Berkeley,
CA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD in Jurisprudence and Social Policy in Berkeley United States | University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
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Berkeley United States
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
27,366
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
Berkeley Law stands out among top US law schools by offering its own interdisciplinary graduate program focused on the social, philosophical, and humanistic aspects of law, awarding MA and PhD degrees in Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP). The JSP Program encourages the examination of law and legal systems through multiple academic lenses, such as history, economics, philosophy, sociology, and political science. As the pioneering law and society program in North America, JSP continues to dominate this expanding field due to its comprehensive curriculum and academic excellence.
Faculty members at Berkeley Law who lead the JSP Program come from diverse academic backgrounds and maintain connections with other university departments and research centers.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
The minimum graduate admission requirements are:
a bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution;
a satisfactory scholastic average, usually a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B) on a 4.0 scale; and
enough undergraduate training to do graduate work in your chosen field.
Applicants admitted to a doctoral program that requires a master’s degree to be earned at Berkeley as a prerequisite (even though the applicant already has a master’s degree from another institution in the same or a closely allied field of study) will be permitted to undertake the second master’s degree, despite the overlap in field.
TOEFL at least 90 for the Internet-based test (IBT), and 570 for the paper-based format (PBT).
overall Band score must be at least 7 on a 9-point scale for IELTS
Tuition
USD
27,366