Program Requirements
Admitted students will undertake an individually tailored sequence of courses to fulfill the 24-unit program requirement.
- 24 units of study
- A cumulative grade point average of 2.33 on a 4.33 scale
Curriculum
- Three required courses:
- (1) a substantive course: Transnational Litigation or International Business Transactions;
- (2) LLM Legal Writing, Research, and Analysis; and
- (3) Legal English for those trained in law outside of the United States, which is tailored to introduce students to common law courts, sources, legal reasoning, techniques of legal research and writing.
- The remaining course units can be customized to meet your individual career goals. See below for the list of electives.
Note that you have the option to complete an externship for credit with an international law firm, or to engage in advanced scholarship by pursuing a Master's Thesis or Directed Research Project.
| Required Courses | ||
| LAW 699M | Legal English | 1 |
| LAW 980 | LLM Legal Research, Writing and Analysis | 2 |
| Choose one of the following courses: | ||
| LAW 625 | International Business Transactions | 3 |
| LAW 635 | Transnational Litigation | 3 |
| Electives 1 | ||
| LAW 110 | Contracts | 4 |
| LAW 151 | Business Associations | 4 |
| LAW 257 | Making Deals | 2 |
| LAW 260 | Commercial Law | 3 |
| LAW 255 | Federal Securities Regulations | 3 |
| LAW 261 | Sales of Goods | 3 |
| LAW 265 | Copyright Law | 2-3 |
| LAW 266 | Patent Law | 3 |
| LAW 275 | Survey of Intellectual Property Law | 3 |
| LAW 280 | U.S. Antitrust and International Competition Law | 2 |
| LAW 285 | Trademark Law | 2 |
| LAW 300 | Federal Income Taxation | 3 |
| LAW 310 | Taxation of Business Entities | 3 |
| LAW 375 | U.S. Taxation of International Transactions | 3 |
| LAW 433 | Employment Law | 3 |
| LAW 515 | Conflict of Laws | 3 |
| LAW 526 | Mediation | 2-3 |
| LAW 550 | Immigration Law and Policy | 3 |
| LAW 600 | Public International Law | 3 |
| LAW 608 | International and Foreign Legal Research | 1-2 |
| LAW 625 | International Business Transactions | 3 |
| LAW 630 | International Banking | 2 |
| LAW 631 | International Negotiations | 2 |
| LAW 647 | International Economic Law | 2 |
| LAW 689 | International Arbitration | 3 |
| LAW 802 | Negotiation and Settlements Seminar | 2 or 3 |
| LAW 989 | Master's Thesis | 6 |
| LAW 991 | Directed Research, Graduate Level | 1-2 |
| LAW 225 | Bankruptcy | 2-3 |
| LAW 220 | Banking Law | 3 |
| LAW 240 | Insurance Law | 2-3 |
| LAW 290 | Computer and Internet Law | 2-3 |
| LAW 297 | Sports Law | 2-3 |
| LAW 410 | White Collar Crime | 2 |
| LAW 528 | Online Dispute Resolution | 1 |
| LAW 650 | European Union Law | 1-3 |
| LAW 675 | U.S. & International Sale of Goods | 2 |
| LAW 680 | International Intellectual Property | 1-3 |
| LAW 688 | Internship | 12 |
| LAW 690 | Special Topics- International | 1-3 |
| LAW 690B | Hot Topics in European and International Company Law | 1 |
| LAW 694 | International Dispute Resolution | 1 |
| LAW 699R | The Law of Art, International Commerce and Cultural Heritage | 1 |
| LAW 705 | Introduction to Space Law | 1 |
| LAW 826 | Negotiating Disputes Into Deals | 1 |
| LAW 865 | Immigration Clinic | 1-3 |
| Candidates may also be permitted to enroll in other elective courses relevant to transnational business practice not listed above. See the full schedule. Note: Not all electives listed above are offered in every academic year. 1 | ||
