Required courses are subject to change. For more​ information, please view the latest Academic Regulations or contact the Office of the Registrar: registrar@vermontlaw.edu.​

We are no longer accepting applications for the Master of Environmental Law and Policy. For those interested in the environmental and climate policy, please learn more about the new Master of Climate and Environmental Policy (MCEP).

​30 cred​its​

REQUIRED COURSES
All of the following courses:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredits
​REQ7186Legislation and Regulation Survey3
​ENV5115Environmental Law3
ENV5122Communications, Advocacy, and Leadership3​

In addition to the above, each student must satisfactorily complete at least three of the following five core courses:​​​​

CORE COURSES: NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
May choose one ​​of the following courses:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredits
ENV5235Natural Resources Law3​
CORE COURSES: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
May choose one of the following courses:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredits
ENV5112Science for Environmental Law​3
ENV5430Ecology3
CORE COURSES: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MARKETS
May choose one of the following courses:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredits
ENV5220Environmental Economics and Markets​​3
ENV5229Environmental Issues in Business Transactions​​3
CORE COURSES: ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
May choose one of the following courses:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredits
DIV7628Indian Tribes as Government Stewards of the Environment​​2
ENV5305Environmental Ethics Seminar​​2
ENV5310Environmental Health Law2
ENV5375Global Energy Justice2​
ENV5383Food System Justice and Sustainability2
ENV5385Global Food Security​​2
ENV5406Animal Rights Jurisprudence​​2
ENV5408Law of Animals in Agriculture​​2
ENV5422Animal Welfare Law2
ENV5446Environmental Justice​​2
ENV5478Global Food Security and Social Justice3
ENV5521Earth Law​​2
JUR7330Moral Philosophy for Professionals​​2
JUR7333Animal Law and Ethics3

CORE COURSES: DISPUTE RESOLUTION
May choose one of the following courses:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredits
ADR6410Alternative Dispute Resolution​​3
ADR6415Environmental Dispute Resolution​​3
ADR6405Arbitration​​2
ADR6412Mediation​​2
ADR6413Mediation​​ Advocacy2
ADR6420Negotiation​​2
ADR6450Advanced Dispute Resolution Writing Seminar​​2
INT7450International Investment Arbitration​​2​

​Remaining electives may be chosen from the courses and experiential options listed above and from the following list of approved courses.

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​ELECTIVE COURSES​​
Course CodeCourse TitleCredits
ADR6405Arbitration​​2
ADR6410Alternative Dispute Resolution​​3
ADR6412Mediation​​2
ADR6415Environmental Dispute Resolution​​3
ADR6420Negotiation​​2
ADR6450Advanced Dispute Resolution Writing Seminar​​2
​BUS6262Social Enterprise Law​​2
BUS6305Non-Profit Organizations​​3
BUS6350Non-Profit Management​​2
CLI9302Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (JD or LLM students only)6
CLI9326Advanced Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (JD or LLM only)6
CLI9405Dispute Resolution Clinic I​​4
CLI9427Energy Clinic4
CLI9428Food and Agriculture Clinic4
CLI9437Avanced Energy Clinic4
DIV7620Native Americans and the Law​​3
DIV7628Indian Tribes as Government Stewards of the Environment​​2
ENV5105Administrative Law​​3
ENV5108Introduction to Agriculture and Food Law and Policy3
ENV5112Science for Environmental Law​​3
ENV5115Environmental Law​​3
ENV5125Land Use Regulation​​3
ENV5205Air Pollution​​ Law and Policy3
ENV5209The Law of Toxics and Hazardous Substances3
ENV5210CERCLA Liability and Cleanup3
ENV5212Climate Change and the Law​​3
ENV5214Climate Change Mitigation​​3
ENV5218International Climate Change Law (COP)​​3
ENV5220Environmental Economics and Markets​​3
ENV5223Environmental Governance in the Developing World2
ENV5226Energy Law and Policy in a Carbon-Constrained World​​3
ENV5228Energy Regulation, Markets and the Environment3
ENV5230Global Energy Law and Policy2
ENV5235Natural Resources Law​​3
ENV5239Land Transactions and Finance​​3
ENV5245Water Resources Management3
ENV5246Water Quality​​3
ENV5250Watershed Management​​ and Protection3
ENV5303Advanced Energy Writing Seminar​​2
ENV5304Comparative Environmental Law Research2
ENV5305Environmental Ethics​​2
ENV5310Environmental Health Law​​2
ENV5335Extinction and Climate Change​​2
ENV5336Climate Change, Extinction and Adaptation2
ENV5342Legal Adaptations to Global Warming2
ENV5343Climate Change Adaptation in Human Systems2
ENV5344Alternative Fuels and Renewable Energy2
ENV5346New Frontiers in Environmental Policies2
ENV5349Regulating the Marine Environment​​2
ENV5350Risk Assessment2
ENV5356Scientific Controversies​​2
ENV5365Climate Change: the Power of Taxes​​2
ENV5375Global Energy Justice2
ENV5380Food Regulation and Policy​​3
ENV5381Local Farm and Food Law in Practice 
ENV5383Food Justice and Sustainability 
ENV5401Agriculture and the Environment3
ENV5405Ecosystem Conservation Strategies​​2
ENV5406Animal Rights Jurisprudence​​2
ENV5408The Law of Animals in Agriculture2
ENV5410The Farm Bill2
ENV5411Federal Regulation of Food and Agriculture2
ENV5362Representing Farmers and Food Producers3
ENV5422Animal Welfare Law2
ENV5423Ocean and Coastal Law​​3
ENV5430Ecology​​3
ENV5446Environmental Justice​​2
ENV5449Environmental Litigation Workshop2
ENV5462Public Lands Management: Montana Field Study​​3
ENV5468Oil and Gas Production and the Environment​​2
ENV5469Oil and Gas Development and the Environment​​3
ENV5474Land Conservation Law​​2
ENV5478Global Food Security and Social Justice​2
ENV5479Law and Policy of Local Food Systems​2
ENV5490End Use Energy Efficiency​2
ENV5500Environmental Aspects of Business Transactions​​2
ENV5510Essentials of the Electric Grid​​: Engineering1
ENV5521Earth Law​​2
ENV5540Public Health and Food and Agriculture Policy2
ENV5561​Environmental Enforcement and Compliance​2
ENV5564​Peace, War and the Environment​2
GPP7819Environmental Issues in Business Transactions (JD students only)2
INT7412Law of the European Union2
INT7413European Union Law Trento3
INT7421International Environmental Law​​ and Policy3
INT7440Comparative U.S.-China Environmental Law​​2
INT7446International Trade and the Environment​​2
INT7450International Investment Arbitration and the Environment2
JUR7307Culture and the Environment​​2
JUR7330Moral Philosophy for Professionals2
JUR7333Animal Law and Ethics3
PUB7510Legislation​​3
PUB7525Legislative Clinic​​6
PUB7585State and Local Governance and Finance3
WRI7380Advanced Environmental Legal Research​​​1

Note: This page is offered as a quick, simplified glance of a complex topic. Please consult the Academic Regulations for full and official degree requirements.

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