Program Overview

Overview

The J.D./M.A. Live Entertainment Management graduate degree program is a comprehensive and intensive investigation of the essential knowledge and expertise required of professionals in live entertainment management today. Students explore critical issues facing the industry through required rigorous courses and selected electives.

Admission Requirements

• Applicants may apply before they begin the J.D. program or they may apply 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.
• Students should notify Professor Gary Wood of their application to the 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:
  • Tour management and production
  • Live entertainment industry agreements and legal aspects
  • Music copyright
  • Performing arts center and facility management
  • Sponsorship in the live entertainment industry
  • Marketing and promotion
• Nine School of Law credits will be applied to the M.A. degree in the areas of:
  • Intellectual property
  • Business
  • 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.
• The M.A. curriculum is prescribed and is offered primarily in the fall and spring semesters, with limited offerings in the summer.
• Most courses are offered only in the fall or spring of a given academic year.
• Some courses may be available to take online.
• 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.

Course List

Sample Plan of Study

Year One

• Fall:
  • LAW 11: Civil Procedure I (3 credits)
  • LAW 12: Contracts (4 credits)
  • LAW 13: Elements (3 credits)
  • LAW 15: Torts (4 credits)
  • LAW 19: Legal Communication and Research I (2 credits)
  • Total Credit Hours: 16
• Spring:
  • LAW 14: Property (4 credits)
  • LAW 16: Criminal Procedure (3 credits)
  • LAW 17: U.S. Constitutional Law I (4 credits)
  • LAW 29: Legal Communication and Research II (2 credits)
  • Law Elective (3 credits)
  • Total Credit Hours: 16
• Summer:
  • Upper Level Law Courses (6 credits)
  • Total Credit Hours: 6

Year Two

• Fall:
  • Upper Level Law Courses (8 credits)
  • MIN 726: Global Live Entertainment (3 credits)
  • MIN 736: Financial Management in Live Entertainment (3 credits)
  • Total Credit Hours: 14
• Spring:
  • Upper Level Law Courses (10 credits)
  • MIN 643: Marketing in the Music Industry (3 credits)
  • MIN Elective (3 credits)
  • Total Credit Hours: 16
• Summer:
  • Upper Level Law Courses (6 credits)
  • Total Credit Hours: 6

Year Three

• Fall:
  • Upper Level Law Courses (10 credits)
  • MIN 738: Legal Aspects of the Live Entertainment Industry (3 credits)
  • MIN Elective (3 credits)
  • Total Credit Hours: 16
• Spring:
  • Upper Level Law Courses (10 credits)
  • MIN 804 or 840: Live Entertainment Practicum (or MIN elective) or Project in Live Entertainment (3 credits)
  • Total Credit Hours: 13
• Total Credit Hours: 103