Partner School: Questrom School of Business

Program Length: 8 semesters

Recognizing that the worlds of law and business have become increasingly interdependent and complex, the School of Law and the Questrom School of Business offer a dual degree program in law and management. More than ever before, attaining successful management results with limited resources is essential. Managers must be willing to set goals and standards, choose the best course of action from many alternatives, and assume responsibility for their decisions. The Questrom School of Business provides a management education that prepares graduates for results-oriented decision making. The School of Law provides students with the legal and analytical tools needed to understand how law affects management decisions. Students can complete their JD/MBA program in as little as four calendar years.

Program Requirements

Students may apply to the J.D. degree up to 12 credits of graduate-level work taken at the Questrom School of Business. The Questrom School of Business allows dual degree students to apply a limited number of School of Law courses toward the MBA degree. (An exception is that no law-taught management courses may be transferred to the Questrom School of Business for MBA credit). The remaining requirements for the MBA consist of 31 Questrom credit hours of required courses. Courses in financial reporting, data analysis, and team learning provide a sound foundation for management decisions and for the functional courses that follow. Courses in finance, marketing, economics, and operations management build on this foundation to focus more specifically on the various roles of the manager. The diverse elements of the core curriculum are integrated in a “capstone” course, which focuses on the connections between business strategy and business process.

MBA required courses:

  • Leading Organizations & People MO712
  • Financial Reporting and Control AC711
  • Economics and Management Decisions BE721
  • Data Analysis for Managerial Decision-making QM717
  • Financial Management FE722
  • Marketing Management MK724
  • Creating Value through Operations and Technology OM726
  • Competition, Innovation, and Strategy SI751
  • One 3-credit elective from our list of Action Learning electives

Ethics, Leadership, and Executive Skills requirement:

  • Leadership Communications ES740
  • Leadership through Collaboration ES750
  • Ethical Leadership MG730

*Leading Organizations and People (MO712) must be taken first.

Admissions Requirements

Students must apply separately to, and be accepted by, both the School of Law and the Questrom School of Business. Ordinarily, students apply to the Questrom School of Business before or during their first year at the School of Law, and begin the MBA part time during their second year of law school. The JD is a full-time degree with the MBA portion completed on a part-time basis with evening classes. Therefore, applicants should apply to the Part-Time MBA at the Questrom School of Business.

The Accelerated Three-Year JD/MBA program is an option available only to students prior to their enrollment in the School of Law.

For MBA admissions:

  • Questrom School of Business application
  • We are not requiring a GMAT or GRE score. The admissions committee will look for evidence of academic and quantitative aptitude through other areas of your application, such as undergraduate performance and any other coursework taken.
  • One letter of recommendation
  • Three video essay questions OR one written essay
  • Official copies of all university-level transcripts (undergraduate and graduate)
  • Current resume

Although work experience is not a requirement of admissions, many candidates do have some post-graduate work experience. As such, candidates with little or no work experience should be stronger in other admissions criteria, such as GPA and test scores.

Contact Information

Jessica Merritt, Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
Questrom School of Business
617-353-2670
merrittj@bu.edu

Geraldine “Gerry” Muir, Associate Dean for Academic Engagement
School of Law
617-358-1800
gmmuir@bu.edu

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