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Masters in Environmental Law in the USA in 2024

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Energy and Environmental Law LLM LLM, LLM (Master of Laws)

University of Connecticut School of Law (UConn) United States

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Masters in Environmental Law in the USA

Study Environmental Law Masters Programmes

Climate change, the use of natural resources such as gas and oil, and protecting the environment, these are all issues that are covered in a university degree in Environmental Law. You will look at both the political and legal mechanisms of looking after the environment around us, and also gain knowledge in areas such as geography and human rights.

By studying in this field, your modules are likely to cover topics such as:

  • Human rights
  • Environmental Law
  • Corporate Governance
  • International Trade Law
  • Climate change
  • Sustainable development
  • Nature conservation

Graduates of degrees in Environmental Law go on to work in a variety of areas such as:

  • Environmental agencies
  • Government policy advisors
  • Environmental law practices

Postgraduate programmes in Environmental Law are most commonly offered at universities as:

  • Master of Law (LLM degree), which can typically take between 1-2 years to complete, depending on whether you wish to study Full-time or Part-time.
  • Postgraduate Diplome (PG Dip), which will typically take 1 year to complete when studied Full-Time.

Study in the USA

With over 1.1 million international students choosing the USA as their higher education destination each year, the country is one of the most popular study abroad destinations in the world. There are consistently many USA based universities and colleges ranked within the top 100 in the QS World University rankings, and it is not uncommon for the top 10 rankings to be dominated by American universities as well. As one of the biggest countries in the world, you will have many choices when it comes to deciding where you want to study abroad.

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