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MBA/JD

The MBA/JD program combines the respected resources of the Willamette University College of Law and Atkinson Graduate School of Management. The program is four years in length and results in two professional degrees: the Master of Business Administration and the Doctor of Jurisprudence.

Willamette's MBA/JD program is accredited for law by the American Bar Association (ABA) and business by AACSB International.  The program is also a member of NASPAA, for public management.  The program is specially designed for graduates anticipating careers in corporate law, trust administration, tax law, regulation, public sector management, entrepreneurial ventures, consulting and private legal practice.

MBA Curriculum for MBA/JD Students

During the first two years of the four year program, MBA/JD students complete one academic year in the MBA program and one in the law program. During the third and fourth years of the MBA/JD program, students are concurrently enrolled in the law and MBA program. Generally, third and fourth-year MBA/JD students will take two-thirds of their courses at the College of Law and one-third at the Atkinson School.

Fall Semester - First Year MBA

• Data Analysis, Modeling & Decision Making
• Accounting for Managers
• Managing Organizations: Individuals, Teams and Human Resources
• Managing Organizations: Design and Change
• Marketing: Creating Satisfied Consumers
• PACE I: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises
  * Consulting for Not-for-Profit & Government Organizations
  * Achieving Your Career Goals

Spring Semester - First Year MBA

• Economics, Finance and Markets
• Operations and Systems Management
• Elective
• Elective
• PACE II: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises
  * Consulting for Not-for-Profit & Government Organizations
  * Developing an Entrepreneurial Venture

 Third and Fourth Year - MBA Courses

• Politics and Public Policy for Managers
• Strategic Management
• Experiential Elective
• Elective
• Elective
• Elective

Admission and Financial Aid for MBA/JD Students

Candidates for the joint degree program must apply and be admitted to both the College of Law and the Atkinson Graduate School of Management. Admission to one of the degree programs does not guarantee admission to the other.

The College of Law and the Atkinson School also award scholarships separately. A scholarship given by one program does not apply while a student is studying at the other program.

MBA/JD students who receive scholarship assistance from the MBA program will receive the scholarship only for the first academic year in which they are enrolled full-time in the MBA program.