The LLM program offers a rigorous curriculum that will provide you with a comprehensive foundation in legal theory and practice as well as the freedom to explore and refine your career interests. LLM students may choose the general program, which offers maximum flexibility to let you take the courses you want and need — to qualify for a US bar exam or to do whatever you choose as a lawyer who wants to make a difference — or one of our concentrations, which provide a competitive advantage in specific fields of interest.
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 | ||
Complete the following course: | ||
LAW 7335 | Health Law | 3 |
Relevant Elective Courses | ||
Complete at least two of the following: | 6-7 | |
Bioethics and the Law | ||
Problems in Public Health Law | ||
Public Health Legal Clinic | ||
Reproductive and Sexual Rights and Health | ||
Drug Law and Policy | ||
Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Law | ||
Law and Biotechnology | ||
Human Rights, IP, and Access to Medicines |
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 courses: | 3 | |
International Law | ||
International Human Rights and the Global Economy | ||
Law and Economic Development | ||
Human Rights in the United States | ||
Human Rights, the Environment, Development and Community Resilience | ||
Human Rights, IP, and Access to Medicines | ||
Relevant Elective Courses | ||
Complete at least two additional courses from the core course list or the following list: | 5-16 | |
Immigration Law | ||
Social Welfare Law | ||
Refugee and Asylum Law | ||
International Trade | ||
International and Foreign Legal Research | ||
Reproductive and Sexual Rights and Health | ||
Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic | ||
Community Business Law Clinic | ||
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 | ||
Choose 2 courses from the following list: | 6-7 | |
Intellectual Property | ||
Patent Law | ||
Copyright Law | ||
Trademark Law | ||
Relevant Elective Courses | ||
Complete at least two additional courses from the core course list or the following list: | 6-11 | |
Antitrust | ||
Entertainment Law | ||
Intellectual Property Law Clinic | ||
Information Security Law | ||
Human Rights, IP, and Access to Medicines |
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 course from the following list: | 3 | |
Law and Economic Development | ||
International Trade | ||
International Business Transactions | ||
Relevant Elective Courses | ||
Complete at least two additional courses from the core course list or the following list: | 4-7 | |
Corporations | ||
Immigration Law | ||
International Law | ||
International Human Rights and the Global Economy | ||
International Investment Arbitration and Litigation Practice | ||
International and Foreign Legal Research |
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 you with a comprehensive foundation in legal theory and practice as well as the freedom to explore and refine your career interests. Experiential LLM students may choose the general program, which offers maximum flexibility to let you take the courses you want and need—to qualify for a U.S. bar exam or to do whatever you choose as a lawyer who wants to make a difference—or one of our 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 quarter.
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 |
Relevant Elective Courses | ||
Complete at least two of the following: | 6-7 | |
Bioethics and the Law | ||
Problems in Public Health Law | ||
Public Health Legal Clinic | ||
Reproductive and Sexual Rights and Health | ||
Drug Law and Policy | ||
Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Law | ||
Law and Biotechnology | ||
Human Rights, IP, and Access to Medicines |
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 | ||
Human Rights, the Environment, Development and Community Resilience | ||
Human Rights, IP, and Access to Medicines | ||
Relevant Elective Courses | ||
Complete at least two additional courses from the core course list or from the following: | 5-16 | |
Immigration Law | ||
Social Welfare Law | ||
Refugee and Asylum Law | ||
International Trade | ||
International and Foreign Legal Research | ||
Reproductive and Sexual Rights and Health | ||
Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic | ||
Community Business Law Clinic | ||
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 two of the following: | 6-7 | |
Intellectual Property | ||
Patent Law | ||
Copyright Law | ||
Trademark Law | ||
Relevant Elective Courses | ||
Complete at least two additional courses from the core course list or from the following: | 6-11 | |
Antitrust | ||
Entertainment Law | ||
Intellectual Property Law Clinic | ||
Information Security Law | ||
Human Rights, IP, and Access to Medicines |
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 | |
Law and Economic Development | ||
International Trade | ||
International Business Transactions | ||
Relevant Elective Courses | ||
Complete at least two additional courses from the core course list or from the following: | 4-7 | |
Corporations | ||
Immigration Law | ||
International Law | ||
International Human Rights and the Global Economy | ||
International Investment Arbitration and Litigation Practice | ||
International and Foreign Legal Research |
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.