For details about the M.A. program with no concentration, including program description, admission requirements, and contact information, go to the Law and Governance (M.A.) program webpage. 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.
- 2
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 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 Developing 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 |