For details about the M.A. program with no concentration, including program description, admission requirements, and contact information, click here. This program includes four optional concentrations: Conflict Management and Peace Studies, Governance, Compliance, and Regulation, Intellectual Property, or Legal Management.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses 1 | ||
| LAWS 500 | United States Legal System 2 | 3 |
| LAWS 503 | Research Methods and Analysis | 3 |
| LAWS 513 | Ethical and Professional Issues in the Legal Environment | 3 |
| Electives or Concentration | ||
| Complete 24-27 credits of departmental electives or one concentration. See lists below. | 24-27 | |
| Culminating Experience | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 0-3 | |
Thesis Option | ||
Submit completed Thesis original & 1 copy to Graduate Office. See Thesis Guidelines for details. | ||
| Master's Thesis | ||
Comprehensive Examination | ||
In the term that you will sit for exam, register for the section which matches your major & advisor. Successfully pass exam. | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
- 1
Students in the combined Jurisprudence, Law and Society B.A./Law and Governance M.A. or the Political Science B.A./Law and Governance M.A. program complete these courses and one departmental elective as part of the undergraduate degree program.
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LAWS 500 may be substituted with an approved elective by the Graduate Advisor.
Conflict Management and Peace Studies Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LAWS 551 | Negotiation Theory and Practice | 3 |
| LAWS 552 | Mediation Theory and Practice | 3 |
| LAWS 553 | Arbitration and Other Alternative Adjudicative Processes | 3 |
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Conflict Management and Peer Mediation in Schools | ||
| Dispute Resolution in the Workplace | ||
| Advanced Conflict Management | ||
| Bullying Prevention | ||
| Human Rights Law | ||
| International Law and Transnational Legal Issues | ||
| International Relations | ||
| The International Political Economy | ||
| Globalization and Security | ||
| Politics of Terrorism | ||
| Departmental Electives | ||
| Select 6-9 credits from the list (see below) | 6-9 | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
Governance, Compliance, and Regulation Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Concentration Courses | ||
| LAWS 531 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| LAWS 553 | Arbitration and Other Alternative Adjudicative Processes | 3 |
| LAWS 577 | International Law and Transnational Legal Issues | 3 |
| LAWS 579 | Private Sector Compliance With Public Regulations | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Statutory and Regulatory Analysis | ||
| Cyberlaw | ||
| Legal Information Management | ||
| Human Rights Law | ||
| Departmental Electives | ||
| Select 6-9 credits from the list (see below) | 6-9 | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
Intellectual Property Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Concentration Courses | ||
| LAWS 545 | Cyberlaw | 3 |
| LAWS 547 | Intellectual Property: Copyright, Licensing, and Advertising | 3 |
| LAWS 553 | Arbitration and Other Alternative Adjudicative Processes | 3 |
| LAWS 572 | Legal Information Management | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Administrative Law | ||
| Entertainment Law | ||
| Trademark Law | ||
| International Law and Transnational Legal Issues | ||
| Departmental Electives | ||
| Select 6-9 credits from the list (see below) | 6-9 | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
Legal Management Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Concentration Courses | ||
| LAWS 520 | Private Civil Responsibility: Contracts and Torts | 3 |
| LAWS 553 | Arbitration and Other Alternative Adjudicative Processes | 3 |
| LAWS 556 | Dispute Resolution in the Workplace | 3 |
| LAWS 578 | Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Statutory and Regulatory Analysis | ||
| Cyberlaw | ||
| Legal Information Management | ||
| Private Sector Compliance With Public Regulations | ||
| Departmental Electives | ||
| Select 6-9 credits from the list (see below) | 6-9 | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
Departmental Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAWS 512 | Statutory and Regulatory Analysis | 3 |
| LAWS 520 | Private Civil Responsibility: Contracts and Torts | 3 |
| LAWS 525 | Jurisprudence | 3 |
| LAWS 531 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| LAWS 537 | Entertainment Law | 3 |
| LAWS 538 | Trademark Law | 3 |
| LAWS 545 | Cyberlaw | 3 |
| LAWS 547 | Intellectual Property: Copyright, Licensing, and Advertising | 3 |
| LAWS 551 | Negotiation Theory and Practice | 3 |
| LAWS 552 | Mediation Theory and Practice | 3 |
| LAWS 553 | Arbitration and Other Alternative Adjudicative Processes | 3 |
| LAWS 554 | Conflict Management and Peer Mediation in Schools | 3 |
| LAWS 556 | Dispute Resolution in the Workplace | 3 |
| LAWS 557 | Law Office Financial Management | 3 |
| LAWS 559 | Advanced Conflict Management | 3 |
| LAWS 560 | Bullying Prevention | 3 |
| LAWS 572 | Legal Information Management | 3 |
| LAWS 574 | Human Rights Law | 3 |
| LAWS 577 | International Law and Transnational Legal Issues | 3 |
| LAWS 578 | Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management | 3 |
| LAWS 579 | Private Sector Compliance With Public Regulations | 3 |
| LAWS 580 | Field Experience in Law and Governance | 3 |
| LAWS 581 | Cooperative Education in Law and Governance | 4 |
| LAWS 588 | Independent Study in Law and Governance | 1-4 |
| LAWS 590 | Environmental Law and Policy | 3 |
| LAWS 599 | Special Topics in Law and Governance | 3 |
| POLS 523 | Politics of Developing Areas | 3 |
| POLS 524 | The Third World in the International System | 3 |
| POLS 525 | International Relations | 3 |
| POLS 526 | The International Political Economy | 3 |
| POLS 531 | Globalization and Security | 3 |
| POLS 532 | U.S.Immigration: Law and Politics | 3 |
| POLS 560 | Politics of Terrorism | 3 |