The School of Law participates in a number of joint degree programs, all of them reflecting the priority that Washington University assigns to interdisciplinary study and the plethora of campus resources.

 

 


Pursuing a Joint Degree at Washington University

Joint Degree Students
Ankur Modi, Yuija Pan (center), and attorney Richard Wolkowitz (right)
As part of a world-class institution that values interdisciplinary work, the school of Law offers a wide range of joint degree options with Washington University's other outstanding graduate schools, including the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, ranked as one of the top schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

Joint Degree Students
Chenglin Liu with his wife


Washington University also has one of only four joint degree programs in law and Asian studies in the country. The JD/MA program in law and East Asian studies links law students to an exceptionally strong Arts & Sciences program in East Asian Studies, in which more than 40 faculty members have expertise in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean social sciences, humanities, and languages. The East Asian Library at Washington University holds 120,000 volumes and provides extensive online services. Students can enjoy a stimulating array of speakers and other extracurricular activities that enrich their understanding of East Asian languages, cultures, and politics. 

Joint Degree Student and Teacher
Jane Keating and student Chenbo Zhang
In addition to formally structured programs, students may also design their own joint degrees, combining a JD with a master's degree in another field of interest. Two recent students, for example, designed a special JD/MA program in Islamic and Near Eastern studies.

For more information regarding any of the joint degree programs, contact Michele Shoresman, the School of Law's assistant dean for graduate and joint degree programs, at shoresman@WUlaw.wustl.edu.

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