Master of Jurisprudence in Education Law

Master of Jurisprudence

The Education Law concentration is just one of your options. See the main Master of Jurisprudence program page for details about the overall program and other available concentrations.

M.Jur. Education Law Concentration

An education administrator may provide advice in matters pertinent to education law, such as student residency, governance issues, the principal and teacher selection and retention process, student discipline, special-education law, tuition fraud and in the development of educational policies.

This demands an understanding of an ever-changing public policy scheme and how to track, monitor and alter existing plans and curriculum appropriately.

Education Law Concentration Curriculum

Required Courses	Credit Hours
Fundamentals of the American Legal System	2
Legal Research and Writing I	2

Required foundational concentration requirements

Students must select at least two of these courses.

Courses	Credit Hours
Administrative Law (or Administrative Law and Regulatory Interpretation online)	3
Constitutional Law	4
Torts I	3
Criminal Law	3
Education Law	3

Concentration requirements

Students must select two additional electives.

Courses	Credit Hours
School Finances Seminar	2
Family Law	3
Family Law Mediation	2
Negotiations	3
Juvenile Law	2
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)	3
Child Protective Services Seminar	2
Employment Law	3
Special Education Law	2
Mediation	3
Mental Health and the Law	2
Workers’ Compensation	2
Immigration Law	3
Federal Education Law	2

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