Concentration - Remote Sensing/Air/Space
Juris Doctor
Description
The School of Law offers a Juris Doctor (J.D.), a concurrent Juris Doctor/Master of Accountancy (J.D./M.Accy.), a concurrent Juris Doctor/Master of Taxation (J.D./M.Tax.), and a concurrent Juris Doctor/Master of Law (J.D./LL.M.).
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 90
Course Requirements
First Year
- Law 500 Professional Identity (1 credit, two semesters)
- Law 501 Contracts (4 credits, one semester)
- Law 502 Torts (4 credits, one semester)
- Law 503 Civil Procedure I (4 credits, one semester)
- Law 514 & 515 Legal Research and Writing I & II (6 credits, two semesters)
- Law 504 Property (4 credits, one semester)
- Law 507 Constitutional Law I (3 credits, one semester)
Law 568 Criminal Law (3 credits, one semester)
1 Skills/Drafting course (3 credits) (courses fulfilling the Skills and Drafting requirements are designated each semester by the law faculty)
Upper Level (Second and Third Years)
- Law 592 Bar Exam Prep I (3 credits, one semester during second year)
- Law 593 Bar Exam Prep II (3 credits, one semester during third year)
- Law 603 Legal Profession (3 credits, one semester)
- Law 600 Evidence (3 credits, one semester)
- 1 Skills course (3 credits), 1 Drafting course (3 credits), and 1 Writing course (2-3 credits) (Courses fulfilling the Skills, Drafting, and Writing requirements are designated each semester by the law faculty)
Otherwise, students have free choice of elective courses to complete the remainder of their credit hours.
Other Academic Requirements
For the Juris Doctor degree, the requirements are: (1) successful completion of 90 credit hours of law courses (70 of which must be graded credit hours and 75 of which must come from courses that meet in regularly scheduled classroom hours and no more than 30 of which can be from courses designated as distance education), including the courses specifically required for graduation, and (2) an overall grade-point average of 2.00 (C) or better. The curriculum and courses required for graduation are subject to change at any time without prior notice at the direction of the law faculty.
Concentration - Remote Sensing/Air/Space
Description
The concentration in remote sensing, air, and space law is designed to provide students with specialized study in the fields of remote sensing, air, and space law and to prepare students for careers in federal and international law and technology-related areas.
Course Requirements
The air and space law concentration recognizes a student's strong emphasis in the air and space law fields. A student may be recognized for a concentration in air and space law by earning a total of 27 credit hours satisfying the following requirements:
- Successful completion of 4 core courses (12 credit hours);
- Successful completion of 4 elective courses (12 credit hours); and
- Successful completion of 3 intensive credit hours.
Core Courses
- Public International Air Law 750
- Private International Air Law 751
- International Space Law 680
- Either US National Aviation Law 723 or United States Domestic Space Law 679
Intensive Credit Hours
- Individual study in air or space law that is approved in advance.
- An externship/internship placement approved in advance and related to air or space law.
Other Eligible Courses
- Administrative Law 605
- Antitrust Law 621
- Comparative National Space Law 677
- Corporations 601
- Environmental Law 581
- European Union Law 530
- Intellectual Property 580
- International Law 620
- International Security Law and Policy 658
- International Telecommunications Law 752
- International Trade 575
- International Aviation Financing and Leasing Law 753
- Internet and Emerging Technologies Law 756
- Journal of Space Law 583
- Labor Law 614
- Law of Armed Conflict 531
- Space Security Law 736
- Remote Sensing Law 655
- US National Aviation Law 723 (if not taken as a core course)
- United States Domestic Space Law 679 (if not taken as a core course)
- As appropriate, additional courses and advanced/special legal topics focusing on air and space law may be included in this category on a case-by-case basis upon approval by the designated faculty member and/or senior associate dean.
Other Academic Requirements
All credits counted for the concentration must be graded, and the student must have at least a 3.0 grade-point average for all credits counted toward satisfying the concentration credit-hour requirements as set forth above.