LSMSL - Legal Studies

Core Major Units: 15
Additional Units: 15 (see requirements below for students with or without emphases)
Total Minimum Degree Units: 30

In order to earn an MLS degree, students must complete a total of 30 units. For more information, see https://law.arizona.edu/mls-program-details.

Required Core Requirements (15 units):

• course: Procedure (3)

• course: The American Common Law System I (3)

• course: The American Common Law System II (3)

• course: The American Public Law System (3)

• course: Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research (3)

Minimum Grade Required for Each Course: C

Students with no emphasis: Complete 15 units from the following listed 500-level LAW courses or any additional 600-level course offered by the College of Law that is approved in advance by the program director. All courses must be completed with a minimum required grade of C. Students have the option (not required) to group electives around a focal area: https://law.arizona.edu/master-legal-studies-mls-concentrations.  

• course: Due Diligence and Entitlements (3)

• course: The Ethical Entrepreneur (3)

• course: Healthcare Ethics (3)

• course: Introduction to Business Organizations Law (3)

• course: The Ethics & Economics of Environmental Policy (3)

• course: Principles of Federal Taxation (3)

• course: Administrative Law (3)

• course: Native Economic Development (3)

• course: International Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples (2)

• course: Risk Management/Insurance: Elements and Fundamentals (3)

• course: Nation Building I (3)

• course: Introduction to Human Rights Law (3)

• course: Entertainment Law (3)

• course: Introduction to International Commercial Transactions (3)

• course: Applied Environmental Law (3)

• course: State and Local Taxation (3)

• course: Law and Economics (3)

• course: Introduction to International Law (3)

• course: Native American Law & Policy (3)

• course: Introduction to Public International Law (3)

• course: Health Law (3)

• course: Introduction to Immigration Law and Policy (3)

• course: International Trade Law and Policy (3)

• course: Environmental Law and Policy (3)

• course: Intellectual Property (3)

• course: Family Law (3)

• course: Employment Law (3)

• course: Introduction to Criminal Law (3)

• course: Public International Environmental Law (3)

• course: Land-Use Planning Law (3)

• course: Legislative Analysis (3)

• course: Forensic Assessment: Intervention and Treatment (3)

• course: Leading Through Negotiations (3)

• course: Advanced Negotiation (3)

• course: Tribal Courts Practice and Procedure (3)

• course: Tribal Criminal Law and Procedure (3)

• course: Native American Family and Domestic Relations Law (3)

• course: Tribal Gaming (3)

• course: Communications Law (3)

• course: Criminal Procedure: Investigation and Arrest (3)

• course: History of Human Rights, Citizenship, and Refugee Law (3)

• course: Drug Discovery, Development, and Innovation to Reach the Marketplace (3)

• course: Introduction to Biomedical Informatics (3)

• course: Development and Innovation: Biologics, Devices, and Diagnostics (3)

• course: Legal and Regulatory Aspects for Health Care Delivery (3)

• course: Indigenous Peoples' Rights Under International Law (3)

• course: Legal and Regulatory Fundamentals for Health Care Business (3)

• course: Introduction to Information Privacy (3)

• course: Liability and Regulation of Healthcare Professionals (3)

• course: Assessing Early Stage Medical Technologies for Commercial Potential (3)

• course: Development of Federal Indian Policy (3)

• course: Aging in America (3)

• course: Introduction to Legal Systems (2)

• course: Regulatory Science Case Study Project (3)

• course: Access to Investigational Medical Products: Clinical Trials, Expanded Access, and Right to Try (3)

• course: Internship (1-6)

• course: Special Topics in the Law (1-6)

• course: Health Law Colloquium (1-3)

• course: Career Development in Law (1)

• course: Independent Study (1-6)

• course: Evidence (3-4)

• course: Public Health Law and Ethics (3)

• course: Governance, Risk Management & Compliance (3)

• course: Arizona Journal for Environmental Law and Policy (1-3)

• course: Comparative Mining Law (3)

• course: Public Lands & Mining Law (3)

• course: Public Land Law Supplement (1)

• course: Mining Transactions; Contractual and Permitting Overview (3)

• course: International Mining Health Law and Practice (1)

• course: Introduction to the International Mining Industry (3)

• course: Global Mining Tax Law, Policy and Disclosure/Sustainability (3)

• course: Native American Natural Resources (3)

• course: Federal Income Taxation (3)

• course: Juvenile Law (3)

• course: International Environmental Law (3)

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Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Minimum Credit Units

30 

Core Coursework Requirements

In order to earn an MLS degree, students must complete a total of 30 units. For more information, see https://law.arizona.edu/mls-program-details.

Required Core Requirements (15 units):

• course: Procedure (3)

• course: The American Common Law System I (3)

• course: The American Common Law System II (3)

• course: The American Public Law System (3)

• course: Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research (3)

Minimum Grade Required for Each Course: C

Elective Coursework

Complete 15 units from the following listed 500-level LAW courses or any additional 600-level course offered by the College of Law that is approved in advance by the program director. All courses must be completed with a minimum required grade of C. Students have the option (not required) to group electives around a focal area: https://law.arizona.edu/master-legal-studies-mls-concentrations.  

• course: Due Diligence and Entitlements (3)

• course: The Ethical Entrepreneur (3)

• course: Healthcare Ethics (3)

• course: Introduction to Business Organizations Law (3)

• course: The Ethics & Economics of Environmental Policy (3)

• course: Principles of Federal Taxation (3)

• course: Administrative Law (3)

• course: Native Economic Development (3)

• course: International Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples (2)

• course: Risk Management/Insurance: Elements and Fundamentals (3)

• course: Nation Building I (3)

• course: Introduction to Human Rights Law (3)

• course: Entertainment Law (3)

• course: Introduction to International Commercial Transactions (3)

• course: Applied Environmental Law (3)

• course: State and Local Taxation (3)

• course: Law and Economics (3)

• course: Introduction to International Law (3)

• course: Native American Law & Policy (3)

• course: Introduction to Public International Law (3)

• course: Health Law (3)

• course: Introduction to Immigration Law and Policy (3)

• course: International Trade Law and Policy (3)

• course: Environmental Law and Policy (3)

• course: Intellectual Property (3)

• course: Family Law (3)

• course: Employment Law (3)

• course: Introduction to Criminal Law (3)

• course: Public International Environmental Law (3)

• course: Land-Use Planning Law (3)

• course: Legislative Analysis (3)

• course: Forensic Assessment: Intervention and Treatment (3)

• course: Leading Through Negotiations (3)

• course: Advanced Negotiation (3)

• course: Tribal Courts Practice and Procedure (3)

• course: Tribal Criminal Law and Procedure (3)

• course: Native American Family and Domestic Relations Law (3)

• course: Tribal Gaming (3)

• course: Communications Law (3)

• course: Criminal Procedure: Investigation and Arrest (3)

• course: History of Human Rights, Citizenship, and Refugee Law (3)

• course: Drug Discovery, Development, and Innovation to Reach the Marketplace (3)

• course: Introduction to Biomedical Informatics (3)

• course: Development and Innovation: Biologics, Devices, and Diagnostics (3)

• course: Legal and Regulatory Aspects for Health Care Delivery (3)

• course: Indigenous Peoples' Rights Under International Law (3)

• course: Legal and Regulatory Fundamentals for Health Care Business (3)

• course: Introduction to Information Privacy (3)

• course: Liability and Regulation of Healthcare Professionals (3)

• course: Assessing Early Stage Medical Technologies for Commercial Potential (3)

• course: Development of Federal Indian Policy (3)

• course: Aging in America (3)

• course: Introduction to Legal Systems (2)

• course: Regulatory Science Case Study Project (3)

• course: Access to Investigational Medical Products: Clinical Trials, Expanded Access, and Right to Try (3)

• course: Internship (1-6)

• course: Special Topics in the Law (1-6)

• course: Health Law Colloquium (1-3)

• course: Career Development in Law (1)

• course: Independent Study (1-6)

• course: Evidence (3-4)

• course: Public Health Law and Ethics (3)

• course: Governance, Risk Management & Compliance (3)

• course: Arizona Journal for Environmental Law and Policy (1-3)

• course: Comparative Mining Law (3)

• course: Public Lands & Mining Law (3)

• course: Public Land Law Supplement (1)

• course: Mining Transactions; Contractual and Permitting Overview (3)

• course: International Mining Health Law and Practice (1)

• course: Introduction to the International Mining Industry (3)

• course: Global Mining Tax Law, Policy and Disclosure/Sustainability (3)

• course: Native American Natural Resources (3)

• course: Federal Income Taxation (3)

• course: Juvenile Law (3)

• course: International Environmental Law (3)

Additional Requirements

Must be a current BA LAW major at the University of Arizona with a 3.3 GPA or higher and 90 units of completed coursework.

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Core Coursework Requirements

Alternative Dispute and Resolution emphasis core: 6 units

• course: Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution (1)

• course: Interviewing an Counseling (2)

• course: Introduction to Mediation (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

9 units from the following:

• course: Arbitration (3)

• course: International ADR (3)

• course: Advanced Negotiations (3)

• course: Family Law Mediation (3)

• course: Capstone (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Cannabis Law and Regulation emphasis core: 3 units

• course: Intro to Cannabis Law and Regulation (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

12 units from the following:

• course: 3 Cannabis Legalization and Use: Public Health Implications (3)

• course: Cannabis Operations from Seed-to-Sale (3)

• course: Implementing State Cannabis Programs (3)

• course: Cannabis, Policing, and Equity (3)

• course: he National Market for Hemp-Based Products (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Compliance and Legal Risk Management emphasis core: 3 units

• course: Governance, Risk Management & Compliance (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

12 units from the following:

• course: Introduction to Business Organizations Law (3)

• course: Administrative Law (3)

• course: Introduction to Human Rights Law (3)

• course: Health Law (3)

• course: Introduction to Immigration Law and Policy (3)

• course: International Trade Law and Policy (3)

• course: Environmental Law and Policy (3)

• course: Intellectual Property (3)

• course: Employment Law (3)

• course: Public International Environmental Law (3)

• course: International Environmental Law (3)

• course: Legal and Regulatory Aspects for Health Care Delivery (3)

• course: Legal and Regulatory Fundamentals for Health Care Business (3)

• course: Introduction to Information Privacy (3)

• course: Liability and Regulation of Healthcare Professionals (3)

• course: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity in Healthcare (3)

• course Regulatory Science Case Study Project (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Criminal Law and Policy emphasis core: 6 units

• course: Introduction to Criminal Law (3)

• course: Criminal Procedure: Investigation and Arrest (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

9 units from the following:

• course: Evidence in Modern Legal Practice (3)

• course: Dependency Law and Policy (3)

• course: Children and the Law (3)

• course: Intro to Human Rights Law (3)

• course: Native American Law and Policy (3)

• course: Wrongful Convictions (3)

• course: Immigration Law (3)

• course: Family Law (3)

• course: Tribal Criminal Law and Procedure (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Core Coursework Requirements

Environmental Law and Policy emphasis core: 3 units

• course: Environmental Law and Policy (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

12 units from the following:

• course: The Ethics & Economics of Environmental Policy (3)

• course: Administrative Law (3)

• course: Applied Environmental Law (3)

• course: Public International Environmental Law (3)

• course: Land Use Planning Law (3)

• course: Public Lands & Mining Law (3)

• course: Native American Natural Resources (3)

• course: International Environmental Law (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Family and Juvenile Law emphasis core: 3 units

• course: Family Law (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

12 units from the following:

• course: Dependency Law and Policy (3)

• course: Children and the Law (3)

• course: Introduction to Immigration Law and Policy (3)

• course: Intro to ADR (1)

• course: Interviewing and Counseling (2)

• course: Mediation (3)

• course: Aging in America (3)

• course: Aging and Social Justice (3)

• course: Technology and Aging: Legal and Ethical Developments (3)

• course: Federal Income Tax (3)

• course: Family Law Mediation (3)

• course: Law and the Elderly (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Health Law and Policy emphasis core: 3 units

• course: Legal and Regulatory Aspects for Health Care Delivery (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

12 units from the following:

• course: Health Care Ethics (3)

• course: Health Law (3)

• course: Clinical Research Ethics (3)

• course: Leadership and Equity in the Life Sciences (3)

• course: Drug Discovery, Development, and Innovation to Reach the Marketplace (3)

• course: Introduction to Biomedical Informatics (3)

• course: Development and Innovation in Biologics, Devices, and Diagnostics (3)

• course: Legal and Regulatory Fundamentals of Health Care Business (3)

• course: Introduction to Privacy (3)

• course: Liability and Regulation of Healthcare Professionals (3)

• course: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity in Healthcare (3)

• course: Health Information Technology (3)

• course: Telehealth Law & Policy (3)

• course: Aging in America LAW 584B 3 Aging and Social Justice (3)

• course: Technology and Aging: Legal & Ethical Developments (3)

• course: Aging and the Law (3)

• course: Translational Pathways for Medical Devices (3)

• course: Regulatory Science Case Study Project (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Human Rights emphasis core: 3 units

• course: Introduction to Human Rights Law (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

12 units from the following:

• course: International Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples (3)

• course: Native American Law and Policy (3)

• course: Introduction to Public International Law (3)

• course: Intro to Immigration Law and Policy (3)

• course: Native American Family and Domestic Relations Law (3)

• course: Indigenous Peoples' Rights Under International Law (1)

• course: Native American Natural Resources (3)

• course: International Human Rights (2)

• HRTS coursework level 500 and above (1-6)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Indigenous Peoples' Law and Policy emphasis core: 3 units

• course: Native American Law and Policy (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

12 units from the following:

• course: International Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples (3)

• course: Introduction to International Human Rights (3)

• course: Environmental Law and Policy (3)

• course: Family Law (3)

• course: Tribal Courts Practice and Procedure (3)

• course: Government Power in Indian Country (3)

• course: Tribal Criminal Law and Procedure (3)

• course: American Indians and Civil Rights (3)

• course: Native American Family and Domestic Relations Law (3)

• course: Native American Natural Resources (3)

• course: International Environmental Law (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Intellectual Property emphasis core: 3 units

• course: Intellectual Property (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

12 units from the following:

• course: Entertainment Law (3)

• course: International Trade Law and Policy (3)

• course: Drug Discovery, Development, and Innovation to Reach the Marketplace (3)

• course: Introduction to Privacy Law (3)

• course: Liability and Regulation of Healthcare Professionals (3)

• course: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity in Healthcare (3)

• course: Health Information Technology (3)

• course: Telehealth Law & Policy (3)

• course: Technology and Aging: Legal & Ethical Developments (3)

• course: International Intellectual Property (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

International Trade and Business Law emphasis core: 6 units

• course: Introduction to International Commercial Transactions (3)

• course: International Trade Law and Policy (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

9 units from the following:

• course: Business Organizations Law (3)

• course: Administrative Law (3)

• course: Introduction to Human Rights Law (3)

• course: Introduction to International Economic Law (3)

• course: Introduction to Public International Law (3)

• course: Introduction to Immigration Law and Policy (3)

• course: Environmental Law and Policy (3)

• course: Intellectual Property (3)

• course: Employment Law (3)

• course: Public International Environmental Law (3)

• course: International Investment Law and Arbitration (3)

• course: International Environmental Law (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Law and Economics emphasis core: 3 units

• course: Law and Economics (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

12 units from the following:

• course: Legislative Process for State and Local Legislators and Staffers (3)

• course: he Ethical Entrepreneur (3)

• course: Law, Economics, and Civil Society (3)

• course: Political Economy, Law, and Experimentation (3)

• course: Ethics and Economics of Environmental Policy (3)

Minimum Emphasis Units

15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Legal Paraprofessional emphasis core: 6 units

• course: Evidence in Modern Legal Practice (3)

• course: Professional Responsibility in Modern Legal Practice (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

9 units from one of the following areas:

Family Law

• course: Family Law (3)

• One of the following:

  • course: Legal Paraprofessional Advocacy Internship (3)

  • course: Law Clinic (3)

  • course: Arizona Family Law Procedure and Advocacy (3)

• One of the following:

  • course: Administrative Law (3)

  • course: Dependency Law and Policy (3)

  • course: Tribal Courts Practice & Procedure (3)

  • course: Arizona Family Law Procedure & Advocacy (3)

Civil Law

• One of the following:

  • course: Administrative Law (3)

  • course: Family Law (3)

  • course: Introduction to Criminal law (3)

  • course: Criminal Procedure: Investigation and Arrest (3)

  • course: Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution (1) AND course: Interviewing and Counseling (2)

  • course: Arbitration (3)

• One of the following:

  • course: Legal Paraprofessional Advocacy Internship (3)

  • course: Law Clinic (3)

  • course: Arizona Family Law Procedure and Advocacy (3)

• One of the following:

  • course: Administrative Law (3)

  • course: Tribal Courts Practice & Procedure (3)

  • course: Arizona Civil Procedure & Advocacy (3)

Criminal Law

• course: Introduction to Criminal Law (3)

• course: Criminal Procedure: Investigation and Arrest (3)

• course: Legal Paraprofessional Advocacy Internship (3) OR course: Arizona Criminal Procedure and Advocacy (3)

Administrative Law

• course: Administrative Law (3)

• One of the following:

  • course: Legal Paraprofessional Advocacy Internship (3)

  • course: Law Clinic (3)

  • course: Arizona Administrative Procedure and Advocacy (3)

• One of the following:

  • course: Arizona Administrative Procedure & Advocacy (3)

  • course: Legal and Regulatory Aspects for Health Care Delivery (3)

  • course: Legal and Regulatory Fundamentals of Health Care Business (3)

  • course: Liability and Regulation for Healthcare Professionals (3)

Juvenile Law

• course: Dependency Law and Policy (3)

• course: Legal Paraprofessional Advocacy Internship (3) OR course: Law Clinic (3)

• One of the following:

  • course: Children & the Law (3)

  • course: Family Law (3)

  • course: Introduction to Mediation (3)