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 academically prepare 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.
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.
- Business and Commercial Law
- Health Policy and Law
- Human Rights and Economic Development
- Intellectual Property and Innovation
Program Credit Requirement
24 total hours required
For additional information regarding the LLM program and its requirements, please see the LLM student information handbook.
Business and Commercial Law Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3–4 | |
| Introduction to the Law of Contracts | ||
| Corporations | ||
| Securities Regulation | ||
| Corporate Finance | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International Business Transactions | ||
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 5–8 | |
| Introduction to the Law of Contracts | ||
| Law, Technology, and Economic Development | ||
| Antitrust | ||
| Secured Transactions | ||
| 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 business and/or commercial law. To fulfill this requirement, a paper must satisfy the criteria of the JD rigorous writing requirement. | ||
Health Policy and Law Concentration
| 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 | ||
| 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 Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| 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 | ||
| Issues in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law | ||
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 5–16 | |
| Introduction to U.S. Constitutional Law | ||
| Law, Technology, and Economic Development | ||
| Immigration Law | ||
| International Law | ||
| Social Welfare Law | ||
| State Local Government | ||
| 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 | ||
| Race and the Law | ||
| Issues in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law | ||
| Crimmigration Law: The Intersection of Criminal Law and Immigration Law | ||
| Law and Global Technology | ||
| State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights | ||
| 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 Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| 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 | ||
| AI for Lawyers: Uses, Risks, and Regulation | ||
| Intellectual Property and Social Justice | ||
| Law and Global Technology | ||
| 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. | ||
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 academically prepare students 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.
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.
- Business and Commercial Law
- Health Policy and Law
- Human Rights and Economic Development
- Intellectual Property and Innovation
Experiential Requirement
Students must take one full-time co-op or equivalent experiential alternative of at least 12 weeks (or, for part-time students, an equivalent period over multiple terms).
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.
Business and Commercial Law Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3–4 | |
| Introduction to the Law of Contracts | ||
| Corporations | ||
| Securities Regulation | ||
| Corporate Finance | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International Business Transactions | ||
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 5–8 | |
| Introduction to the Law of Contracts | ||
| Law, Technology, and Economic Development | ||
| Antitrust | ||
| Secured Transactions | ||
| 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 business and/or commercial law. To fulfill this requirement, a paper must satisfy the criteria of the JD rigorous writing requirement. | ||
Health Policy and Law Concentration
| 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 | ||
| 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 Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| 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 | ||
| Issues in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law | ||
| Relevant Elective Courses | ||
| Complete at least two of the following: | 5–16 | |
| Introduction to U.S. Constitutional Law | ||
| Law, Technology, and Economic Development | ||
| Immigration Law | ||
| International Law | ||
| Social Welfare Law | ||
| State Local Government | ||
| 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 | ||
| Race and the Law | ||
| Issues in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law | ||
| Crimmigration Law: The Intersection of Criminal Law and Immigration Law | ||
| Law and Global Technology | ||
| State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights | ||
| 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 Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| 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 | ||
| AI for Lawyers: Uses, Risks, and Regulation | ||
| Intellectual Property and Social Justice | ||
| Law and Global Technology | ||
| 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. | ||