Graduate Catalog Colleges UH Law Center Degrees Offered Concurrent Degree ProgramsConcurrent and Combined Degree Programs
Dual degree programs are available at the UH Law Center, allowing students to earn two degrees in less time than it would take to complete them sequentially. Students interested in pursuing this option must make separate application to the UH Law Center and to the desired program. Degrees that can be combined with a J.D. include:
- Master of Business Administration at the University of Houston
- Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University
- Master of Public Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center
- Master of Arts in History at the University of Houston
- Ph.D. in Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- M.D. at Baylor College of Medicine at Houston
- Masters of Social Work at University of Houston
You must apply to and be accepted by each degree program separately.
Concurrent Degree Programs.
Dual degree programs are available at the UH Law Center, allowing students to earn two degrees in less time than it would take to complete them sequentially. Students interested in pursuing this option must make separate application to the UH Law Center and to the desired program. Degrees that can be combined with a J.D. include:
Master of Business Administration at UH
The Law Center and the UH Bauer College of Business offer a dual J.D./M.B.A. program that prepares students for a wide range of careers where law and business overlap. This program holds special appeal for students directed toward investment banking, accounting, international trade, industrial relations, corporate law, the entertainment industry and management consulting. Full-time students complete the program in four years.
Contact:
MBA Program Office
University of Houston
C.T. Bauer College of Business
334 Melcher Hall, Room 330
Houston, TX 77204-6021
(713) 743-0700
email: houstonmba@uh.edu
website: Master of Business Administration
Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University
The Law Center and Sam Houston State University administer a concurrent J.D./Ph.D. program in Criminal Justice. Students can receive both their law degree and their doctorate in five to six years.
Contact:
Doris Powell-Pratt
Coordinator of Graduate Programs/College of Criminal Justice Center
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas 77341-2296
(936) 294-1702
email: icc_dcp@shsu.edu
website: Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University
Master of Public Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center
A concurrent J.D./M.P.H. program is offered in conjunction with the University of Texas School of Public Health. Students can earn a J.D. and a masters of public health degree in three and one-half years - one year less than it would take to earn the degrees sequentially.
Contact:
UT School of Public Health
Office of Student Affairs
1200 Herman Pressler, RASE-20
Houston, Texas 77030
email: saffairs@uth.tmc.edu
website: Master of Public Health at the UT Health Science Center
Master of Arts in History at UH
Disciplines of history and law are combined in a dual J.D./M.A. program administered through the UH Law Center and the UH Department of History. The curriculum combines legal theory and practical training with graduate work in legal and constitutional history. Students enrolled at the UH Law Center who are successfully pursuing legal studies are eligible to apply for admission to the program during their first or second year in law school.
Contact:
Daphyne Pitre, Graduate Advising Assistant
University of Houston
Department of History
524 Agnes Arnold Hall
Houston, Texas 77204-3003
(713) 743-3086
email: dpitre@uh.edu
website: Master of Arts in History
Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
The Health Law and Policy Institute administers a concurrent J.D./Ph.D. program in conjunction with The Institute for Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Students can receive both a J.D. and a doctorate in medical humanities in five to six years.
Contact:
Donna Vickers, Graduate Program Coordinator
University of Texas Medical Branch
Institute for the Medical Humanities
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, Texas 77555-1311
(409) 772-2376
email: davicker@utmb.edu
website: Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Humanities at the UT Medical Branch at Galveston
Doctor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine at Houston
The UH Law Center, in conjunction with the Baylor College of Medicine, allow students the opportunity to jointly obtain both a law (J.D.) degree and a medical doctorate (M.D.) degree. Students in this program attend their first, second, and fifth years of study at the Baylor College of Medicine, start their law school curriculum during their third and fourth years, and complete both degrees in their sixth year.
Contact:
Office of Admissions
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, Texas 77030
Telephone: (713) 798-4842
Fax: (713) 798-5563
email: admissions@bcm.tmc.edu
website: Baylor College of Medicine
Students wishing to combine a masters of social work and a law degree can earn a concurrent degree in the J.D./M.S.W. program.
Contact:
University of Houston
Graduate School of Social Work
237 Social Work Building
Houston, Texas 77204-4013
(713) 743-8130
email: mswinfo@sw.uh.edu
website: Graduate College of Social Work
Catalog Publish Date: January 14, 2013
This Page Last Updated: December 21, 2012