Become more marketable by adding a second advanced degree to your JD. Through our dual degree programs, your academic credentials will distinguish your résumé and with skills and expertise that prospective employers seek.
The dual JD/LLM Elder Law in Estate Planning degree allows students to earn both credentials in as few as four years and with cost savings amounting to one-third of the cost of the LLM degree if pursued outside the context of a dual degree program.
Prospective students can simultaneously apply for admission to the JD program and the LLM in Elder Law and Estate Planning program by indicating this choice on the JD application form and submitting a one-page statement regarding their motivation for pursuing the JD/LLM program. The application process is also open to students who have already matriculated but not yet completed the JD program.
JD students may enroll in up to six credits of LLM coursework that will count towards the credits required for the JD degree. Those enrolled in the dual degree program, upon completion of the JD program, will continue on to complete the LLM degree by earning 16 credits in the LLM program (as opposed to the 24 credits a student needs to earn the LLM in the absence of a dual degree). Please contact the Law School Admissions office for more information.
Students may simultaneously complete the requirements for a Juris Doctor from Western New England University School of Law and a Master of Business Administration from the AACSB International accredited Western New England University College of Business. The MBA program is presented in a fully online format. Both degrees can be completed full-time in three years. Those interested in this dual degree must apply to each program separately.
Students may simultaneously complete the requirements for a Juris Doctor from the School of Law and a Master of Science in Accounting from the AACSB International accredited Western New England University College of Business. The MSA program is presented in a hybrid online/on-campus format. Those interested in this program must apply to each program separately.
Students may simultaneously complete the requirements for a Juris Doctor from the School of Law and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from the AACSB International accredited Western New England University College of Business. The MSOL is a program to prepare individuals to step into leadership positions and lead an organization to success. The MSOL program is presented in a fully online format. Those interested in this program must apply to each program separately.
The Juris Doctor/MS in Sport Leadership and Coaching dual degree program offers a unique opportunity for law students interested in working in the $435 billion-a-year sport industry for sport organizations, in collegiate sports, or as sport agents. Current Western New England University JD candidates can apply for admission for the JD/MS in Sport Leadership and Coaching Dual Degree Program upon completion of at least one semester of full-time study or three semesters of part-time study in the JD program.
Students may simultaneously complete the requirements for a Juris Doctor from the School of Law and a Master of Science in Engineering Management. The MSEM is a program to prepare students to bring a legal perspective to the engineering environment. Candidates for the program must have a four-year undergraduate degree in engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university. Those interested in this program must apply to each program separately.
Students may simultaneously complete the requirements for a Juris Doctor from Western New England University School of Law and a Master of Social Work from the Springfield College School of Social Work. Both degrees can be completed full-time in four years. The JD/MSW may be especially useful in such practice areas as representing the disabled, child welfare, family law, juvenile justice, mental health, social welfare policy, domestic violence, law enforcement, human rights, and legal aid services. Those interested in this program must apply to each program separately.
Students may simultaneously complete the requirements for a Juris Doctor degree from Western New England University School of Law and a Master of Regional Planning degree from UMass Amherst. Both degrees can be completed full-time in four years. The curriculum integrates studies of the physical, environmental, social, cultural, economic, legal, and political facets of planning at all scales: urban, suburban, and rural. Those interested in this program must apply to each program separately.
