The Master of Arts in Legal Studies degree program seeks to expand students’ academic and professional development by providing a solid foundation in legal doctrine and concepts, while expounding on students’ ability to identify and analyze legal issues within the workplace environment. It is designed for students who are not interested in practicing law, but who wish to develop a better understanding of the law as it affects their legal and non-legal careers, interdisciplinary research, or other areas of interest.

The program prepares its graduates to pursue career opportunities in law and law-related fields, government, business, or as a background for further graduate study.

In addition to the institutional and degree level learning outcomes objectives, the Master of Arts in Legal Studies seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. Graduates in this degree program will be able to:

• Analyze the constitutional, juridical, philosophical, and ethical perspectives of the law.
• Generate analytical and critical thinking in legal writing.
• Evaluate and identify areas and issues needing study and analysis using legal research.
• Assess the relationship between the social organization of legal institutions and the legal profession in society.
• Evaluate the complex relation between the law and justice as dictated and mediated by societal conditions and forces.