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Dec 18, 2024
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2022-2023 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Law - Foreign Law Graduates, LLM
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The Master of Laws (LLM) degree provides foreign law graduates with critical training in the common law legal tradition and the U.S. legal system during an academic year at the University of Pittsburgh, located in Pittsburgh’s vibrant Oakland neighborhood. Pitt Law’s LLM program provides lawyers who have completed their law degree outside the United States with an opportunity to study the common law legal tradition and the U.S. legal system in the United States.
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Degree Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 24 credits to graduate. The program is completed in one academic year from August to May. Part-time admission is considered on a case-by-case basis. The CILE Academic Director, Executive Director and Program Administrator take an active role in personally counselling each LLM student on their course choices, helping you to plan a course of study that is uniquely tailored to your personal needs. Courses taken must include:
- LAW 5977 - INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
- LAW 5820 - LL.M COLLOQUIUM
Writing Requirement - Choose one of the following: - LAW 5902 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
or a Seminar Course (Usually 3 credits-various courses are offered each semester). In seminars, the class will meet once a week for two hours with the guidance of a faculty member. The students will conduct research on the seminar topic and prepare drafts of their paper throughout the semester. Each student will present their paper in class and submit a final paper at the end of the semester.
Note
For detailed term-specific course descriptions, please go to the Schedule of Classes Course Lists on the Law School web site.
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