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Minor - Air and Space Law

LL.M. in Air and Space Law

Description

The University of Mississippi School of Law is a world leader in air and space law education, research, and public service.

This LL.M. degree program is designed for both U.S. and foreign-trained law school graduates interested in a rigorous legal curriculum in U.S., international, and comparative air and space law. It is the first and only LL.M. program in the U.S. offering a combined air and space law postgraduate law degree at an ABA accredited law school.

LL.M. Program Advantages

Unique emphasis in U.S. air and space law. Extensive air law expertise and over 45 years in space law. On-campus or online, full-time or part-time. Participate, if qualified, in the Journal of Space Law. Comprehensive air and space law collection. Access to University of Mississippi Space Law Archives. American Bar Association accredited law school.

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 26

Course Requirements

Thesis Program

(26 Credit Hours)

Fall
U.S. National Aviation Law 3
U.S. National Space Law 3
Public International Air Law 3
Master's Thesis I (Advisor) 1
Semester Credits 10
Spring
International Space Law 3
Private International Air Law 3
Comparative National Space Law 3
Master's Theis II (Advisor) 1
Semester Credits 10
Summer
Master's Thesis III (Advisor) 6
Semester Credits 6
Total Credits 26

Minor - Air and Space Law

Description

Advancing technologies tend to fall within fissures in law and regulation, thereby requiring cross-disciplinary policy responses. Aerospace industries increasingly rely on technical expertise combined with knowledge of law and regulation to better inform policy choices intended to bridge such fissures. The Graduate Minor in Air and Space Law trains and educates graduate students in aerospace law, policy and regulation, and brings together graduate students from various disciplines to foster an interdisciplinary approach to better equip students to enter industries at the cutting edge of advancing technologies.

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 12

Course Requirements

The Graduate Minor in Air and Space Law can be tailored to address aviation law, space law, or both. Graduate students may be awarded a Graduate Minor by earning 12 credit hours in air and/or space law courses: two core courses (6 credit hours); and two elective courses (6 credit hours).

Core courses include:

Elective courses include:

Other Academic Requirements

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