Law JD/Health Management and Policy MPH

Major: Law / Health Management and Policy
Degree Awarded: Juris Doctor (JD) and Master of Public Health (MPH)
Calendar Type: Quarter (MPH); Semester (JD)
Minimum Required Credits: 126.0 (47 quarter MPH credits and 79 semester JD credits)
Co-op Option: Available for full-time on-campus graduate students
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 22.0208
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 23-1011

About the Program

Note - this program will not accept students for the 2026-27 academic year 

The dual degree in law and public health allows highly motivated students to take courses at Drexel's Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Dornsife School of Public Health and earn degrees from both. They acquire basic skills in both disciplines and gain a unique perspective on their intersection. The first year of study is at the Law School, where students complete the standard first-year curriculum. They take full-time public health courses during either their second or third year at their option. At the Dornsife School of Public Health, they major in Health Management and Policy for the MPH, learning skills necessary for policy-making, management, and legal roles in health care and population health. After completing the MPH curriculum, students return to the Law School to complete the law curriculum. As part of their studies, they take a co-op in a public health law setting and complete a related written public health project. Students typically finish both programs in three-and-a-half years.

Students are awarded the JD and MPH degrees at the end of the dual degree program once all degree requirements for the JD and MPH are completed.

Additional Information

For more information about this program, please contact:

DSPH Academic Advising Team
Office of Education
Dornsife School of Public Health
​dsphadvising@drexel.edu

Theresa Gallo
Assistant Dean of Academic & Student Services
Thomas R. Kline School of Law
tg337@drexel.edu

Robert I. Field
Program Director
Professor, Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Dornsife School of Public Health
rif24@drexel.edu

Additional information can be found on the Dornsife School of Public Health and the Thomas R. Kline School of Law websites.

Degree Requirements

Please note that the credits for the LAW courses are shown in semester credits, and the Public Health courses are shown in quarter credits. The JD/MPH joint program requires the completion of 56.0 quarter credits in Public Health and 85.0 semester credits in Law. However 6.0 semester elective credits and 9.0 quarter elective credits are shared. 

Required Law Courses
LAW 550STorts4.0
LAW 552SContracts4.0
LAW 554SCivil Procedure4.0
LAW 555SLegislation and Regulation3.0
LAW 556SProperty4.0
LAW 558SCriminal Law4.0
LAW 560SConstitutional Law4.0
LAW 565SLegal Methods I3.0
LAW 566SLegal Methods II3.0
LAW 830SProfessional Responsibility2.0-3.0
LAW 780SHealth Care Quality Regulation3.0
LAW 781SHealth Care Business Regulation3.0
Law Electives and Menu Requirements (43.0-44.0 credits total; 6.0 of which are satisfied by HMP 500, HMP 501, HMP 511)38.0-37.0
One Upper-Level Writing Course (WUL)
One Statutory Course
One Professional Practice Course
Required Public Health Courses
Core Courses
BST 571Introduction to Biostatistics3.0
EPI 570Introduction to Epidemiology3.0
HMP 505Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis3.0
PBHL 510Public Health Foundations and Systems I4.0
PBHL 511Public Health Foundations and Systems II4.0
Major Courses
HMP 500Health Management and Policy I3.0
HMP 501Health Management and Policy II3.0
HMP 550Health Disparities: Systemic, Structural, Environmental & Economic3.0
Policy Selective3.0
Legal Aspects of Public Health *
Management Selective (select one)3.0
The Business of Healthcare: Advanced Healthcare Financial Management
Health Care Organizations and Management
Management of Healthcare Outcomes
Social Justice/Equity Selective (select one)3.0
Maternal & Child Health Policy
Historical and Contemporary Developments in Social Justice
Violence, Trauma and Adversity in Public Health
Public Health and the Complexity of Mental Health Policy: Exploring Past, Present, and Future
Public Health Advocacy and Activism
Health Systems Policy Analysis
Abolition Frameworks for Public Health: Transformative Policies for a New Society
Disability and Measurement
Medicaid and Disability Policy
Applied Practical Experience
PBHL 500Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health0.0
Integrative Learning Experience
HMP 750Integrative Learning Experience3.0
HMP 751Integrative Learning Experience II3.0
Public Health Electives **6.0
15.0 credits of electives, 9.0 of which are satisfied by LAW 780S and LAW 781S
Total Credits126.0
*

Required as Policy Selective for JD/MPH students

**

Students choose from any BST, CHP, EOH, EPI, HMP, or PBHL course from the 500-999 level. Students can take additional 500-level or above electives across the university as long as they meet prerequisite and restriction requirements. Students can contact their faculty mentor to discuss elective options.

Upper-Level Writing (WUL) Courses (may also be used as electives once requirement is fulfilled):
LAW 610SReproductive Rights & Justice2.0-3.0
LAW 611SSex, Gender, & the Law3.0
LAW 614SSupreme Court Seminar3.0
LAW 640SEducation Law2.0-3.0
LAW 647SThe Rights of Children2.0
LAW 673SCrime and Community2.0
LAW 741SEstate Planning2.0
LAW 790SToxic Torts2.0
LAW 791SRegulating Patient Safety2.0
LAW 793SMental Health Law3.0
LAW 805SPublic Interest Law and Policy2.0
LAW 827SImmigration Litigation2.0
LAW 832SContract Theory Seminar2.0-3.0
LAW 836SLegal History2.0-3.0
LAW 838SFoundations of Legal Analysis2.0
LAW 840SLiterature and The Law Seminar2.0
LAW 842SLaw and Mind Sciences2.0
LAW 844SLaw and Social Movements3.0
LAW 848SCourts and Public Policy2.0-3.0
LAW 882SLitigation Drafting2.0
LAW 884SContract Drafting2.0
LAW 910SAppellate Advocacy2.0
LAW 920SDrexel Law Review1.0-6.0
LAW T880SSpecial Topics in LAW1.0-5.0
Statutory Courses (may also be used as electives once requirement is fulfilled):
LAW 620SAdministrative Law4.0
LAW 622SEmployment Discrimination3.0
LAW 623SElection Law3.0
LAW 624SEnvironmental Law3.0
LAW 642SSpecial Education Law2.0-3.0
LAW 674SHealth Care Fraud and Abuse2.0
LAW 675SFederal Criminal Law2.0-3.0
LAW 676SWhite Collar Crime2.0-3.0
LAW 700SBusiness Organizations3.0-4.0
LAW 701SFederal Income Tax4.0
LAW 702SEnterprise Tax4.0
LAW 706SSecured Transactions3.0
LAW 708SPayment Systems3.0
LAW 710SBankruptcy3.0-4.0
LAW 711SSales3.0
LAW 714SSecurities Regulation3.0
LAW 740STrusts and Estates3.0
LAW 760SCopyright3.0
LAW 761SPatents3.0
LAW 764STrademarks & Unfair Competition3.0
LAW 792SFood and Drug Law3.0
LAW 796SInsurance Law and Emerging Technologies2.0
LAW 820SImmigration Law3.0-4.0
LAW 821SEuropean Union Law2.0-3.0
LAW 826SRefugee and Asylum Law2.0
Professional Practice Courses (may also be used as electives once requirement is fulfilled):
LAW 924SEntrepreneurial Law Clinic6.0
LAW 931S
& LAW 654S		Law Co-op
and Lawyering Practice Seminar		8.0-9.0
LAW 933S
& LAW 654S		Co-op Intensive
and Lawyering Practice Seminar		12.0
LAW 941S
& LAW 942S		Criminal Litigation Clinic I
and Criminal Litigation Clinic II		12.0
LAW 943S
& LAW 944S		Civil Litigation Clinic I
and Civil Litigation Clinic II		12.0
LAW 947S
& LAW 948S		Federal Litigation and Appeals Clinic
and Federal Litigation and Appeals Clinic II		12.0
LAW 950S
& LAW 951S		Community Lawyering Clinic I
and Community Lawyering Clinic II		12.0
Free Electives (may require permission to enroll)
Any other unspecified LAW course numbered 550S and above may count as a JD elective

Sample Plan of Study

MPH After Law Year 2

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
LAW 550S Torts 4.0
LAW 552S Contracts 4.0
LAW 554S Civil Procedure 4.0
LAW 565S Legal Methods I 3.0
 Credits15
Spring
LAW 555S Legislation and Regulation 3.0
LAW 556S Property 4.0
LAW 558S Criminal Law 4.0
LAW 566S Legal Methods II 3.0
 Credits14
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
LAW 560S Constitutional Law 4.0
LAW 780S Health Care Quality Regulation 3.0
Law Electives/Menu Requirements 7.0
 Credits14
Spring
LAW 830S Professional Responsibility ((recommended term)) 2.0-3.0
LAW 781S Health Care Business Regulation 3.0
Law Electives/Menu Requirements 10.0-9.0
 Credits15
Summer
LAW 654S Lawyering Practice Seminar 2.0
LAW 931S Law Co-op 7.0
 Credits9
Third Year
Fall
BST 571 Introduction to Biostatistics 3.0
HMP 500 Health Management and Policy I 3.0
HMP 550 Health Disparities: Systemic, Structural, Environmental & Economic 3.0
PBHL 510 Public Health Foundations and Systems I 4.0
PH Electives/Selectives * 3.0
 Credits16
Winter
EPI 570 Introduction to Epidemiology 3.0
HMP 501 Health Management and Policy II 3.0
HMP 511 Legal Aspects of Public Health 3.0
HMP 750 Integrative Learning Experience 3.0
PBHL 511 Public Health Foundations and Systems II 4.0
 Credits16
Spring
HMP 505 Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis 3.0
HMP 751 Integrative Learning Experience II 3.0
PBHL 500 Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health 0.0
PH Electives/Selectives * 9.0
 Credits15
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Fourth Year
Fall
Law Electives 12.0
 Credits12
 Total Credits126
*

Students pick one Management Selective and one Social Justice/Equity Selective.

MPH After Law Year 1

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
LAW 550S Torts 4.0
LAW 552S Contracts 4.0
LAW 554S Civil Procedure 4.0
LAW 565S Legal Methods I 3.0
 Credits15
Spring
LAW 555S Legislation and Regulation 3.0
LAW 556S Property 4.0
LAW 558S Criminal Law 4.0
LAW 566S Legal Methods II 3.0
 Credits14
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
BST 571 Introduction to Biostatistics 3.0
HMP 500 Health Management and Policy I 3.0
HMP 550 Health Disparities: Systemic, Structural, Environmental & Economic 3.0
PBHL 510 Public Health Foundations and Systems I 4.0
PH Electives/Selectives * 3.0
 Credits16
Winter
EPI 570 Introduction to Epidemiology 3.0
HMP 501 Health Management and Policy II 3.0
HMP 511 Legal Aspects of Public Health 3.0
HMP 750 Integrative Learning Experience 3.0
PBHL 511 Public Health Foundations and Systems II 4.0
 Credits16
Spring
HMP 505 Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis 3.0
HMP 751 Integrative Learning Experience II 3.0
PBHL 500 Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health 0.0
PH Electives/Selectives * 9.0
 Credits15
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Third Year
Fall
LAW 560S Constitutional Law 4.0
LAW 780S Health Care Quality Regulation 3.0
Law Electives / Menu Requirements 7.0
 Credits14
Spring
LAW 781S Health Care Business Regulation 3.0
LAW 830S Professional Responsibility 2.0-3.0
Law Electives/Menu Requirements 10.0-9.0
 Credits15
Summer
LAW 654S Lawyering Practice Seminar 2.0
LAW 931S Law Co-op 7.0
 Credits9
Fourth Year
Fall
Law Electives 12.0
 Credits12
 Total Credits126
*

Students pick one Management Selective and one Social Justice/Equity Selective.