JD/MA in Applied Ethics & Policy
In collaboration with the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Law offers the opportunity to pursue a JD/MA in Applied Ethics & Policy in three years and one summer. Students typically apply to the joint degree program during the first semester of their 1L year (application deadline early October) and begin taking one or more MA courses during the second semester.
Master in Applied Ethics & Policy
AI, big data, social media, genomics, and neuroscience have created legal, ethical, and societal challenges which demand an interdisciplinary approach and visionary leadership. Students in the JD/ Master's in Applied Ethics & Policy program focus on these intersectional problems and prepare themselves to drive legal and policy solutions for decades to come. The JD/MA program enables students to obtain both a JD through Duke Law School and an MA in Applied Ethics & Policy in three years and one summer. Under the umbrella of the MA in Applied Ethics & Policy, Science & Society offers two specialized curriculum opportunities: Bioethics & Science Policy and Tech Ethics & Policy.
First-year JD students must contact the Law School Office of the Registrar and Student Records and request to have material sent to Science & Society. The Graduate School will waive the GRE requirement and accept LSAT scores.
Complete the application for the MA in Applied Ethics & Policy through the graduate school, including the application form, essays, and supplemental questions. You will need to obtain three references (the law school does not retain copies of recommendation letters submitted for the JD application).
After you receive acceptance from the Graduate School, contact Dean Lacoff (amanda.lacoff@law.duke.edu) for advising.
In collaboration with the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Law offers the opportunity to pursue a JD/MA in Applied Ethics & Policy in three years and one summer. Students typically apply to the joint degree program during the first semester of their 1L year (application deadline early October) and begin taking one or more MA courses during the second semester.
Master in Applied Ethics & Policy
AI, big data, social media, genomics, and neuroscience have created legal, ethical, and societal challenges which demand an interdisciplinary approach and visionary leadership. Students in the JD/ Master's in Applied Ethics & Policy program focus on these intersectional problems and prepare themselves to drive legal and policy solutions for decades to come. The JD/MA program enables students to obtain both a JD through Duke Law School and an MA in Applied Ethics & Policy in three years and one summer. Under the umbrella of the MA in Applied Ethics & Policy, Science & Society offers two specialized curriculum opportunities: Bioethics & Science Policy and Tech Ethics & Policy.
First-year JD students must contact the Law School Office of the Registrar and Student Records and request to have material sent to Science & Society. The Graduate School will waive the GRE requirement and accept LSAT scores.
Complete the application for the MA in Applied Ethics & Policy through the graduate school, including the application form, essays, and supplemental questions. You will need to obtain three references (the law school does not retain copies of recommendation letters submitted for the JD application).
After you receive acceptance from the Graduate School, contact Dean Lacoff (amanda.lacoff@law.duke.edu) for advising.