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 a required environmental law seminar or 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 (LW.12882) with additional Writing Credit (3 credits)
- 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 2023
- Earth Rights Advocacy Clinic and Clinic Seminar (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) - Economic Analysis of Public Law (LW.12695 - 4 credits)
- Energy Law Regulation and Policy (LW.12239 - 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)
- Food Law and Policy Seminar (LW.12154 - 2 credits)
- Global Justice Clinic - for LLMs & Global Justice Clinic Seminar - for LLMs (LW.10679.002 & LW.11210.002 – 6 credits total) (application required)
- Graduate Lawyering I (LW.12373 or LW.12375 - 1 or 2 credits)
- Hauser Colloquium: Social Justice and the Climate Emergency: Taking Duties Seriously (LW.10127 - 2 credits)
- International Environmental Law Seminar (LW.10065 - 3 credits)
- International Law (LW.11218 - 3 credits)
- Law and Development (LW.10295 - 2 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 total) (application required)
Spring 2024
- Animal Law Seminar (LW.11551 - 2 credits)
- Cities Seminar (LW.12771- 2 credits)
- Earth Rights Advocacy Clinic and Clinic Seminar (LW.12825 & LW.12826)
(application required for this year-long clinic which carries 7 credits in fall and 7 credits in spring) - Economic Analysis of Law (LW.10853 – 4 credits)
- Energy Transition: Law and Governance Seminar (LW.12457 – 2 credits)
- Environmental & Energy Law Colloquium (LW.12882- 2 credits)
- Environmental Justice Seminar (LW.10424 - 2 credits)
- Global Environmental Law, Science, and Governance Seminar (LW.11614 – 3 credits)
- Graduate Lawyering I (LW.12373 - 1 credit)
- International Investment Law and Arbitration (LW.12182 - 4 credits)
- International Trade and Investment Law and Policy Seminar: The Challenge of Changing Energy Markets (LW.12561)
- Land Use Regulation (LW.10579 - 4 credits)
- Project Finance Seminar (LW.12062 - 2 credits)
- Property (LW.11783 - 4 credits)
- Science and the Courts Seminar (LW.12668 - 2 credits)
Suggested Courses
Additional courses related to environmental law that you may want to consider include:
Fall 2023
- Class Actions Seminar (LW.12721 - 2 credits)
- 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 2024
- Corporate Finance (LW.11461 - 3 credits)
- Federal Health Reform: Law, Policy and Politics Seminar (LW.11371- 2 credits)
- Innovation Policy Colloquium (LW.10930 - 3 credits)
- International Investment Law and Arbitration (LW.12182 - 4 credits)
- Law and Global Governance Seminar (LW.10151 - 2 credits)
- Property (LW.11783 - 4 credits)
- Advanced Real Estate Transactions (LW.10868 - 2 credits)
- Economic and Social Rights (LW.10014 - 4 credits)
- Legal Practice in Highly Political Environments Seminar (LW.11450 -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.
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NYU Law Classes that meet the 520.6 NY bar foreign-trained eligibility requirements
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.