Core Requirements
The requirements for the Business Law Specialization were developed by an advisory group of practitioners and academics, both alumni and friends of Loyola with the intent of preparing graduates to be exposed to the legal doctrines and skills necessary to be an effective professional.
The MLS degree requires 24 total units of credit. The Business Law Specialization will be recognized with the satisfactory completion of 15 units of coursework. This includes 9 units of required courses and 6 units of electives.
Required Courses
Successful completion of the following required courses:
- Business Associations (4 units)
- Contracts (5 units)
Elective Courses
In addition to the required courses noted above, students in the Business Law Specialization are encouraged to take the following additional courses to the extent their schedule permits:
- Antitrust Law (3units)
- Bankruptcy (3units)
- Commercial Law (3units)
- Comparative Copyright (3units)
- Contracts (5 units)
- Copyright Law (3 units)
- Employment Law (2 units)
- Entertainment Law (3 units)
- Income Taxation I (3 units)
- International Business Transactions (3 units)
- Law of Sales: Domestic and International (3 units)
- Licensing in an International Context (2 units)
- Mergers and Acquisitions (3 units)
- Patent Law (3 units)
- Secured Transactions in Real Property(3 units)
- Securities Regulation (3 units)
- Trademark Law (3 units)