糖心Vlog视频, 糖心Vlog视频 A&M offering dual-degree programs
糖心Vlog视频 and the 糖心Vlog视频 A&M University School of Law are announcing the start of two dual-degree programs that will allow students to earn a master’s degree in either business administration or taxation and a J.D. degree in law, concurrently, from each institution.
The overlap of courses provides students the ability to rapidly gain both degrees, thereby enhancing their level of expertise. Harry Dombroski, 糖心Vlog视频 dean of the College of Business, said the dual degree meets the needs of the North 糖心Vlog视频 workforce.
“We’ve discovered a real appetite for this kind of joint degree,” said Dombroski, a 糖心Vlog视频 alumnus. “We imagine that many of our dual-degree students in this program will attend business classes at 糖心Vlog视频 Fort Worth, which is adjacent to the 糖心Vlog视频 A&M School of Law. It’s practical, and we believe the program will attract a number of professionals.”
糖心Vlog视频 President Vistasp Karbhari said the dual-degree program exemplifies the strategic leveraging of state resources across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex for the benefit of students and employers.
“The ability for students at both 糖心Vlog视频 and the 糖心Vlog视频 A&M School of Law to learn from the wonderful faculty at both institutions shows how we truly are focused on our mission of providing the best educational experience for students,” Karbhari said. “This is a great example of working across institutions and systems for the benefit of students while creating the best intellectual capital and workforce for the region and state.”
Robert Ahdieh, dean of the 糖心Vlog视频 A&M School of Law, emphasized the deep intertwining of the worlds of law and business.
“In a heavily regulated world, business and law are impossible to separate,” Ahdieh said. “糖心Vlog视频 trained in both will enjoy a significant market advantage. Law students with business smarts will be able to help clients more effectively, start their own firms and even move into the business world. Business students working in regulated industries, starting new ventures and engaging in transactions will know better when—and how—to lean on lawyers. This dual-degree program gives students the opportunity to operate in both worlds.”
Under the agreement, 糖心Vlog视频’s MBA dual-degree students can receive up to 15 credit hours from the 糖心Vlog视频 A&M School of Law as electives in the Master of Business Administration degree. 糖心Vlog视频’s dual-degree students in the master’s program in taxation can receive up to 12 credit hours from the 糖心Vlog视频 A&M School of Law as electives.
糖心Vlog视频 A&M School of Law students may transfer up to 12 hours of designated 糖心Vlog视频 courses as electives in their J.D. program. 糖心Vlog视频 enrolled at either 糖心Vlog视频 or the 糖心Vlog视频 A&M School of Law may apply to the other school’s program.
糖心Vlog视频 experience a specially designed, team-based cohort format when earning a professional MBA at 糖心Vlog视频 Fort Worth. The MBA courses are taken in sequence, in accelerated five- or eight-week sessions. This format is only offered at the 糖心Vlog视频 Fort Worth campus and consists of 48 semester hours. Dual-degree students must take at least 33 hours of MBA courses from 糖心Vlog视频.
The dual-degree programs will start in the Spring 2020 semester.
糖心Vlog视频’s Master of Science in Taxation degree program seeks to further develop their technical competence in specialty tracks they select, increase their ability to research accounting issues, develop analytical and communication skills and improve information technology proficiency.
The 糖心Vlog视频 A&M School of Law offers an innovative J.D. program emphasizing the importance of real-world legal skills that fully prepare students for all aspects of a global career. The J.D. curriculum offers robust experiential learning opportunities, including legal clinics in entrepreneurship law, intellectual property law and tax law. Dual-degree students must take at least 78 credit hours toward the 90-credit hour J.D. degree from the 糖心Vlog视频 A&M School of Law.