The MPP/JD is designed to combine students' applied interests and training in public policy, with the comprehensive legal training gained through the JD program. The program recognizes that one important career path for attorneys lies in the field of public policymaking and that lawyers who pursue this career path will benefit greatly by an education that includes policy content and process coupled with grounding in research methodology, statistics and economics. Likewise, career professionals in public policy can function more effectively when they have a working understanding of law and legal institutions. The joint degree consists of 39 credit hours of public policy coursework and 74 credit hours of law coursework (113 total credit hours) over four years, rather than the five years normally required when completing the degrees separately.  

 

Students interested in applying to this program should complete and submit both the MPP and the JD applications to the respective schools simultaneously. For more information on the JD program, please contact the Georgetown University Law Center.