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

Programme overview

The Master of Legal Studies (MLG) program is designed for graduate students and professionals who are interested in acquiring legal skills and competencies to enhance their career opportunities but do not intend to practice law. The MLG degree provides non-lawyers with a solid understanding of relevant legal issues, and will prepare students to interact most effectively with lawyers and the legal system.

Faculty: LAW - Law | Duration: 30 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

All Master of Legal Studies students are required to take Introduction to the United States Legal System. This course will familiarize students with the structure of the United States legal system and fundamentals of legal reasoning and analysis. Additional curriculum requirements vary based on the student's chosen area of curricular specialization.

Career pathways

MLG students in the Cyber Security Law and Management; Dispute Resolution - Law, Policy, and Problem Solving; Education Law and Policy; Energy - Oil and Gas Law and Policy; Energy - Environmental and Energy Law and Policy; Health Law, Policy and Management; Human Resources and Employment Law and Management; Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy; and Real Estate and Construction Law and Policy curricula must take a core s

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Application information

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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