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JD/MBAPROGRAMOne world-class institution. Two degrees.
Columbia University JD/MBA ProgramWhy Pursue the JD/MBA at Columbia?Making anImpactWhereBusinessMeetandLawGlobalization and innovation are changing the way we do business—and today’sleaders must be prepared to adapt to an ever-evolving economic landscape. Atthe heart of this dynamic world is New York City, the hub for industries suchas finance, media, and law—and home to Columbia University. ColumbiaBusiness School and Columbia Law School have partnered to offer future leadersthe opportunity to earn two prestigious degrees in as few as three years throughColumbia’s JD/MBA Program.Access to Expertise— The dual degree program provides access topreeminent faculty members from two exceptionalschools, giving students an unparalleled academicadvantage.— Students benefit from powerful Columbia alumninetworks in both law and business, connectingthem to trailblazers across industries anddisciplines around the globe.— Students get a jump start on their post-graduationpursuits, receiving career advice and access toresources from the Law School’s Office of CareerServices and Professional Development and theCareer Management Center at Columbia BusinessSchool.At the Center of Success— T he program is located in New York City, thebusiness capital of the world and headquarters tothe most prestigious law firms in the U.S.— Many high-tech industries and startup companiesalso call New York City home, providing a directentry for those interested in entrepreneurialpursuits.— For students looking to make a difference in thepublic sector, New York City is an ideal launchingground for ventures in social entrepreneurshipor careers in government, including financialregulation.“Obtaining both a JD and anMBA degree provides a uniqueperspective on managingopportunity and risk. It givesa professional an edge byproviding them with multipleframeworks for understandingand solving a variety ofproblems. Having both degreesenables recipients to havemany more career choices anddevelops the circumspectionorganizations value in theirsenior professionals.” Michael Malone,Associate Dean for MBAand EMBA Programs,Columbia Business School
Columbia University JD/MBA ProgramAcademicExcellence
Columbia University JD/MBA ProgramThree- and Four-Year Program Structure“The advantages I have enjoyedbecause of my joint-degreeeducation are enormous. I amprofoundly grateful for it, andI would be glad to share thatperspective with the students. Itis important that they understandhow empowering the JD/MBAtraining will be for them. It isimportant for them to appreciatehow great and rare an opportunitythey are being given.”“As an engineer who wasdeep into his field, the JD/MBA education was a greatbroadening of my skills,perspective and overall businessknowledge. It enabled animmediate change in careerdirection upon graduation.I went from an engineer to atax lawyer, and ultimately intofinance. This would not havebeen possible without thisvaluable experience.” Jesse J. Greene Jr.JD/MBA ’75Retired VP, FinancialManagement and ChiefFinancial Risk Officer, IBMCorporation Paul HilalJD/MBA ’92Founder and CEO,Mantle Ridge LPColumbia offers an accelerated three-year JD/MBA program and a traditionalfour-year program, allowing students to carve their own unique paths towardhigh-impact futures.Three-year program structureStudents earn degrees from both Columbia Law School andColumbia Business School in just three years and enter the jobmarket a year earlier than traditional dual-degree programs allow.Three-year program students spend the first year at the LawSchool, the second year at the Business School, and the thirdyear taking a combination of law and business courses, some ofwhich will count toward both degree requirements.Four-year program structureThe four-year program affords students the opportunity to growtheir skills by taking additional business or law electives—aftercompleting their core requirements—in their area of interest orto explore subject areas they would not normally have time forin the accelerated program. Students who begin their studiesat the Law School have a choice of staying at the Law Schoolduring the second year before proceeding to the BusinessSchool or spending the second year at the Business School thenstructuring the remaining two years as a combination of businessand law courses.
Columbia University JD/MBA ProgramAcademic RequirementsUpon graduation, JD/MBA students will have earned a total of 71 credits towardstheir JD and 45 credits towards their MBA. This includes joint electives, whichcount toward both degrees.Sample CurriculumBusinessSample business core courses:— Managerial Economics— Financial Accounting— Business AnalyticsSample business electives:— Advanced Corporate Finance— Capital Markets and Investments— Corporate Governance— Real Estate TransactionsLawSample law foundation classes:— Legal Methods— Contracts— Constitutional LawSample law electives:— Capital Market Regulations— Corporate Reorganizationand Bankruptcy— Strategic InternationalCommercial TransactionsIntellectual AssetsStudents in both the three- and fouryear programs can tap the immenseintellectual capital in courses taught byfaculty members from both schools—experts who are among the mostdistinguished in their fields.“I constantly encounter theintermixed nature of businessand law in negotiatingcontracts, setting corporatestrategies and creating cultureat my company.” Shanita NicholasJD/MBA ’13Co-founder,Sip and SonderException: Students who first matriculated at theLaw School in 2017 must earn a total of 72 Law credits.“I am a big fan of JD/MBAs inmy classes. I find these studentsto be well thought out in theirresponses to questions. Based onthe legal training and perhapsself-selection to study law, I findthat these students can look atlarge amounts of informationand get right to the heart of thematter. This skill is critical tosuccess in business, even moreso now that competition in thefinancial industry is at an alltime high.” Donna Hitscherich,Senior Lecturer in Disciplinein Business and Director of thePrivate Equity Program
Columbia University JD/MBA Program“Business and law, I feel, areintimately related. I knew thatgetting a JD/MBA wouldgive me the skills and enough—for lack of a better term—arrows in my quiver to be athreat in any situation I’dencounter going forward.” David Shapiro,JD/MBA ’14Consultant, McKinsey Recovery &TransformationTheNYCEdge
Columbia University JD/MBA ProgramThe NYC EdgePost-graduationJD/MBA students work with career service professionals in both the Business Schooland Law School to connect with future employers. Columbia’s New York City locationprovides an ideal launching pad for prestigious internships—with the potential to turninto full-time positions after graduation. JD/MBA alumni work in public and privatesectors across all industries and in all parts of the world-sharing a single ambition to leavea lasting impact.Public SectorTheory and PracticePrevious JD/MBA Guest SpeakersSamuel A. AlitoUS Supreme Court JusticeRuth Bader Ginsburg ’59LAWUS Supreme Court JusticeStephen BreyerUS Supreme Court JusticePeter OrszagWilliam H. DonaldsonFormer Chairman, US Securities and ExchangeCommission; Former CEO, New York Stock ExchangeLaurence FinkChairman and CEO, BlackRockShelly Lazarus ’70BUSFormer Chairman and CEO of Ogilvy and MatherBrad SmithPeter OrszagManaging Director and Vice Chairman ofInvestment Banking, LazardSam PalmisanoRetired Chairman and CEO of IBMBrad Smith ’84LAWPresident and Chief Legal Officer, MicrosoftTimothy SteinertGeneral Counsel of AlibabaDonald Verrilli, Jr. ’83LAWSolicitor General of the United StatesDevin Wenig ’91LAWPresident and CEO, eBay Inc.Shelly LazarusFederal Reserve SystemOffice of the Comptroller of theCurrencyUS Securities and ExchangeCommissionBankingAmerican ExpressBank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJBarclaysBNP ParibasCitiDeutsche BankGoldman SachsE*TradeEvercoreJPMorgan Chase & Co.London Stock ExchangeMerrill LynchMorgan StanleyPerella WeinbergUBSWells FargoConsultingBain & CompanyBooz Allen HamiltonBoston Consulting GroupErnst & YoungMcKinsey & CompanyInternshipsGlobal Law FirmsAllen & OveryCleary Gottlieb Steen &HamiltonClifford ChanceCravath Swaine & MooreDebevoise & PlimptonFreshfields BruckhausDeringerHogan LovellsJones DayKirkland & EllisLatham & WatkinsLinklatersMorrison & FoersterMilbank Tweed Hadley &McCloySkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher& FlomSullivan & CromwellWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzWhite & CaseOtherAllianceBernsteinBloomberg LPContinental GraineBayGoogleMicrosoftNational Football LeagueNBCUniversalStandard & Poor’s (subsidiaryof McGraw Hill Financial)TwitterUber (Singapore)Alpha Venture PartnersAppleBank of AmericaCredit SuisseFederal Reserve BankFederal Trade CommissionJones DayJPMorgan Chase & Co.LinklatersMicrosoftNY Attorney General’s OfficeNY Supreme CourtPaine Schwartz PartnersSamsungUS Securities and ExchangeCommission
Columbia University JD/MBA ProgramGraduates of Columbia’s JD/MBA Program join an expansive global community of over65,000 alumni from the Business and Law Schools. The Richard Paul Richman Center forBusiness, Law, and Public Policy coordinates activities and events to help students connectwith our strong alumni network such as the JD/MBA Annual Dinner, career panels,mentorship programs, mentoring breakfasts, and many more.Center and ProgramsCenter on Corporate Governance Center for International Commercial andInvestment Arbitration Center for Law and Economics Studies Center for Contract and Economic Organization The Charles Evans Gerber TransactionalStudies Center The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets andCorporate Ownership Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate Private Equity Program Program for Financial Studies Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law,and Public Policy Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadershipand Ethics columbia business school columbia law school AnEngagedandPowerfulCommunityStudent ClubsColumbia Business School and ColumbiaLaw School host over 200 student clubs andorganizations. Among these are ColumbiaBusiness and Law Association, Columbia Law andEntrepreneurship Society and the Real EstateAssociation just to name a few.“The JD/MBA program hasattracted an exceptional group ofstudents: very able analytically butalso self-starters; people who have agood sense about how to make theirway in the world, determined, andambitious in the right way. I expectthis group to have highly successfulcareers and also to make significantcontributions to society.” Jeff Gordon,Richard Paul RichmanProfessor of Law,Columbia Law School
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Upon graduation, JD/MBA students will have earned a total of 71 credits towards their JD and 45 credits towards their MBA. This includes joint electives, which count toward both degrees. Sample Curriculum Business Sample business core courses: — Managerial Economics — Financial Accounting — so now that competition in the Business Analytics Law
