Minor - Air and Space Law
LL.M. in Air and Space Law
Description
The University of Mississippi School of Law is a world leader in air and space law education, research, and public service.
This LL.M. degree program is designed for both U.S. and foreign-trained law school graduates interested in a rigorous legal curriculum in U.S., international, and comparative air and space law. It is the first and only LL.M. program in the U.S. offering a combined air and space law postgraduate law degree at an ABA accredited law school.
LL.M. Program Advantages
Unique emphasis in U.S. air and space law. Extensive air law expertise and over 45 years in space law. On-campus or online, full-time or part-time. Participate, if qualified, in the Journal of Space Law. Comprehensive air and space law collection. Access to University of Mississippi Space Law Archives. American Bar Association accredited law school.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 26
Course Requirements
Thesis Program
(26 Credit Hours)
| Fall | |
|---|---|
| U.S. National Aviation Law | 3 |
| U.S. National Space Law | 3 |
| Public International Air Law | 3 |
| Master's Thesis I (Advisor) | 1 |
| Semester Credits | 10 |
| Spring | |
|---|---|
| International Space Law | 3 |
| Private International Air Law | 3 |
| Comparative National Space Law | 3 |
| Master's Theis II (Advisor) | 1 |
| Semester Credits | 10 |
| Summer | |
|---|---|
| Master's Thesis III (Advisor) | 6 |
| Semester Credits | 6 |
| Total Credits | 26 |
|---|---|
Minor - Air and Space Law
Description
Advancing technologies tend to fall within fissures in law and regulation, thereby requiring cross-disciplinary policy responses. Aerospace industries increasingly rely on technical expertise combined with knowledge of law and regulation to better inform policy choices intended to bridge such fissures. The Graduate Minor in Air and Space Law trains and educates graduate students in aerospace law, policy and regulation, and brings together graduate students from various disciplines to foster an interdisciplinary approach to better equip students to enter industries at the cutting edge of advancing technologies.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 12
Course Requirements
The Graduate Minor in Air and Space Law can be tailored to address aviation law, space law, or both. Graduate students may be awarded a Graduate Minor by earning 12 credit hours in air and/or space law courses: two core courses (6 credit hours); and two elective courses (6 credit hours).
Core courses include:
- International Space Law (Law 680);
- Public International Air Law (Law 750);
- U.S. Domestic Space Law (Law 679); and
- U.S. National Aviation Law (Law 723).
Elective courses include:
- Comparative National Space Law (Law 677);
- International Aviation Financing and Leasing Law (Law 753);
- International Space Law (Law 680);
- International Telecommunications Law (Law 752);
- Private International Air Law (Law 751);
- Public International Air Law (Law 750);
- Space Security Law (Law 736);
- Remote Sensing Law (655);
- U.S. National Aviation Law (Law 723); and
- U.S. Domestic Space Law (Law 679).
Other Academic Requirements
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for courses counted toward the Graduate Minor.
- The Graduate Minor is open to students of good standing enrolled in a graduate degree program.
- Students cannot use thesis or dissertation hours to fulfill the course requirements.
- Students will verify with their departments or schools that Graduate Minor credits will count toward their graduate degrees prior to enrolling in Graduate Minor courses.