The LLM program offers a rigorous curriculum that provides a comprehensive foundation in legal theory and practice as well as the freedom to explore and refine students' career interests. LLM students may choose the general program, which offers maximum flexibility to choose the courses the student wants and needs—to qualify for a U.S. bar exam or to do whatever the student chooses as a lawyer who wants to make a difference—or one of the program's concentrations, which provides a competitive advantage in specific fields of interest.
- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Foundational Courses
These foundational courses are required for any student who obtained their first law degree outside the United States:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW 6301 | Introduction to American Law and Legal Institutions | 2 |
| LAW 6302 | Introduction to Legal Research and Writing for LLM Students | 2 |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students must take at least 20 credits of LAW electives if they took the foundational courses; they must take at least 24 credits of LAW electives if not required to take foundational courses. Courses taken to fulfill concentration requirements count toward the elective requirement. | 20 or 24 | |
Concentration Options
Students may choose to pursue a concentration by completing the listed requirements. Courses taken to fulfill concentration requirements count toward the elective requirement for the LLM degree.
- Health Policy and Law
- Human Rights and Economic Development
- Intellectual Property and Innovation
- International Business Law
Health Policy and Law
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| LAW 7335 | Health Law | 3–4 |
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 6–7 | |
| Bioethics and the Law | ||
| Problems in Public Health Law | ||
| Public Health Advocacy Clinic | ||
| Reproductive Rights, Justice, and Health | ||
| Current Issues in Health Law and Policy | ||
| Drug Law and Policy | ||
| Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Law | ||
| Drug and Device Innovation: Law and Policy | ||
Students must also complete a paper related to health law. To fulfill this requirement, a paper must satisfy the criteria of the JD rigorous writing requirement.
Human Rights and Economic Development
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3–4 | |
| International Law | ||
| International Human Rights and the Global Economy | ||
| Law and Economic Development | ||
| Human Rights in the United States | ||
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 5–16 | |
| Law, Technology, and Economic Development | ||
| Immigration Law | ||
| International Law | ||
| Social Welfare Law | ||
| International Human Rights and the Global Economy | ||
| Law and Economic Development | ||
| Refugee and Asylum Law | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International and Foreign Legal Research | ||
| Reproductive Rights, Justice, and Health | ||
| Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic | ||
| Community Business Law Clinic | ||
| Human Rights in the United States | ||
| Immigrant Justice Clinic | ||
Students must also complete a paper related to human rights and/or economic development. To fulfill this requirement, a paper must satisfy the criteria of the JD rigorous writing requirement.
Intellectual Property and Innovation
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3–4 | |
| Intellectual Property | ||
| Patent Law | ||
| Copyright Law | ||
| Trademark Law | ||
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 6–12 | |
| Law, Technology, and Economic Development | ||
| Antitrust | ||
| Corporations | ||
| Intellectual Property | ||
| Entertainment Law | ||
| Patent Law | ||
| Copyright Law | ||
| Intellectual Property Law Clinic | ||
| Trademark Law | ||
| Information Security Law | ||
| Law and Technology | ||
| Data Privacy Compliance in the 21st Century | ||
| Drug and Device Innovation: Law and Policy | ||
Students must also complete a clinic or paper related to intellectual property and innovation. To fulfill this requirement, a paper must satisfy the criteria of the JD rigorous writing requirement. A clinic that counts toward the four-course requirement may not be used to also satisfy this requirement.
International Business Law
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3–4 | |
| Law and Economic Development | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International Business Transactions | ||
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 5–8 | |
| Law, Technology, and Economic Development | ||
| Corporations | ||
| Securities Regulation | ||
| Immigration Law | ||
| International Law | ||
| Intellectual Property | ||
| Labor Law 1 | ||
| International Human Rights and the Global Economy | ||
| Law and Economic Development | ||
| Corporate Finance | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International and Foreign Legal Research | ||
| International Business Transactions | ||
Students must also complete a paper related to international business law. To fulfill this requirement, a paper must satisfy the criteria of the JD rigorous writing requirement.
Program Credit Requirement
24 total hours required.
For additional information regarding the LLM program and its requirements, please see the LLM student information handbook.
The Experiential LLM program offers a rigorous curriculum that is designed to provide a comprehensive foundation in legal theory and practice as well as the freedom to explore and refine students' career interests. Experiential LLM students may choose the general program, which offers maximum flexibility to choose the courses the student wants and needs—to qualify for a U.S. bar exam or to do whatever the student chooses as a lawyer who wants to make a difference—or one of the program's concentrations, which provide a competitive advantage in specific fields of interest. Students in the full-time Experiential LLM program deepen their knowledge and expand their expertise by taking a full-time co-op or equivalent experiential alternative during one academic term.
- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Foundational Courses
These foundational courses are required for any student who obtained their first law degree outside the United States:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW 6301 | Introduction to American Law and Legal Institutions | 2 |
| LAW 6302 | Introduction to Legal Research and Writing for LLM Students | 2 |
| LAW 6315 | Legal Research and Writing for LLM Students: Preparing for Co-op | 2 |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students must take at least 18 credits of LAW electives if they took the foundational courses; they must take at least 24 credits of LAW electives if not required to take foundational courses. Courses taken to fulfill concentration requirements count toward the elective requirement. | 18–24 | |
Concentration Options
Students may choose to pursue a concentration by completing the listed requirements. Courses taken to fulfill concentration requirements count toward the elective requirement for the LLM degree.
- Health Policy and Law
- Human Rights and Economic Development
- Intellectual Property and Innovation
- International Business Law
Health Policy and Law
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| LAW 7335 | Health Law | 3–4 |
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 6–7 | |
| Bioethics and the Law | ||
| Problems in Public Health Law | ||
| Public Health Advocacy Clinic | ||
| Reproductive Rights, Justice, and Health | ||
| Current Issues in Health Law and Policy | ||
| Drug Law and Policy | ||
| Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Law | ||
| Drug and Device Innovation: Law and Policy | ||
Students must also complete a paper related to health law. To fulfill this requirement, a paper must satisfy the criteria of the JD rigorous writing requirement.
Human Rights and Economic Development
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| International Law | ||
| International Human Rights and the Global Economy | ||
| Law and Economic Development | ||
| Human Rights in the United States | ||
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 5–16 | |
| Law, Technology, and Economic Development | ||
| Immigration Law | ||
| International Law | ||
| Social Welfare Law | ||
| International Human Rights and the Global Economy | ||
| Law and Economic Development | ||
| Refugee and Asylum Law | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International and Foreign Legal Research | ||
| Reproductive Rights, Justice, and Health | ||
| Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic | ||
| Community Business Law Clinic | ||
| Human Rights in the United States | ||
| Immigrant Justice Clinic | ||
Students must also complete a co-op or paper related to human rights and/or economic development. To fulfill this requirement, a paper must satisfy the criteria of the JD rigorous writing requirement.
Intellectual Property and Innovation
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3–4 | |
| Intellectual Property | ||
| Patent Law | ||
| Copyright Law | ||
| Trademark Law | ||
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 6–12 | |
| Law, Technology, and Economic Development | ||
| Antitrust | ||
| Corporations | ||
| Intellectual Property | ||
| Entertainment Law | ||
| Patent Law | ||
| Copyright Law | ||
| Intellectual Property Law Clinic | ||
| Trademark Law | ||
| Information Security Law | ||
| Law and Technology | ||
| Data Privacy Compliance in the 21st Century | ||
| Drug and Device Innovation: Law and Policy | ||
Students must also complete a co-op, clinic, or paper related to intellectual property and innovation. To fulfill this requirement, a paper must satisfy the criteria of the JD rigorous writing requirement. A clinic that counts toward the four-course requirement may not be used to also satisfy this requirement.
International Business Law
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3–4 | |
| Law and Economic Development | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International Business Transactions | ||
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 5–8 | |
| Law, Technology, and Economic Development | ||
| Corporations | ||
| Securities Regulation | ||
| Immigration Law | ||
| International Law | ||
| Intellectual Property | ||
| Labor Law 1 | ||
| International Human Rights and the Global Economy | ||
| Law and Economic Development | ||
| Corporate Finance | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International and Foreign Legal Research | ||
| International Business Transactions | ||
Students must also complete a co-op or paper related to international business law. To fulfill this requirement, a paper must satisfy the criteria of the JD rigorous writing requirement.
Experiential Requirement
Students must take one full-time co-op or equivalent experiential alternative of at least 12 weeks (or an equivalent period over multiple terms, for part-time students).
Program Credit Requirement
24 total hours required
For additional information regarding the Experiential LLM program and its requirements, please see the LLM student information handbook.