Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2011-2012 > College of Business Administration > Master of Business Administration > Dual-Degree Programs > JD/MBA Program

JD/MBA Program

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Dual-Degree Programs

The JD/MBA Program is designed for the full-time student who wishes to combine his/her graduate studies in law and business administration. It requires an intensive full-time commitment and superior capability to handle the academic rigors of two equally intensive graduate programs.

Admissions

Applicants to the JD/MBA Program must first apply separately to both the Law School and the MBA Program. Only after a student is admitted to both the Law School and the MBA Program will the application to the JD/MBA Program be considered. Acceptance to both schools does not guarantee admission to the JD/MBA Program.

Applications to the JD/MBA Program are due in the Law School Admissions Office by the first of July at the conclusion of the applicant’s first year at the Law School.

Course of Study

Students enrolled in the JD/MBA Program plan a specific course of study with the MBA Program Coordinator. Although no undergraduate business classes are required, students who have taken business courses may qualify to have additional MBA requirements waived (see waiver policy).JD/MBA students must take a minimum of 8 classes in the MBA program.

Specific Course Paradigm for Master of Business Administration

The following course paradigm satisfies the MBA degree requirements for the JD/MBA Program:

I. CORE COURSES

The core curriculum courses, prefixed MBAA, comprise the first level or common body of knowledge studies in business administration. All core courses must be taken or waived before students may proceed to the advanced curriculum.

MBAA 602	Financial and Managerial Accounting
MBAA 603	Business Statistics
MBAA 604	Business Economics
MBAA 605	Management and Organizational Behavior
MBAA 606	Marketing Management
MBAA 607	Operations Analysis and Decision Support Systems
MBAA 608	Financial Management
MBAA 609	Management Information Systems

II. BREADTH COURSES

Students are advised to contact the JD/MBA Coordinator at the Law School for specific degree requirements prior to enrolling in any law courses once they have been admitted to the dual degree program.

III. INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE COURSES

Three integrative options are available:

Integrative Project (MBAI 692)
Comparative Management Systems (MBAI 691)
3 Strategy Courses (MBAI 610 plus any 2 other strategy courses)

All students enrolled in the JD/MBA Program are required to comply with the requirements of both the Law School and MBA Program. Please refer to the Loyola Law School Student Handbook and this University Bulletin for clarification on policies governing graduate students. Students may choose the five required breadth electives from the following functional areas: Management and Organizational Behavior, Marketing Management, Information and Decision Sciences, Human Resource Management, Financial Decision Systems, International Business Systems, Entrepreneurial Organizations, and Accounting Decision Systems. Students may take no more than two courses in any one functional area to satisfy the breadth requirement.