The School of Law offers a Master of Laws (LLM) degree program for international and domestic law school graduates who wish to pursue a year of graduate legal education. The program allows students to specialize their studies in fields such as entertainment law, international and comparative law, and four separate business law subjects; or to design their own specialization in a field of their choice.
The Master of Legal Studies (MLS) degree program is designed for non-lawyer professionals in business, government, and the nonprofit sector who seek to advance their careers and capabilities by obtaining an advanced degree and a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory issues that impact their industry or field of interest. Full-time students can finish the degree in one academic year, part-time students may take as many as four years. An MLS degree does not entitle the holder to sit for the bar exam or become a licensed lawyer.
The Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) degree program is designed for those seeking to pursue careers as teachers and scholars of law. The highly selective program is open only to applicants who possess a distinguished prior academic record in law, show promise of outstanding scholarship, and demonstrate a high potential for completing a scholarly dissertation of required quality. Applicants must hold a JD degree or foreign equivalent and an LLM degree (or be enrolled in a program leading to an LLM degree).
