Master of Law and Social Policy
Degree Requirements
Students may apply to the M.L.S.P. program
1. after successful completion of a M.S.S., M.S.W. or related master’s degree program,
2. after successful completion of one year in Bryn Mawr’s M.S.S. program, or
3. concurrently with their admission to Bryn Mawr’s M.S.S. program.
Seven courses plus a non-credit field based Special Project are required.
Students must take:
401 Introduction to Legal Processes
402 Social Functions of Law
404 Advocacy and Negotiation
409 Legal Writing and Research
410 Principles of Constitutional Law
412 Race, Races and the Law in American ContextPlus:
408 Special Topics in Law and Social Policy
OR in place of 408, students may select another masters or Ph.D. elective after
consultation with the Director of the M.L.S.P. program.
Plus:
Complete a Law and Social Policy Special Project -- a thesis-type document that explores a topic taken from the student’s field of interest.
Instructions for Joint M.S.S./M.L.S.P. Candidates:
M.S.S. students who are also candidates for the M.L.S.P. degree are permitted to count up to three M.L.S.P. courses to meet M.S.S. requirements.
Field Instruction assignments for joint-degree candidates must be developed in consultation with the Director of Field Instruction. Following registration for second year M.S.S. Field Instruction, all students are required to discuss the Special Project with the Director of the M.L.S.P. program.
