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A hallmark of our Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) program is our commitment to providing each student with a curriculum that best fits their academic interests and professional goals. This maximizes the breadth and depth of the UW School of Law’s extensive course catalog to facilitate specialized legal education. Students can meet their professional and academic needs with a specific concentration track or through this individually tailored track, which combines elements of two or more subjects to develop a uniquely targeted path through the program. For this concentration, students work with their advisors to create an individualized portfolio to satisfy their master’s degree.

Sample Curriculum Options

The following are three examples of an individually tailored program, but there are a number of other curricular combinations.

Profile A

Professional Goal: To serve the needs of a new enterprise and learn how to help it grow, diversify and succeed.

Sample Curriculum

Foundational Courses: 12–14 credits

• LAW B 505ÌýÌý| Autumn Quarter | 5 Credits
• LAW B 550ÌýÌý| Autumn Quarter | 4-6 credits (6 credits with Summer Transnational Institute)
• LAW A 599ÌýÌý| Winter Quarter | 3 credits
• One independent major research paper (can be done through a seminar or through Independent Study credits)

Sample Specialty Courses: 31–33 credits

• Labor Relations and the Law
• Administrative Law
• Negotiation
• Securities Regulation
• Critical Race Theory
• Business Organizations
• Disability Law and Policy
• Drafting Business Documents
• Employment Discrimination
• Strategic Intellectual Property Commercialization
• Employment Law
• Cross-Border Business Transactions
• Secured Transactions

Profile B

Professional Goal: To understand the underpinnings of and advance to an advisory role with the intersection of finances, technology, and healthcare

Sample Curriculum

Foundational Courses: 12–14 credits

• LAW B 505ÌýÌý| Autumn Quarter | 5 Credits
• LAW B 550ÌýÌý| Autumn Quarter | 4-6 credits (6 credits with Summer Transnational Institute)
• LAW A 599ÌýÌý| Winter Quarter | 3 credits
• One independent major research paper (can be done through a seminar or through Independent Study credits)

Sample Specialty Courses: 31–33 credits

• Fundamentals Of Health Law
• Legal, Ethical & Social Issues in Public Health Genetics
• Public Health Law
• Drafting Intellectual Property Licenses
• Federal Tax Policy Seminar
• Drafting Business Documents
• Competition in Health Care
• Legal Information Technology
• Accounting For Lawyers
• Litigation Strategies for Protection of Technology
• Medical Ethics and Jurisprudence
• Topics In Law and Medicine
• Genetics And the Law

Profile C

Professional Goal: To move into advocacy on human rights and other global, regional, or local issues in an international setting with NGOs and/or IGOs.

Sample Curriculum

Foundational Courses: 12–14 credits

• LAW B 505ÌýÌý| Autumn Quarter | 5 Credits
• LAW B 550ÌýÌý| Autumn Quarter | 4-6 credits (6 credits with Summer Transnational Institute)
• LAW A 599ÌýÌý| Winter Quarter | 3 credits
• One independent major research paper (can be done through a seminar or through Independent Study credits)

Sample Specialty Courses: 31–33 credits

• International Law
• Negotiation
• Mediation Skills Training
• International Human Rights
• Globalization and the Law
• Environmental Law
• Feminist Jurisprudence Seminar
• Global Development Law & Policy Workshop
• Human Rights Advocacy Seminar
• Comparative Legal Studies Seminar
• Leadership in Sustainable Development Colloquium
• Rule of Law
• Queer Youth Advocacy