LLM The U.S. Legal System at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The Master of Laws program is designed to introduce internationally trained lawyers to the U.S. legal system while providing students with the opportunity to design a course of study at Cincinnati Law that best advances their unique professional agendas. Graduates of the LLM program are better able to represent U.S. clients and are more prepared for negotiations and litigation with U.S. parties. Students have the opportunity to focus on any of our nine Professional Pathways.

Faculty: Donald P. Klekamp College of Law | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

What you will study

Students in the LLM program complete at least twenty-four credits hours in order to earn the LLM degree. This generally occurs within one academic year. Two courses are designed specifically for LLM students and are required to complete the program: The U.S. Legal System . In this three-credit course, students gain a more advanced understanding of the critical features of the U.S.

Career pathways

For international students, an LLM degree covers the necessary fundamentals of law in the United States. Graduates go on to various post-graduation careers such as lawyer, judge, business professional, consultant, banker, and more. Depending on previous professional and educational background, some LLM graduates are eligible to apply to take a bar exam in the US.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

UC Law’s LLM program requires the following application materials: A personal statement Resume or CV Two recommendations Credential evaluation TOEFL, IELTS, or CEFR score, or ELS A more comprehensive guide can be found on our LLM application page .

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 applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic and $70 international for most degree programmes; $75 domestic and $80 international for the College of Engineering & Applied Science; $140 for the MS Physiology.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://law.uc.edu/admissions-aid/apply.html

Explore more study programmes

Arts & Humanities