LLM Biotechnology and Genomics at Arizona State University

Programme overview

Today's lawyers must be prepared to handle challenges such as those that surround international trade, evidentiary standards, personalized medicine, licensing and business planning, to name a few. The Master of Laws program in biotechnology and genomics is associated with the Center for Law, Science and Innovation, the nation's largest and oldest multidisciplinary research center focusing on the legal implications of new scientific discoveries and emerging technologies.

Faculty: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | Department: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

The program is designed to be completed in nine months on a full-time basis but may be pursued on a part-time basis. A degree candidate must complete 24 credit hours of coursework to obtain the LLM degree in biotechnology and genomics.

Career pathways

Graduates of the program can excel in the following legal fields: agricultural law and policy bioethics biomedical research ethics and law biotechnology policy, licensing and litigation FDA regulation genetics and the law health law, particularly public health law intellectual property law nanotechnology law and policy neuroscience and the law patent law and patent litigation privacy

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should see the program website for application deadlines. Admission to the program is competitive. To be admitted, an applicant must have completed a JD degree program or a law degree program at a foreign institution that would qualify the applicant to practice law or pursue license to practice in that country, and have submitted a complete application to the program.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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