Master of Arts in Law and Governance
Dispute Resolution

I. Required Core Courses  (6-9)

LSLW 500 United States Legal System, 3 credits
LSLW 503 Research Methods and Analysis, 3 credits
LSLW 513 Ethical and Professional Issues in the Legal Environment, 3 credits

II. Concentration Courses. Select five courses from the following  15 credits

A. Students must take these three required courses.

LSLW 551 Negotiation Theory and Practice, 3 credits
LSLW 552 Mediation Theory and Practice, 3 credits
LSLW 553 Arbitration and Other Alternative Adjudicative Processes, 3 credits

B. Students must select an additional two elective courses.

LSLW 554 Conflict Management and Peer Mediation in Schools, 3 credits
LSLW 555 Family Mediation, 3 credits
LSLW 556 Dispute Resolution in the Workplace, 3 credits
LSLW 558 Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution , 3 credits
LSLW 559 Advanced Conflict Management in Education, 3 credits
LSLW 560 Bullying Prevention in Schools, 3 credits

III. Select three courses from departmental electives listed below or, alternatively, from additional courses in Group II above  9 credits

LSLW 512 Statutory and Regulatory Analysis, 3 credits
LSLW 520 Private Civil Responsibility: Contracts and Torts, 3 credits
LSLW 525 Introduction to Jurisprudence, 3 credits
LSLW 531 Administrative Law, 3 credits
LSLW 537 Entertainment Law, 3 credits
LSLW 538 Trademark Law, 3 credits
LSLW 541 Advanced Computer Systems in the Leg Environment, 3 credits
LSLW 545 Cyberlaw, 3 credits
LSLW 547 Intellectual Property: Copyright, Lic. & Advertising, 3 credits
LSLW 557 Law Office Financial Management, 3 credits
LSLW 572 Legal Information Management, 3 credits
LSLW 573 Seminar in Law & Literature, 3 credits
LSLW 574 Human Rights Law, 3 credits
LSLW 577 International Law and Transnational Legal Issues, 3 credits
LSLW 578 Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management, 3 credits
LSLW 579 Private Sector Compliance with Public Regulations, 3 credits
LSLW 580 Field Experience in Legal Studies, 3 credits
OR
LSLW 581 Cooperative Education in Legal Studies, 3 credits
LSLW 588 Independent Study in Legal Study, 3 credits
LSLW 590 Environmental Law and Policy, 3 credits
LSLW 599 Selected Topics in Legal Studies, 3 credits

IV. Electives (one course from Departmental Electives or approved electives or
approved electives outside of the department with approval of Department Advising -
A list of electives is available in the department)   (0-3)

Note: A student takes one course from this category only if LSLW500 is waived.

V. Thesis or Comprehensive Examination

Students must have completed 27 graduate credits and receive thesis or comprehensive examination approval.

For students selecting the Thesis option:
    LSLW 698 Master's Thesis, 3 credits
    LSLW 699 Thesis Continuation, 1credit  
       
For students selecting Comprehensive Examination option, choose one additional departmental elective.

* LSLW500 may be waived by the Graduate Advisor for a student with a law-related background and a course from Group IV may be substituted in its place.

Note: Students may select up to 2 courses from courses at the 400 level with the approval of the department graduate advisor.

Total Credits: 36

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