MSL Concentration in Government Procurement Law

Program Director: J. Tillipman


MSL candidates concentrating in Government Procurement Law (GPL) must complete 24 credit hours of instruction, including:  

  • Introduction to U.S. Law and Legal Writing for MSL Students (6950);
  • All courses from the Required Government Procurement List  
  • Remaining credits from the GPL Elective Courses List

Students must also satisfy a writing requirement by completing either a research paper course or Graduate Independent Legal Writing (6696).

Required Government Procurement Courses

  • Formation of Government Contracts (6502)
  • Performance of Government Contracts (6503)
  • Cost & Pricing (6506)
  • Anti-Corruption & Compliance (6511)
  • Overview of Government Contracts (6518)
  • Analytical Writing for Government Contracts (6519)

GPL Elective Courses

Complete the remaining credits through approved Government Procurement electives, which may include:

  • Comparative Public Procurement (6508)
  • Government Contracts Seminar: Sustainable Procurement (6509)
  • Government Procurement of Intellectual Property (6512)
  • Selected Topics (6513), when approved
  • Federal Grants Law (6514)
  • Procurement in International Development (6516)
  • Foreign Government Contracting (6750)
  • State & Local Procurement (6751)
  • Procurement Reform (6752)
  • Suspension & Debarment (6753)
  • Government Contracts Bid Protests (6754)
  • Government Contracts Claims (6755)
  • Acquisition Policymaking (6756)
  • Negotiations (6757)
  • Intro to Federal Appropriations Law (6758)
  • Other Transactions (6759)

Non-law coursework: Up to 6 credits of approved graduate-level non-law coursework may count toward the degree