The LL.M. Immigration Law Concentration Program will offer LL.M. students advanced exposure to immigration law and help prepare students for practice in the area. The concentration is awarded upon successful completion of several immigration law related courses and a substantial research paper on an immigration law topic.
Requirements for LL.M. Immigration Law Concentration
To qualify for the Immigration Law Concentration LL.M. students are required to complete at least one foundation course listed below and satisfactorily complete a total of 8 units of immigration classes. Students will select their classes from the list below.
Foundation Course
Elective Courses for LL.M. Immigration Law Concentration
*Elective courses are offered on a rotating basis. Not all courses will be taught in any given year. Please check the Course Descriptions webpage for current course offerings.
- Electives
227B Advanced Criminal Procedure (3)
235C Advanced Topics in Administrative Law (2)
292A Advanced Topics in Immigration and Citizenship Law Seminar (2)
233 Asylum and Refugee Law (2)
233B Comparative Forced Displacement (2)
227A Criminal Procedure (3 or 4)
222 Critical Race Theory Seminar (2 or 3)
260 Employment Discrimination (3 or 4)
248B Human Rights in Context (2)
292C Humanizing Deportation (2)
292D Immigration Federalism (2)
270 International Business Transactions (2 or 3)
247A International Taxation (3)
254A Law and Rural Livelihoods (3)
214A Migration, Work, and Taxation (2)
288CS National Security Law (2)
Writing Requirement
Students must complete a writing requirement by completing a paper on an immigration law topic approved by Dean Greenwood and/or Professor Morri. The paper may be completed through the LL.M. Legal Research and Writing class or an equivalent independent writing project. The same paper may be used to satisfy the law school writing requirement and the concentration writing requirement.