| Advantages |
Updated:
July 19, 2007
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Northwestern University JD-MBA students receive all the benefits
of studying in two world-class graduate schools with renowned
faculty and innovative curriculums. JD-MBA students also benefit
from:
• An Accelerated Course of Study. Students
can earn their JD-MBA in three academic years, rather than
the
five it would take to complete the two degrees separately.
Since the program utilizes a summer session, it does not require
four
calendar years like most other JD-MBA programs.
• A True Joint Program. The program is
the most integrated of its kind with one application process
and one complementary course of study.
• Camaraderie. The program is one of
the largest in the country with an entering class size between
20 and 25 students per year. Because JD-MBAs spend their first
year at the Law School and their second year at Kellogg, students
graduate with their first-year classmates from both schools.
• An Expanded Network. As members of
the Kellogg School and Law School communities, JD-MBAs participate
in the many activities of both schools, expanding their network
of contacts, friends and opportunities.
•
A Strong Sense of Community. The student-run
JD-MBA Association helps to create a strong sense of community
among JD-MBA students by organizing professional and social
events. Students may also take an active role in shaping
the
program through the association, which serves as a liaison
to faculty and administrators at both schools.
• Hands-on Learning. The JD-MBA program
provides students with opportunities to apply their classroom
education to the real world. The Small Business Opportunity
Center, for example, enables student teams to give legal
and
strategic advice to small businesses in the Chicago area.
Many students also take advantage of a summer course that
allows them to get hands-on experience with the in-house
legal department of a Chicago-area company.
• The City of Chicago. With the Law
School in downtown Chicago and Kellogg in the suburb of Evanston,
students have a world of opportunity available to them. Chicago
is the country's second largest financial center and headquarters
to some of the nation's largest law firms, banks and securities
and futures brokerage firms. It is also a major transportation
hub, as well as a world-famous center for medicine and health
care.
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