies.
The MA in International Studies is designed for students who already have advanced second-language skills and emphasizes cross-cultural training through one of eight tracks: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish. The program includes a two-month, intensive, in-country immersion program that focuses on language, culture, and corporate visits.
Another differentiating aspect of the International Studies curriculum is that students work in teams on a research project that enables them to integrate their learning across disciplinary, linguistic, and regional boundaries.
Students apply separately to each program. Applications to the Lauder program are welcomed contemporaneously with the Law School application or during the fall of 1L. JD/MA students will join the Lauder Institute at the conclusion of their first year of Law School. All coursework can be completed during the remaining two years of Law School.
Here is an example for completing the program.
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First year |
First Year Summer |
Second year |
Third year
Fourth year (if necessary) |
| Course Work |
1L |
Lauder Immersion program (May - July) |
2L & Lauder courses & Lauder Team Research Project |
3L & Lauder courses & Lauder Team Research Project/Paper |
Students apply for financial aid from the Law School. Students interested in being considered for Lauder Institute fellowships should complete information at the time of application.
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