Tulane Law School

Tulane Law Launches New Online Master’s Programs

Tulane University’s School of Law is launching two online master’s degree programs in energy law and environmental law.

The two programs, the Master of Jurisprudence in Environmental Law and the Master of Jurisprudence in Energy Law, will be fully online and designed for rising professionals in the fields of energy and environmental law. The new programs are the latest offering from the university’s partnership with Everspring, an online and hybrid education company.

“Everspring has expanded its footprint to a nationwide audience with the online MJ-LEL program and Title IX certification programs,” Joel Friedmann, founder of the online portfolio of programs and the Jack M. Gordon Professor of Procedural Law and Jurisdiction at Tulane University Law School, says in a press release. “The combination of their learning design solutions to support course development and sophisticated marketing techniques to attract students has been critical to the growth of our programs. It was a logical step to expand this record of success for Energy Law and Environmental Law.”

ADVANCING CAREERS

Both programs are designed to advance careers for working professionals, with the Energy Law program for rising professionals in the energy industries and the Environmental Law program aimed at professionals working in regulated entities, regulatory bodies or advocacy groups.

“With a rapidly expanding body of laws at the national, state and local levels, these new MJs in energy law and environmental law help working professionals advance their careers in dynamic and demanding fields,” Beth Hollenberg, president and co-founder of Everspring, says in the press release. “Our experienced team and proprietary technology facilitate a new level of connection between students and the top law professors at Tulane for an unmatched educational experience.”

GROWING DEMAND IN EDTECH

Tulane isn’t the only university that is investing in EdTech.

With increasing demand for flexible and online education, universities across the world are looking for ways to offer students online learning options. In the U.S. alone, education technology startups raised over $2.2 billion in venture and private equity capital in 2020, a 30% increase from the year before.

“The needs of the pandemic likely played a role in the increase, as more organizations sought ways to keep their students engaged with learning and connected with their teachers, advisers and peers,” Colin Wood, of EdScoop, reports.

Sources: Everspring, EdScoop, Tulane University