JD/LLM in International Business & Trade Law
As a JD candidate at UIC John Marshall, you have the unique opportunity to enhance your marketability by specializing in international business and trade law. UIC John Marshall offers one of the first and only LLM in International Business & Trade Law programs in the Midwest.
Requirements
Effective Fall 2020, new students are not being admitted to this program. Please contact the program directly for more information.
Students may matriculate into a joint-degree program only after they have completed 30 JD credits but before they have completed 60 JD credits. Joint degree candidates should be able to demonstrate interest in international law through undergraduate and graduate coursework, overseas study/work experience, foreign language ability, etc. Joint JD/LLM in International Business & Trade Law candidates may apply the first 10 credits satisfactorily completed in the LLM program in which they are enrolled to the electives requirements of the JD. Most degree candidate will be able to complete the requirements of the joint program with 110 credits (80 JD 30 LLM) instead of the 120 credits required if the programs are completed separately. Students unable to complete the joint degree must still complete a total of 90 hours to be awarded the JD degree.
Students who matriculated prior to August 16, 2019, are subject to degree requirements in place when they first enrolled, provided they complete those requirements within the time limit for degree completion and do not interrupt their enrollment without formal approval. Degree requirements in effect prior to August 2019 are available on eCommons; students should consult their degree audit for further information.
Curriculum
Recommended JD Electives & Required LLM Courses
Recommended JD Electives
- Administrative Law (JD 498, 3 Credits)
- Business Associations (LAW 533, 3 Credits)
- International Business Transactions (JD 418, 3 Credits)
- International Trade Law (JD 419, 3 Credits)
- Sales Transactions (LAW 541, 3 Credits)
Required Courses*
Degree candidates may choose to pursue a concentration in International Business Law or International Trade Law. The related required courses for each track are outlined below.
Track 1: International Business Law
International Business Law candidates must complete the following required courses.
Two of the following courses:
- International Business Transactions (IBT 418, 3 Credits)
- Multinational Corporations Law (IBT 507, 3 Credits)
- International Banking & Finance Law (IBT 534, 3 Credits)
The following course:
Track 2: International Trade Law
International Trade Law candidates must complete the following required courses.
One of the following courses:
Both of the following courses:
*Adjustments to the required curriculum may be made with the approval of the Director.
Elective Courses
- Administrative Law (IBT 498, 3 Credits)
- Admiralty Law (IBT 410, 2 Credits)
- Advanced Legal Research: International Law (IBT 515, 1 Credit)
- Aviation Law (IBT 417, 2 Credits)
- Business Aspects of Immigration Law (IBT 429, 2 Credits)
- Comparative & International Patent Law (IBT 506, 3 Credits)
- Compliance with International Anti-Bribery Conventions (IBT 474, 2 Credits)
- Cyber Crime, Information Warfare & Economic Espionage (IBT 472, 3 Credits)
- Cyberspace Law (IBT 525, 3 Credits)
- Derivatives Law (IBT 527, 2 Credits)
- Drafting & Negotiating International Business Agreements (IBT 446, 1 Credit)
- Drafting International Business Arrangements (IBT 447, 2 Credits)
- Electronic Commerce Law (IBT 530, 2 Credits)
- Ethics of Practicing Law in a Digital World (IBT 511, 2 Credits)
- European Union Business & Investment Law (IBT 529, 2-3 Credits)
- Externship in International Business & Trade Law (IBT 550, 1-2 Credits)
- First Amendment Issues in a Digital Age (IBT 516, 2 Credits)
- Global Investment Law (IBT 532, 2 Credits)
- Global Privacy Law (IBT 533, 2 Credits)
- Homeland Security (IBT 519, 2 Credits)
- Independent Study in International Business & Trade (IBT 596, 1-3 Credits)
- Intellectual Property in a Digital Environment (IP 428/PTL 428, 3 Credits)
- International & Comparative Sports Law (IBT 514, 2 Credits)
- International Antitrust Law (IBT 536, 1-2 Credits)
- International Banking & Finance Law (IBT 534, 3 Credits)
- International Business Transactions (IBT 418, 3 Credits)
- International Commercial Dispute Resolution (IBT 523, 2 Credits)
- International Copyright Law (IBT 499, 1 Credit)
- International Trademark Law (IBT 512, 2 Credits)
- International Economic Development Law (IBT 478, 2 Credits)
- International Employee Benefits Law (IBT 553, 1 Credit)
- International Employment Law (IBT 487, 1-2 Credits)
- International Environmental Law (IBT 480, 1-2 Credits)
- International Joint Ventures (IBT 488, 2 Credits)
- International Sales & Carriage of Goods (IBT 492, 1-2 Credits)
- International Secured Transactions (IBT 496, 1 Credit)
- International Trade Law (IBT 419, 3 Credits)
- International Trade & Development Law (IBT 481, 1 Credit)
- Law & Practice Before the U.S. Court of International Trade (IBT 500, I Credit)
- Law & Practice in Trade Compliance (IBT 504, 1 Credit)
- Legal Ethics in International Practice (IBT 505, 1-2 Credits)
- Multinational Corporations Law (IBT 507, 3 Credits)
- Patent Office Practice (IBT 449, 3 Credits)
- Practicum in International Business & Trade Law (IBT 555, 1-3 Credits)
- Real Estate: International Law (IBT 489, 2 Credits)
- Special Topics in International Business & Trade Law (IBT 594, 1-2 Credits)
- Sustainable International Economic Development (IBT 471, 1 Credit)
- U.S. Commercial Law (IBT 454, 3 Credits)
- U.S. Customs & Import Law (IBT 502, 3 Credits)
- U.S. Export Law (IBT 537, 1-3 Credits)
- U.S. Free Trade Agreements (IBT 508, 2-3 Credits)
- U.S. Taxation of International Transactions & Foreign Taxpayers (IBT 531, 2 Credits)
Please review each course description to determine what prerequisites apply.