GENERAL PROGRAM

MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL STUDIES
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY

The Master of Arts in Legal Studies offers a general program of study, without a concentration. This is recommended for graduate students who wish to meet their individual academic needs by incorporating courses from diverse offerings. There is the opportunity to choose from among all of the graduate-level department electives, including courses from the optional concentrations in Dispute Resolution and Legal Management, Information, and Technology. The optional concentrations are intended to meet the requirements of two more specialized dynamic and growing fields for legal professionals.

Three Required Courses: **denotes link to electronic syllabus

LSLW 501 Ethical and Professional Issues in the Legal Environment
LSLW 511 Research Methods and Analysis
LSLW 600 Thesis Seminar in Legal Studies

Eight Courses from Department Electives:

LSLW 512-Statutory and Regulatory Analysis
LSLW 520-Private Civil Responsibility: Contracts and Torts
LSLW 531 -Administrative Practice and Procedure
LSLW 538-Trademark Law
LSLW 540-Criminal Trial Preparation
LSLW 541-Adv.Computer Systems in the Legal Environment **
LSLW 545 - Cyberlaw **
LSLW 550-Law Office Management and Technology **
LSLW 551 -Negotiation Theory and Practice
LSLW 552-Mediation Theory and Practice
LSLW 553-Arbitration and Other Alternative Adjudicative Processes **
LSLW 554-Conflict Management/Peer Mediation in Schools
LSLW 555-Family Mediation
LSLW 556-Dispute Resolution in the Workplace **
LSLW 557-Law Office Financial Management
LSLW 558-Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution
LSLW 572-Legal Information Management **
LSLW 574 - Human Rights Law
LSLW 578-Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management **
LSLW 579-Private Sector Compliance with Public Regulations
LSLW 580-Field Experience in Legal Studies
or
LSLW 581-Cooperative Education in Legal Studies
LSLW 599-Selected Topics in Legal Studies
LSPR 411 -Advanced Patent, Trademark and Copyright
LSPR 420-Advanced Civil Litigation
LSPR 460-Advanced Legal Research and Writing

One course from outside department, or one additional course from above.


Revised May 1999