The LLM
Curriculum
“Having the opportunity to create Independent Studies with thoughtful professorial oversight was invaluable. I wrote a paper combining aesthetic theory with restorative justice practice and the arts based on an innovative arts organization in Philadelphia. I had never before been afforded total academic liberty. Being encouraged to pursue developments at the vanguard of legal understanding means you develop both as an individual practitioner and thinker.”
— Beatriz Brown LLM, United Kingdom
A group of students meeting on an outdoor patio

Students select courses from an extensive curriculum of specialized courses and seminars. The Law School grants a generalized LLM that allows each student to design their own curriculum. In doing so, students may choose to focus on a particular topic.

After completing the Pre-Term Program, LLM students take their courses alongside our upper-level JD students. More than 70 classes in 12 different subject areas are offered each semester, ranging from large lecture courses to intimate seminars. In addition, LLMs can take a class at one of the other professional or graduate schools in the university.

Sample Courses:
  • Corporations
  • International Business Transactions
  • Regulatory Law and Policy
  • M&A through the Business Cycle
  • Intellectual Property & Corporate Lawyering
  • Patent Law
  • Mediation Clinic
  • International Arbitration
  • Constitutional Criminal Procedure
  • International Women’s Rights