The Fowler School of Law offers a variety of areas of emphasis within a Juris Doctor degree, enabling students to graduate with a high degree of specialization in their chosen field of interest. Students earn a certificate of specialization and a transcript notation, distinguishing themselves in the job market by learning core skills to prepare them for their area of specialty.
Faculty who lead each area of specialization include:
- Entertainment attorneys with extensive industry experience
- Top advocacy professors who focus on ethics, mediation and the attorney/client relationship
- Environmental law experts and leading real estate law scholars
- Seasoned prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys
- International law advocates who have conducted groundbreaking human rights work in the field
- Nationally recognized experts in tax law
- Professors who enhance their students' legal knowledge with critical insights into the realm of business and economics
Specialize in a particular area of law with a Certificate Program from the list below.
Designed for students who will pursue a career in litigation, arbitration or mediation,
this program complements our commitment to train competent, ethical lawyers by offering
foundational courses that are fundamental to virtually all areas of legal practice.
The Business Law Certificate Program focuses on the practice of law in matters involving
companies and trade associations and provides an understanding of the fundamental
language of business, including mergers and acquisitions, start-ups, bankruptcy, taxation,
accounting and more.
Ideal for students interested in pursuing careers as prosecutors or defense attorneys,
students learn how to successfully advocate for clients from experts in the field.
Learn the legal aspects of the entertainment industry, including intellectual property
rights, entertainment contract negotiations, licensing and more from faculty with
broad entertainment industry experience.
Our Entrepreneurship Certificate Program introduces students to legal concerns facing
entrepreneurs, including issues like Practice Management, Agency and Partnership,
Client Development and Marketing, as well as Business Planning and Information Privacy
Law.
The ENLURE program integrates the study of environmental protection and land use
regulation with the study of property transactions and development.
Complementing our commitment to preparing students to be global citizens, this program
explores a comprehensive scope of global legal concerns, from immigration and human
rights to energy security and intellectual property.
Named one of the "Top Schools for Tax Law" in the country by preLaw Magazine, the Frank J. Doti Tax Law Certificate program at the Fowler School of Law provides
a fantastic foundation in an area of law that impacts both individuals and businesses,
exposing students to a variety of tax issues encountered in practice.