Here at the Hall Center we are part of a major research University that specializes in the life sciences. We have developed an unparalleled selection of dual degrees offered in conjunction with the School of Public Health, the Center for Bioethics, the School of Medicine, and the School of Social Work. Through participation in these programs, students can earn a JD degree, along with a master’s degree in an additional area, in a shorter time than it would take to earn the two degrees independently. Dual degrees offering a health care law and policy specialization are:
This program prepares you to understand and work within the legal and managerial frameworks of public service, nonprofit, and quasi-governmental institutions. In the final year of the program, you’ll complete a research paper on a topic in both areas of study that will be supervised by faculty advisors from both schools.
Requirements: 84 credit hours of law courses; 34 credit hours of SPEA courses; research paper.
For additional information contact: IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs Business/SPEA Building 3027 801 W. Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-5150 Phone: 317-274-4656 E-mail: INFOSPEA@iu.edu Or Cynthia A. Baker, Clinical Professor of Law Director, Program on Law and State Government Faculty Advisor and Joint J.D./M.P.A. Degree Liaison IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law 530 W. New York Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 Phone: 317-278-2357 Email: cabaker@iu.edu
Pursue this program if you want to become a health lawyer or health care administrator. It will prepare you to understand and manage the legal and administrative structures of health services. [view brochure]
You will be required to attain a specialization and complete a research paper on a topic in both areas of study, supervised by faculty advisors from both schools. As a candidate in this program, you will complete your first year in the law school and divide remaining coursework between the two schools.
Requirements: 82 credit hours of law courses; 45 credit hours of Department of Public Health courses; research paper.
For additional information contact: IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health 714 N. Senate, EF 250 Indianapolis, IN 46202-5150 Phone: 317-274-3126
This program can help you to understand and shape the role of the law in promoting public health. It can also help you to pursue a career in regulating the financing and delivery of health care services. Professional opportunities include government health or environmental agencies, private firms, and universities. [view brochure]
As a candidate in this program, you will study law courses your first year, mostly public health courses your second year, and primarily law courses in your third and fourth years, including internships in health or environmental law.
You will also be required to complete a research paper on a topic that addresses both law and health. This paper satisfies both the Advanced Research and Writing Requirement in the School of Law and the concentration project in the Department of Public Health.
Requirements: 82 credit hours of law courses; 45 credit hours of Department of Public Health courses.
For additional information contact: IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health Regenstrief Health Center 1050 Wishard Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46202-2872 Phone: 317-278-0337
The joint J.D./M.D. program is designed to enable you to obtain dual J.D. and M.D. degrees in six years instead of seven years and provides you with valuable interdisciplinary work experience in the areas of public health, health policy, and life sciences.
You will be required to gain independent acceptance to the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law and the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Students will work with an advisor at McKinney School of Law and an advisor at the School of Medicine to develop a curriculum plan that best meets their desired outcomes.
For additional information contact: Hall Center for Law and Health IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law Lawrence W. Inlow Hall, Room 136D 530 W. New York Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225 Phone: 317-274-1951 Email: centerlh@iu.edu
This program provides a unique and valuable perspective on the field of bioethics by combining the philosophical study of bioethics with a legal education.
As a candidate, you will spend your first year in law school, adding courses from the IU Department of Philosophy during the second year. In addition to the basic required law school courses, you must complete the requirements for the Concentration in Health Law and Bioethics.
The capstone project for this joint degree program will be a paper in a topic that addresses the fields of law and bioethics. This paper will satisfy both the advanced research and writing requirement at the law school and the thesis/research project in the Department of Philosophy.
Requirements: 84 credit hours of law courses; 30 hours of coursework in the Department of Philosophy. See JD/MA requirements:
For additional information contact: Professor Chad Carmichael Department of Philosophy, IU School of Liberal Arts Cavanaugh 340A 425 University Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140 Email: chadRcarmichael@gmail.com
This program provides you with unique knowledge and skills to meet the challenges of serving vulnerable populations and combating injustice.
As a candidate in this program, you will study law courses during your first year. Your second year will be spent primarily in the School of Social Work pursuing the required core curriculum for the M.S.W. degree.
You will be required to complete a concentration in the School of Social Work in the second through fourth years of the program, which includes a social work practicum/internship.You will also be required to write a research paper on a topic that addresses the fields of law and social work and is designed to meet the advanced writing requirements of the law school.
Requirements: 82 credit hours of law courses; 51 credit hours of social work courses; social work practicum/internship; research paper.
For additional information contact: Z. Yvonne Fitzgerald, M.S.W., L.S.W. M.S.W. Student Services Coordinator & Recruitment Specialist IU School of Social Work 902 W. New York St., ES 4134A Indianapolis, IN 46202 Phone: 317-274-6727 Email: zfitzger@iu.edu
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