LLM in Animal Law Degree Requirements
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Required courses are subject to change. For more information, please view the latest Academic Regulations or contact the Office of the Registrar: [email protected].
An overview of this degree, including other details, can be found here.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE LLM IN ANIMAL LAW DEGREE
- A minimum of 30 credits, including all required courses
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3 for successful completion of the degree
- Students have up to 5 years from the date of matriculation to complete the LLM
- Students may start the LLM residentially in the fall or summer semesters, or online in any one of our six term start dates
REQUIRED COURSES All of the following courses: | ||
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Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
LLM9606 | LLM Graduate Seminar | 3 |
ENV5105 | Administrative Law | 3 |
ENV5307 | Animals and the Law | 3 |
The Director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute (ALPI) may waive Administrative Law and/or Animals and the Law upon showing that the candidate has completed an equivalent course of study. |
ANIMAL LAW AND POLICY ELECTIVES You must take a minimum of six (6) credits from the following list: | ||
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Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
ANM5437 | Animal Ethics | 3 |
JUR7333 | Animal Law and Ethics | 3 |
ANM5425 | Animal Law in Practice | 2 |
ANM5431 | Animal Protection Policy | 3 |
ENV5406 | Animal Rights Jurisprudence | 2 |
ENV5422 | Animal Welfare Law | 2 |
ENV5412 | Biodiversity Protection | 2 |
ENV5336 | Climate Change, Extinction & Adaptation | 3 |
ENV5480 | Environmental Crimes | 2 |
CLI9321 | Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic | 4-12 |
ENV5411 | Federal Regulation of Food and Agriculture | 3 |
ANM5435 | International Animal Law | 3 |
ENV5108 | Introduction to Food and Agriculture Law and Policy | 3 |
ENV5235 | Natural Resources Law | 2 |
ENV5423 | Ocean and Coastal Law | 3 |
ANM5433 | Science of Animal Law and Policy | 3 |
ENV5410 | The Farm Bill | 2 |
ENV5408 | The Law of Animals in Agriculture | 3 |
ENV5901 | Undercover Investigations of Animal Operations | 3 |
PROJECT/WRITING You must take a minimum of two (2) credits from the following list: | ||
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Description | Credits | |
LLM Thesis or Research Project on an animal law topic | 2-6 | |
LLM Externship | 4-10 | |
Teaching Practicum | 4-6 | |
Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic | 4-12 | |
Another VLGS clinic working on an animal law matter | 4-12 |
THESIS, TEACHING PROJECT, OR RESEARCH PROJECT | ||
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You have the option of writing a thesis, which must be a substantial piece of written work of publishable quality. To write a thesis, you must submit a 10-15–page thesis proposal to be approved by your faculty supervisor and the Director of the Environmental Law Center or the Director’s designee. | ||
You also have the option of completing a teaching practicum or a research project. A 5-page project proposal must be approved by your faculty supervisor and the Director of the Environmental Law Center or the Director’s designee. |
ELECTIVES | ||
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Your remaining LLM credits may be additional credits from the above lists, or other environmental electives from an approved list of courses in the Academic Regulations. |