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International Business & Trade Law


The LL.M. program in International Business and Trade Law prepares lawyers to meet the challenges of an increasingly global economy by giving them the knowledge and training needed to handle complex transnational transactions that define the current legal and business environment.


Course Requirements

Each student is required to complete 24 credits of approved courses. This includes a minimum of 12 credits of courses approved for the program in International Business and Trade Law (Specialization Distribution Courses). 

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This 12-credit Specialization Distribution Course requirement must include at least two of the following Core Distribution Courses:

*European Union Law
*International Business Transactions
*International Law
*International Trade Regulation/International Trade Law

Students who do not hold a degree from a U.S. law school are also required to enroll in Introduction to the U.S. Legal System, as well as Legal Writing for LL.M. Students. Students who are members of the bar of any U.S. jurisdiction or who hold a degree from a law school in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, North Ireland, South Africa, or the United Kingdom are exempt from enrolling in Legal Writing for LL.M. Students. The credits earned in Introduction to the U.S. Legal System and Legal Writing for LL.M. Students count toward the 24 credits required to graduate but do not count toward the specialized program requirements.

Remaining credits may be chosen from among the wide selection of courses that are open to LL.M. students.

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