Master of Legal Studies in Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The Master of Legal Studies in Intellectual Property offers concentrated IP law study for non-lawyer professionals and graduate students in related disciplines who want legal knowledge to advance their careers. It requires 30 credit hours, non-thesis, with most courses offered by distance technology.

Faculty: Texas A&M School of Law | Department: Law | Duration: 30 semester credit hours; full- or part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

Core law courses are Introduction to the United States Legal System, Contract Law and Strategies, Principles of Regulatory Law, Fundamentals of Business Law, and Dispute Resolution. Students add 6 credits of IP core, 6 of IP electives, a professional skills course and a writing course.

Career pathways

Aimed at professionals such as engineers, business development and policy staff, government officials, industry executives, technology developers and journalists.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Intended for non-lawyer professionals and students in related disciplines. Texas A&M University graduate admission (applies to all graduate programmes): an accredited baccalaureate degree of at least three years or equivalent, with a scholastic record showing ability to do graduate-level work over at least the last two years of full-time study (no numeric minimum GPA set university-wide; programmes may set higher requirements). International applicants show English proficiency with TOEFL iBT 80 (taken before 21 Jan 2026) or 4.5 with at least 4.0 per section (taken on or after 21 Jan 2026), TOEFL Essentials 8.5, or IELTS Academic 6.0 overall; exemptions include a full baccalaureate or higher completed in the US, GRE Verbal 146 or GMAT Verbal 77, and citizens of listed English-speaking countries. A standardized test is required only if the programme requires it. Application fee $65 (US citizens and permanent residents) or $90 (international).

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate admission is handled by each programme; applicants apply through the Texas A&M GraduateCAS or the programme's own application, and deadlines are set by the department.

The graduate application processing fee is $65, in addition to the centralized application service fee. Deadlines and required documents are set by each department; GRE score code 6003 (non-engineering) and 4119 (engineering).

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