Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The LLM program is a full-time one-year program or a part-time three-year program providing advanced training in environmental and natural resources law. The program has enrolled students from various parts of the United States and diverse foreign countries such as Nepal, Peru, India, Croatia, Italy, and Ghana. Besides possessing excellent legal educational credentials, the students bring various professional experiences and backgrounds to their studies. Past LLM classes have included university professors, government officials, JAG (military) attorneys, entrepreneurs, practicing attorneys, and recent JD graduates.
LLM students receive professional training from experienced faculty in a broad spectrum of courses. The LLM program exposes students to the diverse laws relating to climate change, energy, environmental protection, land management, mining, oil and gas, water, wildlife, and other areas at the nexus between the law, economy, and ecology. Students enrolling in the program with a foreign law degree must demonstrate a basic comprehension of U.S. law. The College of Law also offers an integrated clinical program that provides students the opportunity to assume an attorney role in the practice of environmental law. Moreover, Utah Law's renowned Wallace Stegner Center exposes LLM students to world-class thought leaders and legal practitioners in the environmental and natural resources field.
LLM students receive professional training from experienced faculty in a broad spectrum of courses. The LLM program exposes students to the diverse laws relating to climate change, energy, environmental protection, land management, mining, oil and gas, water, wildlife, and other areas at the nexus between the law, economy, and ecology. Students enrolling in the program with a foreign law degree must demonstrate a basic comprehension of U.S. law. The College of Law also offers an integrated clinical program that provides students the opportunity to assume an attorney role in the practice of environmental law. Moreover, Utah Law's renowned Wallace Stegner Center exposes LLM students to world-class thought leaders and legal practitioners in the environmental and natural resources field.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The LLM program is a full-time one-year program or a part-time three-year program providing advanced training in environmental and natural resources law. The program has enrolled students from various parts of the United States and diverse foreign countries such as Nepal, Peru, India, Croatia, Italy, and Ghana. Besides possessing excellent legal educational credentials, the students bring various professional experiences and backgrounds to their studies. Past LLM classes have included university professors, government officials, JAG (military) attorneys, entrepreneurs, practicing attorneys, and recent JD graduates.
LLM students receive professional training from experienced faculty in a broad spectrum of courses. The LLM program exposes students to the diverse laws relating to climate change, energy, environmental protection, land management, mining, oil and gas, water, wildlife, and other areas at the nexus between the law, economy, and ecology. Students enrolling in the program with a foreign law degree must demonstrate a basic comprehension of U.S. law. The College of Law also offers an integrated clinical program that provides students the opportunity to assume an attorney role in the practice of environmental law. Moreover, Utah Law's renowned Wallace Stegner Center exposes LLM students to world-class thought leaders and legal practitioners in the environmental and natural resources field.
LLM students receive professional training from experienced faculty in a broad spectrum of courses. The LLM program exposes students to the diverse laws relating to climate change, energy, environmental protection, land management, mining, oil and gas, water, wildlife, and other areas at the nexus between the law, economy, and ecology. Students enrolling in the program with a foreign law degree must demonstrate a basic comprehension of U.S. law. The College of Law also offers an integrated clinical program that provides students the opportunity to assume an attorney role in the practice of environmental law. Moreover, Utah Law's renowned Wallace Stegner Center exposes LLM students to world-class thought leaders and legal practitioners in the environmental and natural resources field.
Admission Requirements
110+
80+
6.5+
01 Apr 2026
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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