MSL Concentration in First Amendment Speech and Expression

MSL candidates concentrating in First Amendment Speech and Expression must complete 24 credit hours, including:

Mandatory Courses - 12 Credits

• Constitutional Law I (6214)
• Constitutional Law II (6380)
• First Amendment: Speech and Press Clauses (6382)
• Introduction to U.S. Law and Legal Writing for MSL Students (6950)

8 Required Credits from the Following Options

• First Amendment: Religion Clauses (6393)
• Constitutional Law Seminar (Cyber, Privacy, and Speech) (6399)
• Constitutional Law Seminar (Religion and the Law) (6399)
• Selected Topics in Constitutional Law (Congressional Procedure) (6401)
• Selected Topics in Constitutional Law (Law, Critique, and Social Change) (6401)
• Selected Topics in Constitutional Law (Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation) (6401)
• Law in Cyberspace (6485)
• Information Privacy Law (6486)
• Intellectual Property (6470) (for general exposure, not a practice-based course)
• Internet Law (6493)

Note: Students cannot receive credit for both Law in Cyberspace (6485) and Internet Law (6493).

Electives – up to 5 credits permitted