New York University School of Law 60 courses 24 total credits
In this LLM specialization, you’ll develop a firm foundation for your academic career among many of the world's foremost legal theorists and philosophers, and produce an original scholarly work. You will craft a program of study in close consultation with the faculty director to ensure your curriculum is relevant and valuable to your background, intellectual interests, and professional goals. Among the Law School's deep bench of full-time faculty, you will find influential leaders in interdisciplinary legal theory, especially in legal, political and moral philosophy; law and economics; law and sociology; and legal history. In addition, our professors teach classes that include reflections on domestic and international law and legal institutions that draw from psychology, anthropology, political theory, critical race theory, gender and sexuality studies, and feminist theory.
| Colloquium | 2-5 credits |
| Addtional Legal Theory Course(s) | 4-6 credits |
| LAW-LW 10170 | 2 credits |
| LAW-LW 12689 | 2 credits |
| Any of the Law School Colloquia in addition to the one required for the Legal Theory program | credits |
Major Requirements
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 11387 | Legal Theory Thesis Seminar | 3 |
| LAW-LW 10089 | Legal Theory Thesis Workshop | 1 |
| Total Major Requirements | 24 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 12721
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 11195 | Classical Liberalism: History, Theory and Contemporary Jurisprudence Seminar | 2 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 12365
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10202 | Constitutional Litigation Seminar | 2 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 10345
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 12188 | Critical Narratives of Civil Rights | 3 |
| LAW-LW 11836 | Decisionmaking in the Federal Courts: Seminar and Simulation | 4 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 11867
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10853 | Economic Analysis of Law | 2 |
| LAW-LW 12695 | Economic Analysis of Public Law | 2 |
| LAW-LW 11448 | Education Law Seminar | 4 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 10424
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10387 | Ethical and Legal Challenges in the Modern Corporation | 2 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 10079
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 12666
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 10357
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10871 | Law and Society in China Seminar | 2 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 11156
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 11989 | Law, Economics and Journalism Seminar | 2 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 11457
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 11846 | Law of the Welfare State Seminar | 2 |
| LAW-LW 11450 | Legal Practice in Highly Political Environments Seminar | 2 |
| LAW-LW 11987 | Maimonides Mishneh Torah: Jewish Law and Legal Theory Seminar | 2 |
| LAW-LW 11545 | Mental Disability Law Seminar | 2 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 11033
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10794 | Quantitative Methods Seminar | 2 |
| LAW-LW 12470 | Questions of Transparency In Government and Politics Seminar | 2 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 10041
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10310 | Resisting Injustice Seminar | 2 |
| LAW-LW 10447 | Retribution in Criminal Justice: Violence and Its Relation to Manhood (Shakespeare) | 2 |
| LAW-LW 12668 | Science and the Courts | 2 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 10016
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 12271 | Sex Discrimination Law | 3 |
| LAW-LW 10529 | Sexuality, Gender and the Law Seminar | 2 |
| LAW-LW 12643 | Sovereign Finance, Capital Markets and Global Regulatory Challenges Seminar | 2 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Legal Theory Courses
LAW-LW 12581
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 12830 | The President and the Administration | 2 |
| Total Legal Theory Courses | 2 credits | |
Colloquia
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10031 | Colloquium on Constitutional Theory | 2 |
Colloquia
LAW-LW 10650
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10596 | Colloquium in Legal, Political and Social Philosophy and Seminar | 5 |
| Total Colloquia | 2 credits | |
Colloquia
LAW-LW 11698
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10582 | Colloquium on Law, Economics and Politics | 2 |
| LAW-LW 12882 | Environmental & Energy Law Colloquium | 2 |
| LAW-LW 12657 | Guarini Colloquium on Legal Controls of Digital Platforms | 2 |
| LAW-LW 12880 | Contract Theory | 3 |
| Total Colloquia | 2 credits | |
Colloquia
LAW-LW 10520
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10295 | Law and Development | 2 |
| LAW-LW 11160 | Legal History Colloquium | 2 |
| LAW-LW 10930 | Innovation Policy Colloquium | 3 |
| Total Colloquia | 2 credits | |
Colloquia
LAW-LW 10540
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW-LW 10787 | Tax Policy and Public Finance Colloquium | 4 |
| Total Colloquia | 2 credits | |
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