A joint effort between Widener Law and the
University of Delaware’s College of Marine & Earth Studies, the Juris Doctor/Master of Marine Policy (JD/MMP) dual degree offers you the opportunity to combine legal training with detailed knowledge of oceanic and coastal environments.
Admission Students interested in the JD/MMP dual-degree must meet the admissions requirements for both Widener Law School and the Graduate College of Marine Studies at the University of Delaware. Most students apply first to the School of Law and then to the Graduate College of Marine Studies during the third or fourth semester of the JD program, but a student in the second or third semester at the Graduate College of Marine Studies may also enter the program by seeking admission to the School of Law.
Degree Requirements In order to earn the JD/MMP, you must complete 88 credit hours of Law School courses and 39 credits of marine studies. Note, however, that 9 of the 88 Law School credits will be accepted as elective credits towards the Master of Marine Policy degree, and 9 of the 39 Graduate College of Marine Studies credits will be accepted as elective credits towards the Juris Doctor. You must also complete a thesis on a law and marine policy issue.
Contact Information Professor James May
School of Law
Widener University
4601 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 7474
Wilmington, DE 19803
Phone: (302)-477-2060
Email: jrmay@widener.edu Professor Gerard J. Mangone
University of Delaware
College of Marine and Earth Studies
Newark, DE 19716-3501
Phone: (302)-831-8087
Email: gmangone@udel.edu