MALIBU, Calif., April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pepperdine
University School of Law is now accepting applications for its new
online Master of Legal Studies program. Designed for mid-career
professionals, the program provides non-lawyers with a fundamental
understanding of the U.S. legal system and equips them with the
legal expertise and critical-thinking skills needed to meet complex
legal, ethical, and regulatory challenges across industries.
The School of Law's online Master of Legal Studies program
offers a concentration in dispute resolution for students
interested in attaining arbitration and mediation skills. The
concentration incorporates the curriculum from Pepperdine's Straus Institute for Dispute
Resolution, which is ranked by U.S. News and World Report as
the #1 law school for dispute resolution.
The program's online learning format will allow professionals
working in an array of fields — such as health care, government,
social work, education, and law enforcement — to receive a superior
legal education without the need to relocate.
"I am thrilled to bring Pepperdine's legacy of personal attention and
experiential learning to students across the United States. With the online Master of
Legal Studies, our School of Law continues to provide a practical,
values-centered legal education that helps ambitious students
accomplish their personal and professional goals," said
Paul L. Caron, Dean of the School of
Law.
The School of Law's Master of Legal Studies online courses are
designed and taught by on-campus faculty who are published scholars
and experts in the legal field. Faculty will teach and test for a
deeper understanding of the law and how it develops, aiming to
improve students' work, decisions, and planning of legal matters in
their respective careers. Courses will utilize experiential
components, mock exercises, and collaborative projects through both
synchronous and asynchronous learning. Students will use an
advanced online learning platform and technology-enabled services
delivered by 2U, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU).
The curriculum consists of 32 units and may be completed in as
little as 16 months. Students will collaborate with fellow students
and professors during two in-person residencies held on
Pepperdine's Malibu, California, campus, which has been
ranked one of the most beautiful in the country by The Princeton
Review. Upon graduating, students will have the capacity to use
legal analysis and critical thinking to solve real-world problems,
as well as the ability to recognize and solve ethical issues that
may arise in their professional careers.
The first application deadline is Friday,
June 9, and the first cohort of students will begin classes
August 21, 2017. For more
information, visit onlinelaw.pepperdine.edu or contact an
admissions counselor at 844-707-9208.
About Pepperdine
University
Founded in 1937, Pepperdine
University is an independent, Christian university located
30 miles west of Los Angeles in
scenic Malibu, California. The
University enrolls approximately 7,300 students in its
undergraduate school, Seaver
College, the School of Law, the Graziadio School of Business
and Management, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology,
and the School of Public Policy. Pepperdine is committed to the highest standards of
academic excellence and Christian values, where students are
strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. For
more news and information about Pepperdine, visit pepperdine.edu.
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Pepperdine
Jodi.hill@pepperdine.edu
310-506-7027
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2U
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301-892-4419
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