Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law LL.M.

General Degree Requirements: All LL.M. students are required to complete a minimum of 24 credits for degree completion and conferral. LL.M. students with a non-US JD are required to complete the following two-credit courses in the fall semester. LL.M. students with a first degree in law from a common law country are eligible to waive either course:

1. Intro to US Law for LLM Students, 2-Credits   
2. Intro to US Legal Practice: Legal Writing, Research and Analysis, 2-Credits

Concentration Requirements: To earn an LL.M. degree in this concentration, students must complete 15 credits in courses in natural resources, energy, and environmental law.

1. All students must choose a minimum of 12 credits from the following core courses:
   • Climate Change Law and Policy, 3-Credits
   • Energy Law & Regulation, 3-Credits
   • Environmental Law, 3-Credits                                                       
   • Foundations of American Natural Resources Law, 3-Credits
   • International Environmental Law, 3-Credits
   • Mining and Mineral Development Law, 3-Credits
   • Land Use Planning, 3-Credits
   • Natural Resources and Environmental Law Clinic
   • Oil and Gas, 2-Credits
   • Public Lands, 3-Credits                                                                  
   • Seminar: Climate Change, 2-Credits                                               
   • Special Topics: Climate Action Planning                       
   • Special Topics: Environmental Litigation
   • Seminar: Advanced Natural Resources Law, 2-Credits
   • Seminar: Law of the River, 3-Credits        
   • Wildlife and the Law, 2-Credits                                                      
   • Water Resources, 3-Credits                                                            
2. Students must choose a minimum of 3 credits from another course related to natural resources, energy, and environmental law as designated by the faculty director of the LLM program.  Courses satisfying this requirement shall include any of the required courses listed above not used to satisfy those requirements, as well as any of the following:
   • American Indian Law I                                                  
   • Legislation and Regulation                                             
   • Administrative Law                                                        
   • American Indian Law II
   • Federal Courts
   • Property (an option for international students who intend to qualify to sit a US bar exam)

***Curricular requirements and course availability can and will vary and are subject to change. Semesterly course offerings are dynamic and can be cross referenced here.***