Joint Degree Programs
HLS students have the opportunity to work on dual degrees with other Harvard schools. Below are links to information about the financial aid process and program details for each of the following joint degree programs.
Types of Programs
Types of Programs
Cambridge LL.M.
2L students can apply to the JD/LLM program through the Graduate Program. Students admitted to this program spend their 3L year in Cambridge, England, working towards an LLM. At the end of the year, students receive an LLM and a semester’s worth of credit toward their HLS J.D.. Students then spend one additional semester at Harvard to finish their J.D. degree.
JD/MBA
This program allows students to receive both their JD and MBA from Harvard in four years, reducing the total time from five years to four years. Students spend one year at each the law school and business school and are enrolled at both schools for the final two years.
JD/MPH
The JD/MPH joint degree program offers students the opportunity to receive two degrees in three academic years and one summer. Student are enrolled full-time at the Law School for the first year and the following July and August in summer session at the School of Public Health. The second and third years are spent jointly at both schools.
JD/MPP, JD/MPA-ID
The JD/MPP and JD/MPA-ID joint degree programs offer students the opportunity to receive two degrees in four academic years. Students in these programs are enrolled for one full year at the Law School and one full year at the Kennedy School; either can come first. In the third and fourth years, they are enrolled jointly at both schools.
JD/MUP
The JD/MUP joint degree program provides students with the opportunity to earn a JD from the Law School and a Master in Urban Planning (MUP) from the Graduate School of Design (GSD) in four years. Once you are admitted to one of these programs, you will be enrolled for one full year at the Law School and one full year at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in the first two years; either can come first. In the third and fourth years you will be enrolled jointly at both schools.