LLM in Cyber, Intelligence, and National Security Law

The Master of Laws (LLM) Degree in Cyber, Intelligence & National Security Law provides students with in-depth study of cyber, intelligence, and national security issues, both established and developing, from the country's leading experts. Students will emerge as experts in navigating the existing and emerging policy, legal, and constitutional issues that are specific to cyber, intelligence, and national security law. The program will prepare graduates to work for government agencies, law firms, businesses, and public interest and policy organizations that are addressing the issues created by an increasingly connected and data-focused world.

Admissions

Information regarding admission to the LLM program can be found at https://www.law.gmu.edu/admissions/llm/. 

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Students who have completed their JD degree at a United States law school will receive a waiver of the required course LAWG 502 Intro to US Law. Therefore, students who have received a JD from a United States law school must complete 24 credit hours to receive the LLM degree. Students who have not completed a JD at a US law school must complete the 2-credit required LAWG 502, and therefore must complete 26-credit hours to receive the LLM degree.

Students may attend the LLM program full-time or part-time. Courses are offered in the evening to accommodate working professionals. 

Students may be able to complete the program in one academic year, though most will take a year and a half to two years to do so. Full-time students typically take 12-15 credit hours per semester; part-time students typically take 8-12 credit hours. For the purposes of the F-1 and J-1 visas, 10 or more credit hours are required to meet the full-time requirement of the visa.

All students must finish the degree requirements within five years of matriculation and be enrolled in at least two courses each semester, unless granted a waiver or leave of absence. In order to remain in the LLM program, students must present a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.33 on a 4.33 scale at the end of each spring semester.

The 24-26 credits making up the LLM in Cyber, Intelligence & National Security Law are not designed to prepare or qualify students who are not graduates of a US law school to engage in the practice of law in the United States or to qualify them to take a bar examination in the United States. Additional coursework is possible for those trying to qualify to sit for a bar examination. For more details, see Bar Examination for Foreign-Trained Attorneys.

Once a student is admitted tot he LLM program, they can develop a personalized plan of courses based on their time-frame for finishing the LLM Degree by contacting Graduate Law Advising lwgradvs@gmu.edu 

Banner Code: LW-LLM-CINS

Degree Requirements

Total credits: 24-26

Required Courses 

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Only required for students entering the program with an international law degree.

Electives

Students are required to complete their remaining credits in the program from elective courses. These courses will be chosen in consultation with your academic advisor to suit your educational needs and goals. See here for an approved list of electives.