MS in Law Program

The Master of Science (MS) in Law is a part time, two-year online graduate degree program designed for experienced professionals to understand the laws and policies that impact their industry. This program can help you excel in your organization by equipping you with the skills you need.

This degree will give you legal knowledge for an edge to your professional career. Learn dispute resolution and negotiation, legal research, legal analysis and argument, ethics in law, public policy, , and a general knowledge of the U.S. law and legal system.

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Specialties

Health Care Law

Explore critical topics such as the Affordable Care Act, public and private insurance regulations, the regulation of health care facilities, information privacy, bioethics, and more.

Specialty Courses include food & drug law, health care law & policy, health care reform, and public health law.

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Homeland Security & Crisis Management Law

Explore critical topics such as emergency management, emergency public health response, counterterrorism, data breaches, and more.

Learn from experts from the University of Maryland’s Center for Health and Homeland Security (CHHS).

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Cybersecurity Law

Explore critical topics such as Internet governance and jurisdiction, privacy issues, cybercrime, data breaches, current and proposed cybersecurity legislation, and more.

Specialty courses include cybercrime, law and policy of cybersecurity, and NSA, foreign intelligence and privacy.

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Our flexible online schedule allows for an academic experience that fits into your personal and professional life. The small class size provides you with personal attention from our top-ranked faculty.

As a graduate of the MSL program, you will join our Maryland Carey Law alumni community with MSL graduates, which includes top advisors, policy makers, and industry leaders across the globe.

The MSL program is applicable to a variety of career paths. Whether you specialize in Health Care Law, Cybersecurity Law, or Homeland Security and Crisis Management Law, you will find that what you learn in the program enhances your industry knowledge and enables you to bring a unique legal perspective to your organization.

Professional development is offered as part of the program. Individualized career counseling is conducted remotely and by appointment. We also offer workshops that cover a variety of professionalism and career development topics.

The MS in Law program gave me a competitive edge in my job application.

Andrea Fellows '19

Public Affairs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC in Atlanta)

Contact Us

For more information about the MS in Law Program, please contact our Office of Admissions.

(410) 706-0580