24 monthsProgramme duration
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
As a professional graduate school, the Department of the Juris Doctor Program (Law School) aims primarily to cultivate people who will become legal professionals (judges, prosecutors, and lawyers) in the future. By providing a new type of legal education that embodies a bridge between theory and practice for people of diverse backgrounds, we aim to nurture legal professionals who can contribute to society from a broad perspective, can think legally from multiple perspectives, and are truly sought after by society.
Even if they do not practice law, the program aims to nurture legal professionals as “Juris Doctors” who will be active in various fields, such as international organizations, public service, and corporate legal departments. Many of our graduates have gone on to become lawyers, judges, prosecutors, corporate lawyers, and other legal professionals in a broad swathe of fields.
Curriculum
The curriculum consists of five categories: Basic Legal Subjects, Basic Legal Practice Subjects, Fundamental Law and Adjacent Subjects, Advanced and Developing Subjects, and Research Thesis. It is designed to organically link theoretical and practical education and to enable students to acquire the basics and applications of law in a stepwise manner. The curriculum also features a variety of courses in the areas of international law and environmental law, especially in relation to the Department of International Legal Studies and the Department of Legal Studies of the Global Environment in Sophia University’s Faculty of Law, which is the foundation of the Law School. Built upon the basic system of legal education, the curriculum is unique and advanced, with a focus on the needs of modern society, and is ideal for gaining the comprehensive set of skills that future legal professionals will need in order to succeed.
Even if they do not practice law, the program aims to nurture legal professionals as “Juris Doctors” who will be active in various fields, such as international organizations, public service, and corporate legal departments. Many of our graduates have gone on to become lawyers, judges, prosecutors, corporate lawyers, and other legal professionals in a broad swathe of fields.
Curriculum
The curriculum consists of five categories: Basic Legal Subjects, Basic Legal Practice Subjects, Fundamental Law and Adjacent Subjects, Advanced and Developing Subjects, and Research Thesis. It is designed to organically link theoretical and practical education and to enable students to acquire the basics and applications of law in a stepwise manner. The curriculum also features a variety of courses in the areas of international law and environmental law, especially in relation to the Department of International Legal Studies and the Department of Legal Studies of the Global Environment in Sophia University’s Faculty of Law, which is the foundation of the Law School. Built upon the basic system of legal education, the curriculum is unique and advanced, with a focus on the needs of modern society, and is ideal for gaining the comprehensive set of skills that future legal professionals will need in order to succeed.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
As a professional graduate school, the Department of the Juris Doctor Program (Law School) aims primarily to cultivate people who will become legal professionals (judges, prosecutors, and lawyers) in the future. By providing a new type of legal education that embodies a bridge between theory and practice for people of diverse backgrounds, we aim to nurture legal professionals who can contribute to society from a broad perspective, can think legally from multiple perspectives, and are truly sought after by society.
Even if they do not practice law, the program aims to nurture legal professionals as “Juris Doctors” who will be active in various fields, such as international organizations, public service, and corporate legal departments. Many of our graduates have gone on to become lawyers, judges, prosecutors, corporate lawyers, and other legal professionals in a broad swathe of fields.
Curriculum
The curriculum consists of five categories: Basic Legal Subjects, Basic Legal Practice Subjects, Fundamental Law and Adjacent Subjects, Advanced and Developing Subjects, and Research Thesis. It is designed to organically link theoretical and practical education and to enable students to acquire the basics and applications of law in a stepwise manner. The curriculum also features a variety of courses in the areas of international law and environmental law, especially in relation to the Department of International Legal Studies and the Department of Legal Studies of the Global Environment in Sophia University’s Faculty of Law, which is the foundation of the Law School. Built upon the basic system of legal education, the curriculum is unique and advanced, with a focus on the needs of modern society, and is ideal for gaining the comprehensive set of skills that future legal professionals will need in order to succeed.
Even if they do not practice law, the program aims to nurture legal professionals as “Juris Doctors” who will be active in various fields, such as international organizations, public service, and corporate legal departments. Many of our graduates have gone on to become lawyers, judges, prosecutors, corporate lawyers, and other legal professionals in a broad swathe of fields.
Curriculum
The curriculum consists of five categories: Basic Legal Subjects, Basic Legal Practice Subjects, Fundamental Law and Adjacent Subjects, Advanced and Developing Subjects, and Research Thesis. It is designed to organically link theoretical and practical education and to enable students to acquire the basics and applications of law in a stepwise manner. The curriculum also features a variety of courses in the areas of international law and environmental law, especially in relation to the Department of International Legal Studies and the Department of Legal Studies of the Global Environment in Sophia University’s Faculty of Law, which is the foundation of the Law School. Built upon the basic system of legal education, the curriculum is unique and advanced, with a focus on the needs of modern society, and is ideal for gaining the comprehensive set of skills that future legal professionals will need in order to succeed.
Admission Requirements
Juris Doctor Program (Law School) seeks students with the following qualities:
- Students with a clear and eager vision of contributing to society as a lawyer after acquiring a “Juris Doctor” degree
- Students who understand Sophia’s educational principle of “Men and Women for Others, with Others” and can contribute to society as a lawyer rooted in Christian humanism
- Students with the determination and qualities to become a true lawyer embracing the wisdom to be able to live up to the philosophy and demands of “Lux Veritatis,” depicted in Sophia University’s school emblem and song, and remain unsusceptible to trends, as well as an insight into the true nature of matters
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