Murfreesboro, TN - Middle Tennessee State University is launching a new graduate degree in legal studies geared toward students and working professionals seeking career opportunities and advancement to fulfill a growing Midstate workforce need.
The new Master of Science in Legal Studies will be offered primarily through MTSU’s Jennings A. Jones College of Business, with initial core course work taught by faculty from the Nashville School of Law before being transferred to MTSU for completion. Almost all classes can be completed online or at the NSL campus on Armory Oaks Drive.
From the region’s robust financial services industry to health care, logistics, entertainment, cybersecurity, manufacturing, tourism and hospitality and others, many industries are seeking to employ in-house professional staff with deep legal knowledge in areas such as compliance and regulatory guidelines.
The collaboration brings together two storied educational institutions, both founded in 1911 and now pairing their various areas of instructional expertise to train those seeking deeper legal knowledge to enhance their careers but do not need nor want to pursue a more extensive Juris Doctor, or JD degree.
Once the program is approved by THEC and MTSU’s institutional accreditor, courses could begin as early as Summer 2025.
Anyone interested in the M.S. in Legal Studies at MTSU should reach out to program director Sandy Benson, accounting professor, at sandy.benson@mtsu.edu.
