J.D./M.S. in Law and Mass Communication

The growth of new communications technologies has created a need for lawyers with awareness of the technological, marketing and legal changes brought about by a wide spectrum of new media. The School of Law and Boston University College of Communication offer a program allowing you to acquire a law degree and a master's degree in mass communication in only three-and-a-half years, rather than four-and-a-half.

The College of Communication will apply four BU Law courses toward the M.S. degree. Suggested elective courses:

  • Administrative Law
  • Antitrust Law
  • Commercial Code
  • Copyright or Intellectual Property
  • Corporations
  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Taxation
  • Federal Courts
  • Local Government Law
  • Taxation: Federal

Students complete the following College of Communication courses:

  • Contemporary Mass Communication
  • Writing For Media Professionals
  • New Communication Technologies
  • Computers in Communication

AND

  • Four College of Communication electives
  • Master's thesis or professional project

 

Erica L. Hepp