J.D./M.A. in Music Industry

Tuition Fee

Not Available

Start Date

Not Available

Medium of studying

On campus

Duration

3 years

Details

Program Details

Degree

Masters

Major

Music

Area of study

Arts | Business and Administration

Education type

On campus

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

About Program

Program Overview

Overview

The University of Miami School of Law and UM's Frost School of Music offer a dual degree program in law and music industry. Upon completion of this program, a student earns the Juris Doctor degree from the School of Law and a Master of Arts in Music Industry degree from the Frost School of Music.

Admission Requirements

Applicants may apply before they begin the J.D. program or during their first or second year of Law School. Students must be accepted to the J.D. program before they are eligible for acceptance into the J.D./M.A. program.

Curriculum Requirements

Students will complete the first-year law school curriculum in its entirety before taking any M.A. courses.
All other J.D. requirements must be met. Six credits will be satisfied by two M.A. courses. These courses must be completed before the J.D. degree will be conferred.
Twenty-one credits of M.A. courses are required and cover topics such as music copyright law, music industry agreement, music publishing and licensing, recorded music operations, marketing and promotion, and others.
Nine School of Law credits will be applied to the M.A. degree in the areas of intellectual property, business, and tax law topics. The M.A. degree will not be conferred until these nine credits are completed.
Students are encouraged to fashion a balanced upper-class law school curriculum which prepares them to provide legal services to clients in the business and entertainment industries including specific offerings regarding arts and entertainment law, as well as more general offerings in domestic and international aspects of fields such as antitrust, business associations, commercial law, intellectual property, tax, and torts.
If a student in the dual degree program wants to take music elective courses, arrangements will be made to accommodate the request.
Students are able to complete the dual degree program within three years if summer courses are taken. Students may also choose to complete the program within three and ½ years or four years.