LLM in Energy Law Degree Requirements
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LLM in Energy Law Degree Requirements
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| REQUIRED COURSES All of the following courses: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ENV5226 | Energy Law & Policy in a Carbon-Constrained World | 3 |
| ENV5228 | Energy Regulation, Markets and the Environment | 3 |
| ENV5105 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| LLM9606 | LLM Graduate Seminar | 3 |
| PROJECT/WRITING REQUIREMENT May choose one of the following courses: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| CLI9427 | Energy Clinic | 3-6 |
| CLI9437 | Advanced Energy Clinic | 3-6 |
| ENV5303 | Advanced Energy Writing Seminar | 2 |
| LLM thesis (6) or research project on an energy topic | 2鈥�6 | |
| LLM externship in energy law | 4鈥�10 | |
| Participation in the Institute for Energy and the Environment’s research associate program | ||
| ENERGY ELECTIVE COURSES At least four (4) credits from the following list of energy elective courses: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ENV5230 | Global Energy Law and Policy | 2 |
| ENV5344 | 鈥婣lternative Fuels and Renewable Energy鈥� | 3 |
| ENV5375 | 鈥婫lobal Energy Justice鈥� | 2 |
| ENV5468 | Oil & Gas Production & the Environment | 2 |
| ENV5469 | 鈥婳il and Gas Development and the Environment鈥� | 3鈥� |
| ENV5510 | Three Essentials of the Electric Grid – Engineering | 1 |
| ENV5511 | Three Essentials of the Electric Grid – Business | 1 |
| ENV5512 | Three Essentials of the Electric Grid – Legal | 1 |
| ENV5550 | Renewable Energy Project Finance & Development鈥� | 2 |
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| 鈥婨LECTIVE COURSES鈥嬧赌� | ||
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| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ADR6405 | Arbitration鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ADR6410 | Alternative Dispute Resolution鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ADR6412 | Mediation鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ADR6415 | Environmental Dispute Resolution鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ADR6420 | Negotiation鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ADR6450 | Advanced Dispute Resolution Writing Seminar鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| 鈥婤鲍厂6262 | Social Enterprise Law鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| BUS6305 | Non-Profit Organizations鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| BUS6350 | Non-Profit Management鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| CLI9302 | Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (JD or LLM students only) | 6 |
| CLI9326 | Advanced Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (JD or LLM only) | 6 |
| CLI9405 | Dispute Resolution Clinic I鈥嬧赌� | 4 |
| CLI9427 | Energy Clinic | 4 |
| CLI9428 | Food and Agriculture Clinic | 4 |
| CLI9437 | Avanced Energy Clinic | 4 |
| CLI9450 | Land Use Clinic (JD or LLM students only) | 6 |
| DIV7620 | Native Americans and the Law鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| DIV7628 | Indian Tribes as Government Stewards of the Environment鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5105 | Administrative Law鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5108 | Introduction to Agriculture and Food Law and Policy | 3 |
| ENV5112 | Science for Environmental Law鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5115 | Environmental Law鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5125 | Land Use Regulation鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5205 | Air Pollution鈥嬧赌� Law and Policy | 3 |
| ENV5209 | The Law of Toxics and Hazardous Substances | 3 |
| ENV5210 | CERCLA Liability and Cleanup | 3 |
| ENV5212 | Climate Change and the Law鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5220 | Environmental Economics and Markets鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5223 | Environmental Governance in the Developing World | 2 |
| ENV5226 | Energy Law and Policy in a Carbon-Constrained World鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5228 | Energy Regulation, Markets and the Environment | 3 |
| ENV5229 | Environmental Issues in Business | 3 |
| ENV5230 | Global Energy Law and Policy | 2 |
| ENV5235 | Natural Resources Law鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5239 | Land Transactions and Finance鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5245 | Water Resources Management | 3 |
| ENV5246 | Water Quality鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5250 | Watershed Management鈥嬧赌� and Protection | 3 |
| ENV5303 | Advanced Energy Writing Seminar鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5305 | Environmental Ethics鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5306 | Comparative Environmental Law Research鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5310 | Environmental Health Law鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5335 | Extinction and Climate Change鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5336 | Climate Change, Extinction and Adaptation | 2 |
| ENV5342 | Legal Adaptations to Global Warming | 2 |
| ENV5343 | Climate Change Adaptation in Human Systems | 2 |
| ENV5344 | Alternative Fuels and Renewable Energy | 2 |
| ENV5346 | New Frontiers in Environmental Policies | 2 |
| ENV5349 | Regulating the Marine Environment鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5350 | Risk Assessment | 2 |
| ENV5356 | Scientific Controversies鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5365 | Climate Change: the Power of Taxes鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5375 | Global Energy Justice | 2 |
| ENV5380 | Food Regulation and Policy鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5381 | Local Farm and Food Law in Practice | |
| ENV5383 | Food Justice and Sustainability | |
| ENV5401 | Agriculture and the Environment | 3 |
| ENV5405 | Ecosystem Conservation Strategies鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5406 | Animal Rights Jurisprudence鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5408 | The Law of Animals in Agriculture | 2 |
| ENV5410 | The Farm Bill | 2 |
| ENV5411 | Federal Regulation of Food and Agriculture | 2 |
| ENV | Representing Farmers and Food Producers | |
| ENV5423 | Ocean and Coastal Law鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5430 | Ecology鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5446 | Environmental Justice鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5449 | Environmental Litigation Workshop | 2 |
| ENV5462 | Public Lands Management: Montana Field Study鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| ENV5468 | Oil and Gas Production and the Environment鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5474 | Land Conservation Law鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5478 | Global Food Security and Social Justice鈥� | 2 |
| ENV5479 | Law and Policy of Local Food Systems鈥� | 2 |
| ENV5490 | Renewable Energy and Other Alternative Fuels鈥� | 2 |
| ENV5500 | Environmental Aspects of Business Transactions鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5510 | Essentials of the Electric Grid鈥嬧赌�: Engineering | 1 |
| ENV5521 | Earth Law鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV5540 | Public Health and Food and Agriculture Policy | 2 |
| ENV5561 | 鈥婨nvironmental Enforcement and Compliance鈥� | 2 |
| ENV5564 | 鈥婸eace, War and the Environment鈥� | 2 |
| ENV5561 | Environmental Enforcement and Compliance鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| ENV | Animal Welfare Law | |
| GPP7819 | Environmental Issues in Business Transactions (JD students only) | 2 |
| INT7412 | Law of the European Union | 2 |
| INT7414 | European Union Law Trento | 2 |
| INT7421 | International Environmental Law鈥嬧赌� and Policy | 3 |
| INT7440 | Comparative U.S.-China Environmental Law鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| INT7445 | European Community Environmental Law | 2 |
| INT7446 | International Trade and the Environment鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| INT7450 | International Investment Arbitration and the Environment | 2 |
| JUR7307 | Culture and the Environment鈥嬧赌� | 2 |
| JUR7330 | Moral Philosophy for Professionals | 2 |
| JUR7333 | Animal Law and Ethics | 3 |
| PUB7510 | Legislation鈥嬧赌� | 3 |
| PUB7525 | Legislative Clinic鈥嬧赌� | 6 |
| WRI7380 | Advanced Environmental Legal Research鈥嬧赌嬧�� | 1 |