LLM in Environmental and Energy Law Requirements 2024-25

Credit Requirement

The program will require students to take Environmental Law (four credits), and either International Environmental Law Seminar (two credits) or Energy Law Regulation and Policy (two credits).  Students will write a thesis in conjunction with a required environmental law seminar. The required coursework and thesis will enable students to synthesize their studies and benefit from close interaction with faculty and other students concentrating in the field.

Students will also be required to choose an additional seven credit hours from courses listed below under the heading Subject Area Core Courses. Additional electives (eight credits) make this a 24-credit program.

Required Courses (9 or 10 credits)

  • Environmental Law (LW.11149 - 4 credits; Fall)
  • Environmental & Energy Law Colloquium with additional Writing Credit  (LW.12882 - 2 credits; LW.12894 – 1 credit)
  • Energy Law Regulation and Policy (LW.12239 - 2 credits; Fall) 
    OR
    International Environmental Law Seminar (LW.10065 - 3 credits; Fall)

Subject Area Core Courses

Students must choose an additional 7 credits of classes included in the list below:

Fall 2024

  • Animals and Climate Change Seminar (LW.12827 – 2 credits)
  • Earth Rights Advocacy Clinic and Clinic Seminar (LW.12825 & LW.12826)
    (application required for this year-long clinic - 7 credits in fall and 7 credits in spring for a total of 14 credits)
  • Energy Law Regulation and Policy (LW.12239 - 2 credits)
  • FDA Law, Policy and Advocacy: An Introduction to Food and Drug Law and   How FDA Regulates Seminar (LW.10931- 2 credits)
  • Food Law and Policy Seminar (LW.12154 - 2 credits)
  • Global Justice Clinic - for LLMs & Global Justice Clinic Seminar - for LLMs (LW.10679.002 & LW.11210.002 – 6 credits total) (application required)
  • Graduate Lawyering I (LW.12373 or LW.12375 - 1 or 2 credits)
  • International Environmental Law Seminar (LW.10065 - 3 credits)
  • International Law (LW.11218 - 3 credits)
  • Law and Development (LW.10295 - 2 credits)
  • Law of the Sea in the Anthropocene (LW.11172 - 3 credits)
  • Legislation and the Regulatory State for Transfer Students and LLM’s (LW.11633 - 4 credits)
  • Property (LW.11783 - 4 credits)
  • United Nations Diplomacy Clinic & United Nations Diplomacy Clinic Seminar (LW.10289 & LW.12641 - 6 credits total) (application required)

Spring 2025

  • Animal Law Seminar (LW.11551 - 2 credits)
  • Cities Seminar (LW.12771- 2 credits)
  • Climate Change Law and Policy Seminar (LW.10006 – 2 credits)
  • Earth Rights Advocacy Clinic and Clinic Seminar (LW.12825 & LW.12826)
    (application required for this year-long clinic which carries 7 credits in fall and 7 credits in spring)
  • Environmental Justice Seminar (LW.10424 - 2 credits)
  • Financing Development Seminar (LW.11806)
  • Global Environmental Law, Science, and Governance Seminar (LW.11614 – 3 credits)
  • Graduate Lawyering I (LW.12373 - 1 credit)
  • IILJ Colloquium: Space and Planetary Law and Governance (LW.10520)
  • International Investment Law and Arbitration (LW.12182 - 4 credits)
  • International Trade and Investment Law and Policy Seminar: The Challenge of Changing Energy Markets (LW.12561)
  • Law and Development Colloquium (LW. 12858 - 1 credit) 
  • Project Finance Seminar (LW.12062 - 2 credits)
  • Property (LW.11783 - 4 credits)
  • Science and the Courts Seminar (LW.12668 - 2 credits)
  • Urban Environmental Law (LW.12603 – 2 credits)

Suggested Courses

Additional courses related to environmental law that you may want to consider include:

Fall 2024

  • Class Actions Seminar (LW.12721 - 2 credits)
  • Corporate Finance (LW.11461 - 3 credits)
  • International Commercial Arbitration (LW.11915 - 2 credits)
  • Land Use, Housing and Community Development in New York City Seminar (LW.10651 - 3 credits)
  • Law of Nonprofit Organizations (LW.11276 - 3 credits)
  • Real Estate Transactions (LW.11279 - 3 credits)

Spring 2025

  • Corporate Finance (LW.11461 - 3 credits)
  • Innovation Policy Colloquium (LW.10930 - 3 credits)
  • Advanced Real Estate Transactions (LW.10868 - 2 credits)

Wagner Courses

With permission from the program director and Vice Dean, master’s students may take up to 6 credits of courses directly related to the study of law at one of NYU’s other schools in completion of LLM requirements. Courses offered by Wagner related to environmental law may be of particular interest to students in this program. You may review course offerings at Wagner online.

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Contact Information

Prospective students should direct their inquiries to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Admitted and current students should direct their inquiries to the Office of Graduate Affairs.

Faculty advisement can be arranged by contacting Professor Wyman.