MA/JD in Atlantic History & Politics

MA/JD candidates typically start the former program the summer before they matriculate at law school with the nine-credit hour Oxford leg of the Atlantic History & Politics program. They then take all other required courses for the MA, as well as one elective grad seminar in non-US or British history, over the course of their second and third years in law school, to complete the 24 credit hours of Master’s coursework required for the dual degree. Use the link below to find out more about the MA’s required curriculum.

After returning from Oxford, MA/JD candidates will spend the entirety of their first year in the dual degree program at the Law School, completing the standard coursework required of 1Ls. They will then split their time in their second and third years between the fourth floor of Jesse Hall and Hulston Hall, taking all required and elective classes necessary to complete both degrees.

• Students whose prior background does not allow them to undertake the program of study specified above may be admitted contingent upon their completing additional courses for which they may not receive credit toward the degrees.
• Credit cannot be awarded for any class taken before matriculation at the MU School of Law. Dual degree candidates must, therefore, enroll at the School of Law before taking the 6 credits of Atlantic History & Politics courses to be counted toward the J.D. degree.
• Dual degree candidates who subsequently decide to pursue only the M.A. in Atlantic History & Politics or the J.D. must complete their selected degree program in its entirety, subject to the same rules and requirements as students not pursuing a dual degree.
• Law students who receive credit under the dual degree program for taking Atlantic History & Politics courses may not receive credit for taking other classes outside the School of Law.
• Student honors and class ranks at the School of Law will be computed on classes enrolled in as law courses.
• The listing of courses in the curriculum section above does not constitute a binding commitment that these specific courses will be offered during the student’s course of study or that the graduation requirements will remain unchanged. However, required courses for the dual degree will be offered in a manner sufficient for students to complete the dual degree in a timely fashion.
• Students in the dual degree program are subject to the same rules and regulations that apply to all students at the School of Law, the College of Arts & Science, the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, the MU Graduate School, and the University of Missouri.
• Completing the program in 36-months will require careful planning that takes into account limited summer offerings.