Overview

All SJD Environmental Law candidates at Pace University must spend at least one year in residence at Pace University, not counting the year they spend doing preliminary work, if applicable. During this year all SJD Candidates must be enrolled in the research seminar.

The research seminar is mandatory for all SJD Candidates in the Prospectus stage. The seminar will cover topics of plagiarism, citation form, and research methodologies.

Dissertation

The Dissertation presented at the end of the SJD is the product of extensive legal research, offers original ideas and should be an important contribution to the field of environmental legal scholarship.It documents the Candidate’s ability 1) to make substantive contributions to answering a major intellectual question and 2) to communicate research results with professional competence.

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Programme Structure

The SJD structure is as follows:

Year 1: preliminary coursework

Year 2: research seminar, research and development of Prospectus, and, when appropriate, commence drafting Dissertation

Year 3: continuation of research, writing Dissertation and defense

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Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

Environmental Economics & Policy Legal Studies View 59 other PhDs in Legal Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

From all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended. If your transcript is not in English, please submit a translated version.

Your personal statement must be no more than 500 words and written in English. It must be entirely your own work.

Please submit at least two letters of recommendation. These letters should be written by persons who know you well enough to evaluate your academic or professional background and your capacity for graduate law study.

Please submit a short sample of your best legal writing. For example, you might submit a legal brief or memorandum from your professional practice, or an academic paper from your previous law studies.

This document should be a chronological summary of your academic and professional experience.

Applicants for the SJD programme must submit a research proposal, explaining the subject they intend to research while at Haub Law.

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Tuition Fees

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54890 USD / year

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Out-of-State

54890 USD / year

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In-State

54890 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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