Another Joint Degree Program at Melbourne Law School

I blogged last week about new JD/JD and JD/LLM programs that Melbourne has established with NYU Law School.  I now want to mention another exciting new joint degree program, this time with Oxford University’s Faculty of Law.  Melbourne Law School students who enroll in the program will be able to earn both a JD from Melbourne and a BCL — Bachelor of Civil Law, akin to an LLM — from Oxford.  Students will spend 2 1/2 years at Melbourne and one year at Oxford, earning both degrees in 3 1/2 years, one semester less than the two programs would normally require.  It’s a fantastic opportunity for our students, given that Oxford generally accepts only those applicants who have already earned a JD.

Again, I have to plug the students at Melbourne.  I find them a joy to teach — and others obviously agree.  We had tea this morning with the Dean of Oxford’s Faculty of Law, and he told us that the BCL program this year admitted more students from Melbourne than from any other law school in the world.  That’s pretty cool.