Master in the Study of Law

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The Master in the Study of Law is a graduate program designed to give non-lawyers a foundational understanding of legal principles and the U.S. legal system.

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instanceOf graduate degree program ⓘ
law-related academic program ⓘ
doesNotTypicallyLeadTo eligibility to sit for a U.S. bar exam ⓘ
focusesOn U.S. legal system ⓘ
basic legal reasoning ⓘ
foundational understanding of legal principles ⓘ
legal institutions in the United States ⓘ
hasAlternativeName MSL ⓘ
Master in Legal Studies ⓘ
Master of Studies in Law ⓘ
hasEducationalLevel graduate ⓘ
hasTargetAudience graduate students in non-law fields ⓘ
non-lawyers ⓘ
professionals without a JD ⓘ
isCommonInJurisdiction United States ⓘ
isDesignedFor professionals who interact with law and regulation in their work ⓘ
students who do not intend to practice law as attorneys ⓘ
isDifferentFrom LLM ⓘ
Master of Laws for licensed or foreign-trained lawyers ⓘ
isNotEquivalentTo Juris Doctor ⓘ
professional law degree for bar eligibility ⓘ
isOfferedBy law schools ⓘ
universities in the United States ⓘ
isPartOf legal education offerings for non-lawyers ⓘ
learningOutcome ability to interpret basic statutes and regulations ⓘ
awareness of legal risk in organizational decision-making ⓘ
understanding of legal terminology ⓘ
mayBeCompletedFullTimeIn approximately one year ⓘ
mayBeCompletedPartTimeIn two to four years ⓘ
mayOfferConcentrationsIn business law ⓘ
compliance ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
health law ⓘ
human resources law ⓘ
intellectual property law ⓘ
modeOfDelivery hybrid ⓘ
on-campus ⓘ
online ⓘ
programGoal enable students to understand how law affects their field ⓘ
improve ability to work with attorneys and legal documents ⓘ
provide literacy in legal concepts without training students to practice law ⓘ
typicalAdmissionRequirement bachelor’s degree ⓘ
typicalCurriculumIncludes constitutional law overview ⓘ
contracts ⓘ
introduction to law ⓘ
legal research and writing for non-lawyers ⓘ
regulatory and administrative law overview ⓘ
torts ⓘ

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University of Georgia School of Law → offersDegree → Master in the Study of Law ⓘ
USC Gould School of Law → offersProgram → Master of Studies in Law ⓘ
linked to: Master in the Study of Law
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law → offersProgram → Master of Legal Studies ⓘ
linked to: Master in the Study of Law
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law → offersDegree → Master of Legal Studies ⓘ
linked to: Master in the Study of Law