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LLM in Environmental and Energy Law Requirements 2026-27

Credit Requirement

The program will require students to take Environmental Law (four credits), and either International Environmental Law Seminar (two credits) or Energy Law Regulation and Policy (two credits). Students will write a thesis in conjunction with the Environmental and Energy Law Colloquium. The required coursework and thesis will enable students to synthesize their studies and benefit from close interaction with faculty and other students concentrating in the field.  

Students will also be required to choose an additional seven credit hours from courses listed below under the heading Subject Area Core Courses. Additional electives (eight credits) make this a 24-credit program.

Required Courses (9 or 10 credits)

  • Environmental Law (LW.11149 - 4 credits; Fall)
  • Environmental & Energy Law Colloquium with additional Writing Credit  (LW.12882 - 2 credits; LW.12894 – 1 credit; Spring)
  • Energy Law Regulation and Policy (LW.12239 - 2 credits; Fall) 
    OR
    International Environmental Law Seminar (LW.10065 - 3 credits; Fall)

Subject Area Core Courses

Students must choose an additional 7 credits of classes included in the list below:

Fall 2026

  • Animals and Climate Change Seminar (LW. 12827.001)
  • The Earth Rights Research and Action (TERRA) Clinic (LW.12825 & LW.12826) (application required for this year-long clinic - 7 credits in fall and 7 credits in spring for a total of 14 credits)
  • Energy Law Regulation and Policy (LW.12239 - 2 credits)
  • Environmental and Climate Justice Lab (LW.12980 & LW.12981 – 4 credits) (application required)
  • Environmental Justice Seminar (LW.10424 – 2 credits)
  • FDA Law, Policy and Advocacy: An Introduction to Food and Drug Law and   How FDA Regulates Seminar (LW.10931- 2 credits)
  • Financing Development Seminar (LW.11806 -2 credits)
  • Global Justice Clinic - for LLMs & Global Justice Clinic Seminar - for LLMs (LW.10679.002 & LW.11210.002 – 6 credits) (application required)
  • Graduate Lawyering I (LW.12373 or LW.12375 - 1 or 2 credits)
  • IILJ Colloquium: Space and Planetary Law and Governance (LW.10520 - 3 credits)
  • International Environmental Law Seminar (LW.10065 - 3 credits)
  • International Law (LW.11218 - 3 credits)
  • Land Use Regulation (LW.10579 - 4 credits)
  • Legislation and the Regulatory State for Transfer Students and LLM’s (LW.11633 - 4 credits)
  • Property (LW.11783 - 4 credits)
  • United Nations Diplomacy Clinic & United Nations Diplomacy Clinic Seminar (LW.10289 & LW.12641 - 6 credits) (application required)

Spring 2027

  • The Earth Rights Research and Action (TERRA) Clinic (LW.12825 & LW.12826) (application required for this year-long clinic, which carries 7 credits in fall and 7 credits in spring)
  • Animal Law Seminar (LW.11551 - 2 credits)
  • Climate Change Law and Policy Seminar (LW.10006 – 2 credits)
  • Environmental and Climate Justice Lab (LW.12980 & LW.12981 – 4 credits) (application required)
  • Environmental Transactional Law Simulation (LW.12939 - 2 credits)
  • Food Law and Policy Seminar (LW.12154 - 2 credits)
  • Global Environmental Law, Science, and Governance Seminar (LW.11614)
  • International Investment Law and Arbitration (LW.12182 - 4 credits)
  • International Trade and Investment Law and Policy Seminar: The Challenge of Changing Energy Markets (LW.12528 - 2 credits)
    New Frontiers in Rights Protection, Property and the Environment Seminar (LW.12938 - 2 credits)
    Property (LW.11783 - 4 credits)
    Urban Environmental Law and Policy Seminar (LW.12603 – 2 credits)

Suggested Courses

Additional courses related to environmental law that you may want to consider include:

Fall 2026

  • Corporate Finance (LW.11461 - 3 credits)
  • International Commercial Arbitration (LW.11915 - 2 credits)
  • Land Use, Housing and Community Development in New York City Seminar (LW.10651 - 3 credits)
  • Law of Nonprofit Organizations (LW.11276 - 3 credits)
  • Real Estate Transactions (LW.11279 - 3 credits)

Spring 2027

  • Corporate Finance (LW.11461 - 3 credits)
  • Innovation Policy Colloquium (LW.10930 - 3 credits)
  • Advanced Real Estate Transactions (LW.10868 - 2 credits)

Wagner Courses

With permission from the program director and Vice Dean, master’s students may take up to 6 credits of courses directly related to the study of law at one of NYU’s other schools in completion of LLM requirements. Courses offered by Wagner related to environmental law may be of particular interest to students in this program. You may review course offerings at Wagner online.

Contact Information

Prospective students should direct their inquiries to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Admitted and current students should direct their inquiries to the Office of Graduate Affairs.

Faculty advisement can be arranged by contacting Professor Wyman.