Global Business Law LL.M. Global Business Law LL.M.

Curriculum

The Global Business Law LL.M. program requires three quarters (nine months) of residence at the University of Washington, during which the student must complete a minimum of 40 quarter credits.

Required Courses

American Legal System and Method

International students are also required to complete the Law B550 American Legal System and Method course. It provides a systematic and structured examination of the U.S. legal system and is designed to introduce students to the methods and materials for legal analysis, research and writing on U.S. law.

Elective Courses

Students are required to take at least five approved elective courses. The selection of courses varies from year to year depending on course availability. Here is a list of typical courses offered as approved electives:

For detailed course descriptions please see the Course Catalog. In case of scheduling difficulties, other special circumstances or if you are planning to take the bar exam, other courses may be substituted with the permission of the Program Director.

Other Law School Courses

For the remaining credits, students are free to choose their own courses. Most second and third year J.D. program courses are open to LL.M. students. Exceptions are those courses taught in small groups and/or those subject to capped enrollment, such as some clinical course offerings.

Academic and Practical Skills Pathways

LL.M. candidates in the Global Business Law LL.M. program complete their program in the Academic Pathway or the Practical Skills Pathway.

Academic Pathway

LL.M. candidates in the academic pathway gain in-depth understanding of various global business law topics through courses such as A515 Business Organization or A534 Mergers & Acquisitions or B536 Drafting Business Documents.

Practical Skills Pathway

LL.M. candidates in this pathway register for and successfully complete an approved experiential course or an externship for credit. Students who are electing the Practical Skills Pathway must designate this pathway no later than the beginning of the third quarter of their first academic year of study, upon approval of their program advisor.

As 麻豆社区鈥檚 LL.M. programs can typically be completed within one nine-month academic year of full-time enrollment, students who are F1 student visa holders and who do an off-campus externship for course credit (typically registered as a C528 Global Business Law Practicum), can be eligible for Curricular Practical Training during their first academic year of study, but must first apply for and receive a Form I-20 indicating that curricular practical training has been approved.

Students in the LL.M. in Global Business Law degree must complete 40 credits, which must include the required number of Global Business Law electives, regardless of the pathway they choose.

Global Business Law LL.M.

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