MSL in Government Procurement and Cybersecurity Law

Program Director: J. Tillipman

The program requires a total of 24 credits. Beginning in Fall 2026, all students must complete Introduction to U.S. Law and Legal Writing for MSL Students (6950), a 3-credit course. In addition, students must 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)
Government Procurement of Intellectual Property (6512)
Overview of Government Contracts (6518)
Analytical Writing for Government Contracts (6519)

Required Cybersecurity Foundation Courses

Complete either:

Cybersecurity Law and Policy (6879) and Tech Foundations for Cybersecurity (6884), or
Cybersecurity Law and Technology (6890)

Elective Courses

Complete the remaining credits through approved Government Procurement and Cybersecurity electives

Government Procurement Electives

Cost & Pricing (6506)
Comparative Public Procurement (6508)
Government Contracts Seminar: Sustainable Procurement (6509)
Anti-Corruption & Compliance (6511)
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)

Cybersecurity Electives

Computer Crimes (6369)
Constitutional Law Seminar: Cyber, Privacy and Speech (6399)
Telecommunications Law (6414)
Public Law Seminar: Telecommunications and Tech Policy Advocacy (6426)
Computer Law (6484)
Law in Cyberspace (6485)
Information Privacy Law (6486)
Internet Law (6493)
Selected Topics (6513), when approved
Space Law (6548)
Intelligence Law (6878)
Artificial Intelligence Law and Policy (6881)
Counterintelligence Law and Policy (6883)
Foreign Access to U.S. Technology (6891)
Cybersecurity in the United Nations (6892)
Disinformation, National Security, and Cybersecurity (6893)
Blockchain: Law, Policy, and Cybersecurity (6894)
Global Privacy Law and Conflict Seminar (6895)
Consumer Privacy and Data Protection: Regulatory Approaches (6896)
Cybersecurity Law Crisis Challenge (6898)

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