Specialty areas
CSU|LAW offers a strong legal foundation and the courses, network and experiences to tailor a legal education to match each student's career goals. Some of the specialty areas of law in which students choose to focus include:
Business Law
Civil Litigation
Civil Rights
Criminal Justice
Corporate Compliance
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Employment and Labor Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
First Amendment Law
Immigration Law
International and Comparative Law
Intellectual Property
Entertainment and Sports Law
Health Law
Human Rights
Global Space Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Concentrations
Students may also choose to undertake an intensive course of study through an academic concentration in one of five areas of legal practice:
- Business Law
- Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Criminal Law
- Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
- Employment and Labor Law
- International and Comparative Law
Any of the Concentrations may be completed in the course of meeting the J.D. degree requirements.
Each academic concentration has its own requirements; each has a core foundational curriculum and electives and each requires completion of a research and writing project or participation in a relevant clinic, externship or moot court competition. All of the Concentrations have basic GPA and grade requirements. The university notes the successful completion of a concentration on a student ‘s transcript. Learn more...