LL.M. Program
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 14 credit hours from the following courses is required,* including 2 credits graded on the basis of a research paper. The research paper must be at least 8,000 words in length and U.S. Law School graduates must achieve a minimum grade of B+. All students must complete National Security Law (6870) and U.S. Foreign Relations Law (6871). For students who choose to write a thesis, Thesis (6690-91) and a minimum of 10 credits from the following courses are required.
- Computer Crime (6369)
- Law of Separation of Powers (6384)
- Congressional Investigations Seminar (6420)
- Information Privacy Law (6486)
- International Law (6520)
- International Litigation (6528)
- Immigration Law I (6538)
- Refugee and Asylum Law (6540)
- International Law of Human Rights (6546)
- Regional Protection of Human Rights (6547)
- Space Law (6548)
- Law of the Sea (6550)
- Law of War (6552)
- U.S. Export Control Law and Regulation (6553)
- International Criminal Law (6554)
- National Building and the Rule of Law (6559)
- Human Rights Lawyering (6568)
- Field Placement (6668) - with assistant dean's permission
- National Security Law Seminar (6872)
- Military Justice (6873)
- Comparative Military Law (6874)
- Counterterrorism Law (6875)
- Homeland Security Law and Policy (6876)
- Nuclear Nonproliferation Law and Policy (6877)
- Intelligence Law (6878)
- Cybersecurity Law (6879)
- Disaster Law (6880)
*Constitutional Law I (6214) and Constitutional Law II (6380) will also be available; only students with a non-U.S. law degree who plan to take the New York bar examination may count these courses toward the 14 credits required in the field.
Please note: the courses below do not count toward the 14-credit National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations curriculum requirement.
Courses related to National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations:
- Litigation with the Federal Government (6240)
- Veterans Law (6423)
- Legislation (6416)
- Computer Law (6484)