Traditional LL.M.
The Big Picture
NYU School of Law is recognized as a leader in innovative approaches to legal research and training, and prides itself on the wide range of course offerings and extracurricular opportunities, as well as the diverse research interests of our faculty and the variety of countries represented in our student body. The variety of our offerings both inside and outside the classroom are of special importance to students in the traditional LL.M. program as they refine their intellectual skills and advance their knowledge in multiple areas of interest. Opportunities abound in virtually any area of law, and professors and students approach their classes with a keen sense of learning the subject matter in a global context.
Unlike students in the specialized LL.M. programs, candidates pursing the traditional LL.M. degree are not limited in their course selection, and they have the freedom to choose courses that match their interests. But this does not mean that they need to abandon their specialized interests in corporate, international, trade or other field. Rather, those pursuing the traditional master’s can still take, for instance, a good number of international classes without missing out some of the over 200 rich and diverse courses when building a coherent and intellectually stimulating program. Students also have the option of expanding a typical research assignment into a master’s thesis, culminating their training with a significant scholarly work.
Focus on Curriculum
In a leading American law faculty like NYU, perhaps more than anywhere else, students are challenged by faculty to find different approaches to the very manner in which law is conceived, legal process is perceived and the world of legal practice is understood. Students in the traditional LL.M. program capitalize on the truly remarkable curricular and methodological diversity offered annually, taking courses from Constitutional Law to International Arbitration; from Conflict of Laws to U.S. Corporate Law and Theory; from Art Law to Environmental Law; from Copyright Law, and Antitrust Law to Economic Analysis of Law, Bankruptcy and Law and Literature. A quick browse through our Fall and Spring course offerings is enough to whet anyone’s appetite.
More Opportunities
We have organized this section of our Web site to highlight programs specifically for master's students in New York City, but there is much more going on in the larger Law School community from which our graduate students benefit. To learn more about opportunities available to all law students, visit the Areas of Focus.