Environmental Law CURRICULUM MAP
This map seeks to help guide you in selecting courses if you are interested in pursuing a career in environmental law or concentrating your studies in this area. As a general proposition, we strongly encourage you to pursue a broad legal education that balances fundamental courses (including bar courses), your specific professional interests, and classes that appeal to you for any reason. This page provides basic advice and gives information about the courses and other offerings made available by the College of Law. Please note that a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law is available. We encourage you to seek one-on-one guidance in designing your 2L and 3L curriculum from one of the faculty advisors listed below. In addition, the Dean of Students and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs are always happy to meet with students for general academic advising and for designing curricular paths.
Sequencing As a general rule, fundamental courses should be taken before more specialized courses. In this field, that means you will probably want to take either Environmental Law or Natural Resources in your 2Lyear before you take specialized courses. Administrative Law is also a core course to this area, preferably taken in your 2L year. Experiential Opportunities Civil, Judicial, and Transactional Externships Competitions Pace National Environmental Moot Court Competition National Energy and Sustainability Moot Court Competition Pro Bono Opportunities Community Legal Clinic Scholarships Dewsnup Scholarship O’Hara Honors Program Khazeni Summer Fellowship Natural Resources Scholarships RMMLF Scholarships Student Organizations Natural Resources Law Forum Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Energy Bar Association Faculty Advisors Prof. Tony Anghie Prof. Bob Keiter Prof. Nancy McLaughlin Prof. John Ruple
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Fundamental Courses Administrative Law Business Organizations Environmental Law Natural Resources
Experiential Courses Environmental Conflict Resolution Environmental Practice* Externships and Learning From Practice
Additional Courses* Air Pollution* Climate Change* Conservation Easements* Energy Law* Environmental Crimes* Indian Law* Int’l Environmental Law* International Environmental Law International Law Land Use Control* * May not be offered every year.
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Mining Law* Ocean & Coastal Law* Oil & Gas Real Estate Development* Real Estate Finance* Relevant Seminar* Toxic Torts* Water Law Wildlife Law*
The perfect environment for a law school.* *No disclaimers.