This dual J.D./M.S. in Negotiations and Conflict Management provides you with in-depth understanding of what conflict is, why it happens and how to manage it. The M.S. program in UBalt's College of Public Affairs will teach you how to facilitate understanding, mitigate destructive aspects of conflict, and mediate and implement structured resolutions.
How it works:
You'll complete a minimum of 78 credits in the law school and a minimum of 33 credits in the M.S. program. The UBalt School of Law recognizes 9 credits of the negotiations and conflict management requirements as transferable to its program (or 6 credits if the degrees are not completed within the same academic year), and the the College of Public Affairs reciprocally allows the transfer of up to 9 credits of law school courses to satisfy coursework requirements in the M.S. program. You'll begin master’s program work during the summer preceding enrollment in the law school or during the summer after finishing the first year of law school, but you can't take courses within the master’s program during the fall and spring semesters of the first year of law school.
Applying and admission:
Apply to and meet the admission standards of both the School of Law and the Master of Science in Negotiations and Conflict Management program separately:
You can apply to the dual-degree program after having enrolled in either the J.D. or the M.S. program; however, to obtain the full benefit of credit sharing, negotiations and conflict management students should enter the law school program no later than after the completion of 15 credits in the M.S. program.
For more information, see the Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Negotiations and Conflict Management (J.D./M.S.) section in the UBalt Graduate Catalog.
If you're interested in applying, contact:
- Office of Law Admissions, lawadmissions@ubalt.edu or 410-837-4459
- "Rae" Yunzi Tan, director, M.S. in Negotiations and Conflict Management