Media and Entertainment Law Certificate

JD students must complete at least 21 units of media and entertainment related classes to receive this certificate. JD students must submit their applications for this certificate program after completing the first year of law school. JD students complete the certificate requirements during their second and third years of law school, and courses may count both toward the JD degree and the certificate.

LLM, MSL and MDR students must complete at least 12 units of media and entertainment related classes to receive this certificate. LLM, MSL and MDR students complete the certificate requirements during the year they are taking their degree course work, and courses may count both toward the degree and the certificate.

All students are required to take both mandatory entertainment law courses (such as intellectual property) and a selection of elective entertainment law courses (such as copyright, legal issues in music and sports law).