Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Urban Affairs

The School of Law and the Department of Public Policy Studies of the Graduate School of Saint Louis University offer a program leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor and Master of Arts in Urban Affairs (J.D./M.A.U.A). The combination of degrees provides the student with an understanding of the many problems confronting urban areas including zoning, land use, housing policy, and long range planning.

Students spend the first year of the dual program in the basic curriculum in the School of Law. Thereafter, the students begin their Master of Arts program in addition to their law studies.

Students in the dual program will ordinarily take a total of 103 hours of course work (82) hours in the School of Law and 24 hours in the Department of Public Policy Studies) for completion of each of the dual programs. Of the 91 hours required for the J.D. degree, 9 hours are satisfied by Urban Affairs courses and 12 hours of law courses are accepted toward completion of the 36/39 hours required for the M.A.U.A.

For further information please contact the Dean of Academic Programs of the School of Law or the Chair of the Department of Public Policy Studies.