Tulane University Online Student Experience
As an online law student, you will receive a world-class legal education taught by highly respected professors and working attorneys, all while benefiting from the flexibility of an online program specifically designed for full-time professionals.
Explore the many advantages of the online experience at Tulane University.
Master Law Without the JD
Are you ready to level up your career? Earn your master’s degree online with Tulane University. Our online Master of Jurisprudence programs give you the legal foundation to navigate today’s professional challenges.
Complete the form to get a program detail sheet for the online MJ program of your choosing. Get more details about your program, including information on Tulane Law School, the curriculum, application requirements and more.
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An Intuitive Online Experience
Through our easy-to-use online learning platform, you will view assignments and readings, watch recorded lectures, communicate with faculty and classmates, and track your progress throughout each course and the program.
The Best of Both Worlds: Live and Recorded Classes
As an online student, you will view recorded (asynchronous) lectures on your own schedule and participate in live (synchronous) classes with your cohort. This setup recognizes the need for flexibility while encouraging students to engage in more challenging and robust conversations in real time. If you cannot attend a live class for any reason, you can access a recording after the class ends.
Tap Into the Knowledge of Faculty and Classmates
Gain insightful feedback in a timely manner from your faculty—highly experienced law professors, attorneys and top human resource professionals—and engage in lively discussions with your peers—other HR professionals, business owners and executives.
You will communicate with faculty and peers through the following methods:
- Live classes
- Discussion boards
- Immersion Weekend
While you’ll complete 100 percent of your coursework online, we also require students to attend one Immersion Weekend on campus in New Orleans, giving you the chance to connect with faculty and classmates on a more personal level.
Video Transcript
My name is Monica Manolas and I'm a student of the online Tulane University Master of Jurisprudence in Labor and Employment Law.
I've been in human resources about 10 years, but I'm actually an engineer and I've run a business as a general manager, so I'm very aware of how the law can impact human resources. I really felt like this program would help my company, but also me personally.
When I first started looking into programs, the online platform seemed to be what was going to be the best choice, but I did have concerns about it. I have always been in programs that were face-to-face, and I worried it would just not feel like a traditional program and therefore I wondered if I'd get as much out of it. And it was interesting because it's actually been the opposite, and I think the Tulane program offers the best of both worlds. There's assignments just like a traditional model and reading and those type things, but then the actual lectures, you sit down, you listen to the lectures. The good thing is you can hit pause and you're taking notes just like you would in a classroom. And you're kind of saving your questions and things that may come up that you would normally be able to then talk to the professor, you're saving that for the online class. That live class is really dedicated to answering the questions, coming up with specific scenarios. And you question each other. "Well, why did you think you should have done this? Why not that?" And just that dialogue creates a virtual networking that you would never get other than in a traditional classroom. So it really does become just like a classroom in that way.
The Tulane program has really changed my perspective on distance learning because they do feel that the future of education is being disrupted and will require that skill. I, of course, thought that the program was going to be excellent because Tulane is a top law school, but it really has surpassed my expectations in that way. This is my third Master's degree program, all from excellent universities, and I will have to say that the fact that it's from a law school gives it an edge that really a business school wouldn't have.
How to Succeed in Online Courses at Tulane Law School
Like any graduate program, success requires time management and focus. Here’s an approximate breakdown of what to expect each week along with tips for how to succeed in the program:
- Expect to devote between five and eight hours per week per course
- Make every effort to complete one module each week; it is hard to catch up if you fall behind
- Complete the three modules assigned to each live class prior to class in order to benefit from the discussion in that live class
- Turn in your assignments in a timely fashion
- Check your Tulane email account frequently; it is the only way in which instructors and administrators communicate with you
