Overview of Courses Required for all Master Candidates
- Foundational courses (10)
- Thesis project (4)
- Required courses in specialization (6)
- Electives in specialization (6-8)
- General electives (2-4)
TOTAL = 30 credits
Required Courses for Master Degree with a Specialization in Healthcare
Foundational courses = 10 credits
- Risk Assessment (4)
- Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (3)
- Compliance & Risk Management Skills: Planning, Auditing, Investigating, and Reporting (3)
Thesis project = 4 credits
Healthcare law specific requirements = 6 credits
- Health Law (3)
- Healthcare Finance & Regulation (3)
Elective Courses for Master Degree with Specialization in Healthcare
Healthcare law electives * = 6-8 credits
- Bioethics & Law (1-3)
- Elder Law (3)
- Employment Discrimination (3)
- ERISA (4)
- Food, Drug & Biotech Law (3)
- Genetics and the Law (2)
- Health Care and Human Rights (2)
- Health Care Controversies (2)
- HIPAA/Information Privacy (1-2)
- Hospital Risk Management (1-2)
- Insurance Law (3)
- Public Health Law (2-3)
- Research Regulation & Ethics (2-3)
Required Courses for Master Degree with a Specialization in Business Finance
Foundational courses = 10 credits
- Risk Assessment (4)
- Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (3)
- Compliance & Risk Management Skills: Planning, Auditing, Investigating, and Reporting (3)
Thesis project = 4 credits
Business Finance law specific requirements = 6 credits
- Business Associations (3)
- Securities Regulation
Elective Courses for Master Degree with Specialization in Business Finance
Business Finance law electives * = 6-8 credits
- Antitrust (3)
- Advanced Securities Regulation (3)
- Bankruptcy (3)
- Business and Law Colloquiim (3)
- Corporate Finance (3)
- ERISA (4)
- Federal Income Tax (3)
- Federal Taxation of Corporations & Partnerships (4)
- Financial Institutions Regulation (3)
- HIPAA/Information Privacy (1-2)
- Franchise Law (1)
- International Business Transactions (3)
- Mergers & Acquisitions (3)
Required Courses for Master Degree with Specialization in Environmental Regulation
Foundational courses = 10 credits
- Risk Assessment (4)
- Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (3)
- Compliance & Risk Management Skills: Planning, Auditing, Investigating, and Reporting (3)
Thesis project = 4 credits
Environmental Regulation Specialization specific requirements = 3 credits
- Environmental Law (3)
Elective Courses for Master Degree with Specialization in Environmental Regulation
Environmental Regulation electives * = 13 credits
- Administrative Law
- Animal Law
- Climate Law
- Energy Law
- Environmental Health and Policy
- Environmental History and Law Seminar
- Expert Witnesses and Scientific Evidence
- International Environmental Law
- Land Use Control
- Nonprofit Organization Law
- Public Health Law
Required Courses for Master Degree with Specialization in Intellectual Property
Foundational courses = 10 credits
- Risk Assessment (4)
- Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (3)
- Compliance & Risk Management Skills: Planning, Auditing, Investigating, and Reporting (3)
Thesis project = 4 credits
Intellectual Property Fusion Concentration specific requirements = 9 credits
- Trademark Law (3) or Copyright Law (3)
- Patent Law (3)
- Commercialization and Intellectual Property Management (3)
Intellectual Property law Patent Concentration specific requirements = 9 credits
- Patent Law (3)
- Patent Preparation and Prosecution I (3)
- Patent Preparation and Prosecution II (3)
Intellectual Property Law & the Arts Concentration specific requirements = 7 credits
- Sports Law (1)
- Copyright Law (3)
- Trademark Law (3)
Elective Courses for Master Degree with Specialization in Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property electives * = 7-9 credits
- Business Associations
- Commercialization & IP Management
- Copyright Law
- Cyberspace Law
- Intellectual Property and Dealmaking
- Intellectual Property and First Amendment in the Arts
- Law of the Music Industry
- Law of the Visual Arts
- Negotiation Strategies in Sports Management
- Museum Law
- Patent Law
- Patent Preparation and Prosecution I
- Patent Preparation and Prosecution II
- Representing the Musical Artist
- Sports Data Lab
- Sports Law
*Not all elective courses are taught every year
General electives** = 2-4 credits
** must be approved by advisor, but can include any courses offered by the university