Core Curriculum for All Concentrations:
To earn a Juris Master (JM) Degree, students must complete 30 hours of coursework. Degree candidates have 15 credits of required core curriculum, and then 15 or more credits from one of six concentration areas: (1) Criminal Justice; (2) Financial & Commercial Services; (3) Government Contracts & Regulation; (4) Employment & Labor Relations; (5) Intellectual Property & Technology; and (6) National Security, Cybersecurity & Information Privacy.
Core Curriculum for All Concentrations (15 Credits)
- Introduction to US Law for JM Students (3 credits)
- Legal Research & Writing for JM Students (2 credits)
- *Focus on statutes, regulations, secondary sources
- *Focus on publicly accessible materials
- *Assignments stress skills acquisition & the ability to write memos
- (1) to the attorneys to interact effectively
- (2) to the non-attorney to flag an issue & explain an aspect of law
- Economics for Lawyers (2 credits)
- Contracts for JM Students (4 credits)
- Capstone 1: (2 credits)
- *how to select a topic
- *how to research a topic
- *how to outline
- *how to draft & edit
- *academic ethics
- *how to present
- *will include a proposal requirement
- Capstone 2: (2 credits)
- *research, draft, edit project
- *oral presentation of project
Concentration Curricula (15 Total Credits)
- Criminal Justice
- Financial & Commercial Services
- Government Contracts & Regulations
- Employment & Labor Relations
- Intellectual Property & Technology
- National Security, Cybersecurity, & Information Privacy
Sample Schedule: Fall and Spring Starts, as Follows:
Semester 1 |
Credits |
Introduction to US Law for JM Students |
3 |
Economics for Lawyers |
2 |
Legal Research & Writing for JM Students |
2 |
Total |
7 |
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Semester 2 |
|
Contracts for JM Students |
4 |
Elective Concentration Course |
2 or 3 |
Capstone I |
2 |
Total |
8 to 9 |
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|
Semester 3 |
|
Elective Concentration Courses |
6 to 8 |
Total |
6 to 8 |
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Semester 4 |
|
Elective Concentration Courses |
5 to 7 |
Capstone II |
2 |
Elective Concentration Courses |
7 to 9 |
Concentration Electives
Criminal Justice
Law 106 |
Criminal Law |
3 credits |
Law 389 |
Criminal Procedure: Adjudication |
2-3 credits |
Law 206 |
Criminal Procedure: Investigation |
3 credits |
Law 222 |
Evidence |
3-4 credits |
Law 212 |
Family Law |
3 credits |
Law 235 |
Immigration Law |
3 credits |
Law 419 |
Prosecuting Terrorism & Cases Involving National Security Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 641 |
Surveillance Law Seminar |
2 credits |
Employment & Labor Relations
Law 169 |
Accounting & Financial Concepts for Lawyers |
2 credits |
Law 116 |
Administrative Law |
3 credits |
Law 348 |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
2 credits |
Law 172 |
Business Associations |
4 credits |
Law 639 |
Disability Law Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 210 |
Discrimination in Employment |
2-3 credits |
Law 365 |
Employment Law |
2 credits |
Law 352 |
ERISA Law |
2 credits |
Law 232 |
Healthcare Compliance |
3 credits |
Law 256 |
Labor Law |
2-3 credits |
Law 279 |
Mediation |
2-3 credits |
Law 303 |
Negotiation & Legal Settlement |
3 credits |
Financial & Commercial Services
Law 169 |
Accounting & Financial Concepts |
3 credits |
Law 116 |
Administrative Law |
3 credits |
Law 156 |
Antitrust I: Principles |
3 credits |
Law 240 |
Banking Law |
3 credits |
Law 167 |
Bankruptcy |
3 credits |
Law 454 |
Bankruptcy Reorganization Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 172 |
Business Associations |
4 credits |
Law 176 |
Commercial Paper |
3 credits |
Law 194 |
Corporate Acquisitions |
2 credits |
Law 135 |
Corporate Finance |
3 credits |
Law 197 |
Financial Theory |
3 credits |
Law 693 |
International Finance & Regulation Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 253 |
International Trade Law [& Regulations] |
3 credits |
Law 295 |
Real Estate Finance |
2 credits |
Law 322 |
Secured Finance |
3 credits |
Law 317 |
Securities Law & Regulation |
3 credits |
Law 339 |
Unincorporated Business Entities |
2 credits |
Government Contracts & Regulation
Law 116 |
Administrative Law |
3 credits |
Law 172 |
Business Associations |
4 credits |
Law 218 |
Environmental Law |
3 credits |
Law 651 |
Federal Budget Law Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 230 |
Government Contracts |
2 credits |
Law 232 |
Healthcare Compliance |
3 credits |
Law 255 |
International Environmental Law |
2 credits |
Law 289 |
Perspectives on Regulation |
2-3 credits |
Law 104 |
Property |
4 credits |
Law 315 |
Regulated Industries |
2 credits |
Law 314 |
Remedies |
3 credits |
Law 021 |
WIPO-C-IP2 Intellectual Property Program |
3 credits |
Intellectual Property & Technology
Law 191 |
Copyright Law |
3 credits |
Law 181 |
Communications Law |
3 credits |
Law 428 |
Global Antitrust & IP Law Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 432 |
Intellectual Property & Antitrust Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 418 |
International Intellectual Property & Policy Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 286 |
Patent Know-How & Licensing |
2 credits |
Law 338 |
Patent Law |
4 credits |
Law 284 |
Patent Law I |
2 credits |
Law 292 |
Patent II |
2 credits |
Law 306 |
Patent Office Litigation |
2 credits |
Law 243 |
Privacy & Information Security |
2 credits |
Law 104 |
Property |
4 credits |
Law 327 |
Trademark Law |
2-3 credits |
Law 347 |
Trade Secrets Law |
1-3 credits |
Law 021 |
WIPO-C-IP2 Intellectual Property Program |
3 credits |
National Security, Cybersecurity & Information Privacy
Law 121 |
Constitutional Law I |
4 credits |
Law 158 |
Constitutional Law II: The 14th Amendment |
2-3 credits |
Law 106 |
Criminal Law |
3 credits |
Law 416 |
Cybersecurity Law Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 488 |
Digital Information Policy Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 497 |
Emerging Law of Internet Privacy Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 426 |
Homeland Security Law Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 235 |
Immigration Law |
3 credits |
Law 422 |
Immigration Policy Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 492 |
Intelligence Law Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 384 |
National Security Law |
3 credits |
Law 243 |
Privacy & Information Security Law |
2 credits |
Law 419 |
Prosecuting Terrorism & Cases Involving National Security Seminar |
2 credits |
Law 641 |
Surveillance Law Seminar |
2 credits |