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Lauder
Institute
Launches Joint
Program With
Penn Law
Wharton's Lauder Institute
introduced its second
joint-degree program in
November 2006. The three-
year JD/MA program combines
a law degree from the
University of Pennsylvania's
Law School with Lauder's
intensive language and cultural
training, culminating
in an International Studies
master degree from Penn's
School of Arts & Sciences.
Lauder is best known for
the intensive 22-month
program that combines
the Wharton MBA with a
Penn MA. Eight language
tracks are available: Arabic,
Chinese, French, German,
Japanese, Portuguese,
Russian, and Spanish.
"Legal education in today's
complex world requires
that students graduate
prepared to navigate easily
across boundaries in law-related
areas—and even more
so in the international arena,"
said Michael A. Fitts,
dean of the University of
Pennsylvania Law School.
The program is designed
for Penn Law students
with solid foreign language
skills who wish to improve
and integrate these skills
into their professional careers.
The curriculum combines
their legal skills with
real international experience.
All course work can
be completed during three
years of law school with
students joining the Lauder
Institute at the conclusion
of their first year at Penn
Law for a two-month, in-
country immersion.
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