The UM School of Law provides a strong foundation in substantive law, legal reasoning and legal writing. Its academic program is designed to foster an understanding of the development of law, legal institutions and ethical issues and to afford opportunities for research and writing, participation in small group seminars and simulation experiences.

First-year students complete a set curriculum that focuses on the development of analytical skills and a foundation of substantive knowledge. All first-year students are assigned to one of three sections, with class sizes in the substantive courses averaging about 60 students. In the yearlong research and writing course, students are taught in very small sections to enhance the learning experience.

Administrative and Legislative Process
Business Organizations
Commercial Law
Constitutional Law and Individual Rights
Criminal Law and Procedure
Domestic Relations Law
Environmental and Resource Law
Field Placement Programs
History, Theory and Interdisciplinary
International and Comparative Law
Labor and Employment Law
Practice and Procedure
Property
Intellectual Property
Taxation
Torts and Compensation Systems
Recent Special Topics Courses
Independent Work

Administrative and Legislative Process
Administrative Law
Federal Indian Law
Legislation
Local Government Law

Business Organizations
Corporations
Corporate Finance
Securities Regulation
Business Planning
Agency and Partnership
Antitrust
Business Regulation Externship

Commercial Law
Commercial Paper
Secured Transactions
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Reorganization Seminar
Banking Law

Constitutional Law and Individual Rights
Bioethics
Constitutional Law Seminar
Political and Civil Rights
Sex Discrimination
Employment Discrimination
Supreme Court Practice
Legal Problems of Indigence
Constitutional Law II
Power and Structure of the U.S. Constitution

Criminal Law and Procedure
Criminal Procedure I
Criminal Procedure II
Sentencing
Prosecution Function
Criminal Appeals Clinic
Criminal Trial Practice
Capital Punishment and the Individual Process
Cybercrime
Gaming Law

Domestic Relations Law
Family Law
Family Law Seminar
Children in the Legal System
Youth Court Seminar

Environmental and Resource Law
Environmental Law
International Environmental Law
Oil and Gas
Coastal and Ocean Law
Admiralty Law
U.S. Aviation Law

Field Placement Programs
Prosecution Externship
Public Service Internship

History, Theory and Interdisciplinary 
Study of Law
Jurisprudence
Legal History
Law and Economics
Law and Literature
Concepts and Theories of Comparative Political Analysis
Formulation of American Foreign Policy

International and Comparative Law
International Law
European Communities Law
International Trade
International Environmental Law
Comparative Law
International Aviation Law
International Security Law and Policy
International Trade and Commercial Policy
Space Law
Coastal and Ocean Law
International Finance
Formulation of American Foreign Policy
International Conflict in the Nuclear Age
International Human Rights

Labor and Employment Law
Labor Law I
Labor Law II
Employer-Employee Relations
Employment Discrimination
Labor Arbitration Seminar
Employee Benefits

Practice and Procedure
Advanced Legal Research
Advanced Legal Writing
Pretrial Practice
Federal Trial Practice
Appellate Advocacy
Federal Jurisdiction
Supreme Court Practice
Mississippi Civil Practice
Criminal Practice and Procedure
Lawyering Skills
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Interviewing and Counseling
Youth Court Seminar
Conflict of Law
Problems in Evidence
Civil Procedure II
Evidence
General Practice

Property
Internet Law
Land Finance
Land Planning
Estate Planning
Future Interests and Trusts
Wills and Trusts Drafting
Housing Law
Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain Seminar

Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Copyright Law
Entertainment and Sports Law
Communications Law
Law and Computers

Taxation
Income Taxation of Individuals
Advanced Individual Income Taxation
Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders
Partnership Taxation
Federal Taxation of Gratuitous Transfers
International Taxation

Torts and Compensation Systems
Insurance Law
Workers’ Compensation
Admiralty

Recent Special Topics Courses
Corporate Criminal Liability
Health-Care Law
International Intellectual Property
White Collar Crime

Independent Work
Individual Study
Mississippi Law Journal
Moot Court Board
Journal of Space Law
Pro Bono Service

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