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Journalism/Law Academic Programs
MA in Law and Conflict Resolution
The journalism master's model in Law and Conflict Resolution is designed for students anticipating careers as reporters and editors and who want to develop particular expertise in the coverage of legal issues. The model provides journalism students with the opportunity to take several courses at the School of Law. The Law and Conflict Resolution model also will be helpful for journalism master's students in media management or strategic communication who are interested in a greater understanding of the legal environment of the media.
Program Requirements
Dual-degree program requirements consist of both required and elective courses.
Program Core (6-9 Credits)
- JOURN 0900 News Practicum (3 Credits: This course does not count toward the degree.) or
JOURN 7200 Principles of Strategic Communication (3 Credits) or
JOURN 7300 Broadcast News I (3 Credits)
- JOURN 8000 Mass Media (3 Credits)
- JOURN 8006 Research Methods (3 Credits) or
JOURN 8008 Qualitative Methods (3 Credits)
Law and Conflict Resolution Core (9 Credits)
- LAW 5510 Dispute Resolution (3 Credits)
- JOURN 5760 Mass Media Law (3 Credits) or
JOURN 7000 Communications Law (3 Credits)
Choose one of the following four courses:
- JOURN 7718 Law and the Courts (3 Credits)
- JOURN 7720 Internet Law (3 Credits)
- JOURN 7728 Confronting Controls on Information (3 Credits)
- JOURN 7730 Journalism and Conflict (3 Credit)
Law Electives (6 Credits)
The School of Law elective courses are organized by three tracks to help students more quickly identify areas of specific interest, and to develop deeper concentrations in desired areas. However, students may take any available course in satisfying this requirement. Course offering and availability varies by semester, and enrollment is subject to professor approval. See Appendix for further information.
- Track 1: Civil Rights and International Law
- Track 2: Business Law
- Track 3: General Law
Journalism Electives (8-9 Credits)
Journalism electives may be selected from one or more of the core programs for other master's models:
- Advertising
- Broadcast News
- Editing
- Environmental Reporting
- International
- Magazine
- Media Management
- New Media
- News Media and Society
- Photojournalism
- Public Policy Journalism
- Reporting/Writing
- Strategic Communication
- Any Law and Conflict Resolution "core option" not already taken.
Capstone Level (10 Credits)
- Thesis Option
JOURN 8100 MA Thesis Seminar (1 Credit) and JOURN 8090 Research (9 Credits).
Note: One member of thesis committee must be on Law faculty.
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- Professional Project Option
JOURN 8098 MA Project Seminar (1 Credit) and JOURN 8190 Area Problem (9 Credits).
Total: 40-43 Credits
Appendix
The following courses are ones that are expected to be generally available to Journalism master's students pursuing a Master's Model in Law and Conflict Resolution, or a PhD Minor in Law and Conflict Resolution. They are grouped by tracks to help students more quickly identify areas of specific interest, and to develop deeper concentrations in desired areas. However, students may take any of the courses in meeting the elective requirement for the Model or Minor programs.
Please note:
- Some Law School courses listed in the Law School catalog are not included on this list because of intense demand by law students or because the technical nature of the course likely makes them less useful for journalism students given the other options available.
- Some Law School courses have limited enrollments and Law Students would have first priority in those courses. Courses particularly likely to be full are noted with an asterisk (*).
- Actual course offerings will vary by semester.
- All non-law student enrollments in Law School courses are subject to the consent of the instructor.
Students in the Master's Model in Law and Conflict Resolution or a PhD Minor in Law and Conflict Resolution concentrations should consult with a member of the School of Law faculty or administration about which Law School courses or sequences may be most appropriate to the student's curricular needs. See in particular Dean Robert Bailey or Professor Richard C. Reuben.
Track 1: Civil Rights and International Law
- LAW 5220 Constitutional Law*
- LAW 5240 Criminal Procedure
- LAW 5350 Arbitration*
- LAW 5380 Bioethics Seminar
- LAW 5410 Children and the Law
- LAW 5415 Civil Rights
- LAW 5435 Comparative Law
- LAW 5505 Disability Law
- LAW 5525 Education Law
- LAW 5530 Elder Law*
- LAW 5540 Employment Discrimination
- LAW 5565 European Union Law
- LAW 5575 Family Law*
- LAW 5590 Freedom of Speech and Association
- LAW 5595 Gender and the Law
- LAW 5605 Government Information and Privacy
- LAW 5620 Immigration Law
- LAW 5650 International Business Transactions
- LAW 5660 International Human Rights
- LAW 5565 International Law
- LAW 5750 Local Government Law
- LAW 5780 Mental Disability and the Law*
- LAW 5865 Religious Liberty
*Limited Enrollment: Course likely to be full. Law students have first priority.
Track 2: Business Law
Those students who anticipate covering general business issues as working journalists, or who anticipate careers in media management and strategic communication should consider these courses. Note: LAW 5395 Business Organizations is recommended and is often a prerequisite for other courses.
- LAW 5340 Antitrust Law
- LAW 5350 Arbitration*
- LAW 5365 Bankruptcy
- LAW 5375 Basic Federal Income Taxation
- LAW 5395 Business Organizations
- LAW 5455 Copyright Law
- LAW 5495 Cyberspace Law
- LAW 5500 Digital Divide
- LAW 5535 E-Commerce
- LAW 5540 Employment Discrimination
- LAW 5640 Intellectual Property
- LAW 5655 International Dispute Resolution
- LAW 5695 Labor Law
- LAW 5785 Mergers and Acquisitions
- LAW 5795 Modern Payment System
- LAW 5810 Negotiation*
- LAW 5820 Patent Law and Policy
- LAW 5855 Real Estate Transactions and Finance
- LAW 5880 Sales and Leases of Goods
- LAW 5890 Securities Regulation
- LAW 5905 Sports Law
- LAW 5920 Trademark Law
- LAW 5940 White Collar Crime
*Limited Enrollment: Course likely to be full. Law students have first priority.
Track 3: General Law
The following courses permit students a wide range of options for exposure to law, and also permit further emphasis in civil justice, criminal justice, environmental, health care and international law, depending upon student needs and preferences.
- LAW 5010 Civil Procedure I (Esbeck)
- LAW 5015 Civil Procedure II (Esbeck)
- LAW 5220 Constitutional Law*
- LAW 5240 Criminal Procedure
- LAW 5260 Evidence*
- LAW 5310 Administrative Law
- LAW 5320 Advanced Legal Research*
- LAW 5350 Arbitration*
- LAW 5530 Elder Law*
- LAW 5545 Environmental Law
- LAW 5575 Family Law*
- LAW 5615 Health Care Law and Policy
- LAW 5700 Land Use Controls
- LAW 5715 Law and Economics
- LAW 5720 Law and Literature
- LAW 5725 Law and Social Sciences
- LAW 5745 Legislation
- LAW 5765 Mediation*
- LAW 5810 Negotiation*
- LAW 5835 Products Liability
- LAW 5840 Public Policy Dispute Resolution
- LAW 5905 Sports Law
- LAW 5910 State Constitutional Law
*Limited Enrollment: Course likely to be full. Law students have first priority.
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