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JUNE 1st |
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| The University: |
A Jesuit Catholic institution founded in 1870, Loyola is a major university with a nationally renowned medical center, four Chicago-area campuses, and the Rome Center of Liberal; Arts, as well as nine schools and colleges dedicated to the arts and sciences, business education, law, medicine, nursing and social work. |
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| Loyola School of Law: |
The School of Law was founded in 1908 as Loyola's first professional school. Loyola annually educates over 700 Juris Doctor candidates and 100 students seeking graduate degrees in business/corporate law, child and family law and health law. |
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| Program of Study: |
The program emphasizes teaching fundamental business law skills and training in how to work effectively within legal contexts as a business professional. The M.J. degree does not prepare students to practice law, but rather offers a specialized curriculum that can be tailored to each individual student's needs in Corporate Governance and Securities, Intellectual Property, Financial Services and Human Resources. In addition, required courses include Torts, Contracts and Business Organizations. Typically, classes are from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. pm two or three nights each week. |
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| Goal of the Program: |
The goal of the M.J. program in Business and Corporate Governance Law is to introduce business managers, from directors to mid-level supervisors, to the legal system. The degree is designed for those seeking to enhance their ability to carry out their professional roles by increasing their understanding of how the law operates and by preparing them to function more effectively within the legal system when called upon to do so. Although in some cases the M.J. degree may provide new career opportunities, it is not intended to prepare its graduates for the practice of law. |
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| Student Group: |
Candidates pursuing the M.J. degree in business law are generally employed in the corporate/business environment at the managerial level. The M.J. degree in Business and Corporate Governance Law provides an excellent background for those who work in the fields of (but not limited to) banking, real estate, sales, marketing, consulting, accounting, human resources, government, paralegal, environmental law, commerce and/or retail. |
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| Research Facilities: |
More than 300,000 volumes are available to support Loyola's broad-based curriculum, including numerous volumes in business law, computerized databases, a CD-ROM collection, the Internet, WESTLAW, and LEXIS-NEXIS available through the library's computer lab. |
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| Tuition: |
Tuition for the 2007-08 academic year will be $990.00 per credit hour, plus a flat fee of $1,500.00 for the course, M.J. Thesis Project. |
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| Financial Assistance: |
Stafford Loan and private lender loan programs are available to M.J. students. Students must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to be considered for financial assistance. The priority filing date is February 1st. To obtain a FAFSA, please contact the Office of Graduate Financial Aid at 773.508.2984 or by email at gradfinaid@luc.edu. |
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| The Faculty: |
Full-time: Steven Ramirez, Professor and Director, J.D., St. Louis University; Joseph L. Stone, Clinical Professor and Director, J.D., Northwestern; Christian Johnson, Professor, J.D., Columbia; Michael Kaufman, Professor and Associate Dean, J.D. Michigan; Jeffrey L. Kwall, Professor, J.D., Pennsylvania; Margaret Moses, Professor, J.D., Columbia; Charles Murdock, Professor, J.D., Loyola Chicago; Anne-Marie Rhodes, Professor, J.D., Harvard; Richard Rosenberg, Visiting Professor, LL.B., Harvard. Part-time: Douglas Miller, Haynes, Studnicka, Kahan, O'Neill & Miller; James O'Gallagher, Kopka, Pinkus & Dolin; and Judy Sherwin, Shefsky & Froelich. |
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| Location: |
The School of Law is located at Loyola's Water Tower Campus, off North Michigan Avenue, the city's Magnificent Mile. The campus is close to Chicago's centers of government, commerce, business, and law as well as world-class museums, shopping and miles of parks and beaches along Lake Michigan. www.luc.edu/law/academics |
