Why can't JDs teach in political science departments?
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Anonymous
| The JD has the Socratic Method where you're expected to know the most arcane details of case law and the professor can call on you at any time. It's one of the hardest degrees you can get after the MD. Certainly more rigorous than "reinterpreting" Shakespeare. End of discussion. |
Anonymous
This^. |
Anonymous
My third year included plenty of original research and writing, and I published scholarly articles, and edited a journal. I could have done an LLM, but I was doing the academia thing without it. Then I got a job that actually paid me. Most PHds don’t have that luxury! That said, my area is in the study of law, not political science. They’re different albeit related. Teach in a law or public policy program instead OP. Either way, if you want to teach, you should be publishing. |
Anonymous
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The MD is far more difficult to earn than any other degree. PhDs are simply not in the same category as MDs. In my opinion, JD (law school) programs are also more demanding. All those who have done both agree.
Like most PhD programs, JD programs consist of 90 post BA/BS semester credits. The main difference is that JD credits are jammed into 3 years of full time study. Student employment restrictions, extreme grading curves, competitive class ranking systems, not so flexible course schedules, and hostile Socratic methods, etc. are just a few things academics are not forced to deal with in their supportive and lovey dovey class settings. |
Anonymous
| You have to contribute original research to the field (PhD) |
Anonymous
Law school trains in research as well. At good law schools, a certain number of papers must be approved by a panel of professors who are experts in their field. |