Master in Regional Planning / Juris Doctor in Law
A four-year combined degree in conjunction with the School of Law at Western New England University.
The combined JD/MRP is a four-year combined degree in law (JD) and regional planning (MRP) in conjunction with the School of Law at Western New England University. The combined JD/MRP degree provides you with a professional education of greater depth and breadth than either program could do on its own, whether your interest is the physical, environmental, social, cultural, economic, legal, or political facets of planning and law.
Upon completion of the combined JD/MRP degree, you’ll have:
- Two degrees in four years rather than the five years it would take to earn them independently
- Professional status in two fields
- A practice specialization
- A network of contacts in both law and planning
- Qualifications for employment in a wide variety of occupations in both the public and private sectors
You’ll be qualified, by the time you complete the program, for professional roles at the intersection of law and planning. These include, but are not limited to, municipal attorneys, staff personnel on legislative committees, economic development administrators, planning directors, consultant planners, and advisors to private clients on land-use matters.