Academics

Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution (LL.M.)

The LL.M. in Dispute Resolution is a 28-unit program offered to those who possess a law degree. It consists of the following requirements:

Required Courses - 12 units required

• One Arbitration Course
  • Arbitration Law, Arbitration Practice and Advocacy or International Commercial Arbitration
• Communication and Conflict
• Mediation Clinic
• Mediation Theory and Practice
• Negotiation Theory and Practice
• Psychology of Conflict

Elective Courses - 10 units required

• Advanced Mediation Seminar
• Advanced Trial Practice
• Appellate Advocacy
• Arbitration Law *
• Arbitration Practice and Advocacy *
• Cross-Cultural Conflict and Dispute Resolution
• Current Issues in International Dispute Resolution: London/Geneva
• Current Issues in International Dispute Resolution: Hong Kong/Beijing
• Dispute Resolution in Education
• Dispute Resolution and Religion
• Divorce and Family Mediation
• Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution
• International Commercial Arbitration *
• International Investment Disputes
• International Litigation
• Interviewing, Counseling and Planning
• Lawyering Process
• Restorative Justice
• Selected Issues in Dispute Resolution:
  • Apology, Forgiveness and Reconciliation
  • Dispute Resolution Systems Design
  • Dispute Resolution and Technology
  • Employment Disputes
  • Entertainment Industry Disputes
  • Faith-Based Diplomacy and International Peacemaking
  • Healthcare Dispute Resolution
  • Ideological Foundations for Third Party Processes
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor Disputes
  • Managing Litigation and Conflict for Corporations and Organizations
  • Mass Torts
  • Ombuds
• Special Education Advocacy Clinic
• Trial Practice
• Trial Preparation and Settlement
• or a Substantive Law Class with Institute Approval

Thesis/Project or Externships Requirement

Students are required to complete either 6 units of Thesis or 4 units of Externship and a 2 unit Independent Study to fulfill their degree requirements.

* Whichever course was not taken as a requirement may be taken as an elective.

NOTE: All courses counting toward an LL.M. must be taken after a JD degree has been conferred.  According to ABA requirements, JD courses can not transfer into an LL.M. program.