Students pursuing the concentration in Energy and Environmental law create an individualized curriculum combining energy and environmental coursework. Through the concentration program, students develop substantive knowledge in energy and environmental law while strengthening their analytical, lawyering, legal research and writing skills. Students enrolled in the Energy and Environmental Law LLM program are not eligible for this concentration.

Requirements

Students are encouraged to announce their intention to pursue a concentration at the beginning of their academic year; no formal application is required. Before graduating, students must submit the Intention to Add a Concentration to LLM Studies form to the registrar’s office. All LLM candidates pursuing the concentration in Energy & Environmental Law must:

• complete 9 credit hours of approved courses,
• fulfill their writing requirement in an approved course or an independent writing project on the subject, and
• achieve a minimum B average in their concentration courses and writing requirement.

Advisor

Melissa “Kat” Smith, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
mkatsmith@uconn.edu

The LLM Concentration in Financial Services Regulation is available to students enrolled in the LLM in U.S. Legal Studies Program. UConn School of Law is the top destination for lawyers and students from the United States and around the world who seek serious graduate training in insurance and financial services regulation. The location in Hartford, a leading hub of the insurance industry, gives students access to insurance companies, financial services firms, law firms and regulators who work in these areas.

UConn Law also has a separate LLM in Insurance Law, which is the premier LLM program in its field in the United States. The LLM in Insurance Law program, for students who wish to devote themselves almost exclusively to insurance and financial services law, is open to both international and domestic students. Students enrolled in the Insurance Law LLM program are not eligible for this concentration.

Requirements

Students are encouraged to announce their intention to pursue a concentration at the beginning of their academic year; no formal application is required. Before graduating, students must submit the Intention to Add a Concentration to LLM Studies form to the registrar’s office. To earn the Concentration in Financial Services Regulation, LLM candidates must:

• complete 9 credit hours of approved courses,
• fulfill their writing requirement in an approved course or an independent writing project on the subject, and
• achieve a minimum of a B average in their concentration courses and writing requirement.

Advisor

Melissa “Kat” Smith, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
mkatsmith@uconn.edu

Four concentrations in different aspects of foundational U.S. law are available to student enrolled in an LLM program. Students may choose among the Foundations of U.S. Law, U.S. Civil and Criminal Justice, Business Law and Regulation, and U.S. Law of Property Transfer.

Requirements

Students are encouraged to announce their intention to pursue a concentration at the beginning of their academic year; no formal application is required. Prior to graduating, students must submit the Intention to Add a Concentration to LLM Studies form to the registrar’s office. To earn a Foundational Concentration in U.S. Law students must:

• complete 12 credit hours of approved courses and
• achieve a minimum of a B average in their concentration courses.

A student can complete up to two foundational concentrations within the LLM degree. Students electing to complete two foundational concentrations cannot have more than one overlapping course in each foundational concentration.

Advisor

Melissa “Kat” Smith, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
mkatsmith@uconn.edu

LLM students have the option of one of two concentration paths in the area of Human Rights. The concentration description below is offered by the School of Law. LLM students may also wish to explore the Graduate Certificate in Human Rights offered by the University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute.

UConn School of Law offers students in an LLM program the opportunity to pursue a Concentration in Human Rights. Through the concentration program, students gain experience in the interdisciplinary field of international human rights with access to courses taken at the School of Law, UConn’s School of Social Work and at the Human Rights Institute in Storrs. Students enrolled in the Human Rights and Social Justice LLM program are not eligible for this concentration.

Requirements

Students are encouraged to announce their intention to pursue a concentration at the beginning of their academic year; no formal application is required. Before graduating, students must submit the Intention to Add a Concentration to LLM Studies form to the registrar’s office. To complete the Concentration in Human Rights, LLM candidates must:

• complete 9 credit hours of approved Human Rights courses, which includes the core required course;
• fulfill their writing requirement in an approved course or an independent writing project on the subject; and
• achieve a minimum of a B average in their concentration courses and writing requirement.

Courses

In addition to the approves courses listed in the Academic Regulations, students may seek permission to enroll in additional Human Rights courses offered by UConn's Human Rights Institute and the UConn School of Social Work. For a list of those courses please visit the Human Rights Institute website.

Advisor

Melissa “Kat” Smith, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
mkatsmith@uconn.edu

UConn School of Law offers students in an LLM program the opportunity to pursue a Concentration in Intellectual Property. The concentration program prepares students to participate in the new information economy, drawing on a dynamic intellectual property program and a commitment to international law, financial services and insurance law.

Requirements

Students are encouraged to announce their intention to pursue a concentration at the beginning of their academic year; no formal application is required. Before graduating, students must submit the Intention to Add a Concentration to LLM Studies form to the registrar’s office. To complete the Concentration in Intellectual Property, LLM candidates must:

• complete 9 credit hours of intellectual property courses,
• fulfill the writing requirement in an approved course or an independent writing project on the subject, and
• achieve a minimum of a B average in their concentration courses and writing requirement.

Advisor

Melissa “Kat” Smith, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
mkatsmith@uconn.edu