How much work is involved?
The bargain: The readings will be queued for about two hours a week, they will be highly edited, relevant and not regurgitated in class. Your end of this bargain is to do the readings and be ready to talk about them in class. Online assignments should take about two hours per week as well. If it is taking you significantly more time to complete the readings and assignments, please e-mail ishelp@eon.law.harvard.edu and we will see what we can do.
The M.J. is two-year program that is offered on a part-time basis from 6:00-9:00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Besides classroom time, we advise students to expect 2-3 hours of reading and preparation time for every hour spent in class. This degree is more akin to attending law school than a clinical health science master’s degree.
This will not be a passive learning experience. In addition to class time, students should expect 2 or more hours of preparation/homework each evening. It will be intense and it will be hard work, but the pay-off will be immense for non-business majors who will be better able to present themselves to potential employers.
