Overview
The Law program from Columbia University fosters opportunities for distinguished scholarship through advanced seminars and colloquia, facilities for independent research, and guidance from faculty advisers.
Opportunities
Columbia Law J.S.D. students benefit from Columbia University’s abundant resources, world-class faculty, and commitment to cultivating a richly diverse and intellectually curious scholarly community.Programme Structure
To earn the degree, candidates must, within six years of enrollment in the program:
- Complete a minimum of one academic year of full-time study and research in residence at the Law School, where they will be provided with a workspace.
- Submit a dissertation (either one unified work or a set of three articles).
- Pass an oral defense of the dissertation.
- Complete any necessary revisions of the dissertation, as required by the candidate’s advisory committee.
Dissertation Defense and Grading
- Once a candidate’s J.S.D. research and writing is complete, the candidate, in consultation with her advisory committee, will establish a time for her defense. Upon satisfactory defense of the dissertation, the relevant advisory committee will notify the Office of Graduate Degree Programs, who will help the candidate prepare her dissertation for deposit with the University’s Dissertation Office.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
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Disciplines
International Law Public Law Legal Studies View 56 other PhDs in Public Law in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
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Eligibility
- J.S.D. applicants must hold either a Columbia Law JD or an LL.M. from Columbia Law or another university (or be in the process of obtaining an LL.M.). An LL.M. degree earned through correspondence coursework or distance learning does not suffice for admission. The admissions process prioritizes applicants who are completing or have completed their LL.M. at Columbia Law, but candidates with exceptional credentials from another institution might be admitted.
- Admission for the J.S.D. degree is normally restricted to applicants who are interested in a career in law teaching. You must present evidence of impressive achievements in undergraduate law study or in subsequent scholarly or professional activities, with special emphasis on your capacity for innovative legal research and writing.
Tuition Fee
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International
53576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 12 months. -
National
53576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 12 months. -
In-State
53576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 12 months.
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