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JD Law

2 Years On Campus Phd Program

University of Hawaii Manoa

Program Overview

At the Law School, we are committed to learning as a collaborative enterprise. Our program challenges students to grow intellectually and professionally. Faculty members engage with students as partners as well as serving as sources of knowledge. A foremost concern of the Law School is to provide assistance in learning how to learn. Students prepare for a challenging and rewarding professional life equipped with skills in legal counseling, advocacy, and decision-making. Students are encouraged to study law and legal institutions as integral parts of larger social, political-economic, and ecological systems.The Law School curriculum is rich and diverse. Classroom experiences include vigorous discussion in traditional Socratic classroom settings, as well as lectures, seminars, informal small group discussions and individually supervised field and library research projects. Writing skills are honed in small groups and on a one-to-one basis with experienced faculty and practitioners.

Program Key Stats

$37670 (Annual cost)



72.8 %

Eligibility Criteria


100
539
7
100

Additional Information & Requirements

One transcript for each post-secondary institution attended, Official TOEFL or IELTS exam scores, Statement of objective, Letters of recommendation, Official GRE scores

Career Options

  • Students graduatingwith a major in legal studies are well prepared to go on to graduate or professional school in a variety of liberal arts or professional fields
  • and subsequently into academic or professional careers in such fields as business
  • education
  • journalism
  • law
  • public policy analysis
  • public finance
  • social work
  • or urban planning

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