Do Law Schools Offer Online Environmental Law Programs?
Yes, several schools now offer environmental law programs online. Although rare, students can pursue a distance learning L.L.M. degree in environmental law at a few public and private universities in the world.
In the USA, the American Bar Association has accredited fully online environmental law programs. These environmental law programs are mostly online Master of Laws (L.L.M.) program. Basically, they are designed for currently practicing lawyers looking to learn more about laws and policies related to energy and the environment.
These online programs include advanced coursework in energy and environmental law. In addition, online students may be able to choose electives to concentrate their studies on the specific field of environmental law, such as climate change and polices or energy laws.
Furthermore, most internationally recognized schools have adopted an online format for their environmental law programs. For instance, Lewis & Clark, the #1 environment law school in the USA is now offering its LLM degree in Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law through a distance-learning online option.
Vermont Law School also offers online master’s and LLM degrees in environmental law, energy regulation and law, food and agriculture law and policy, and restorative justice.
Also, the University of Birmingham, Uk and the George Washington University, Law School, USA both offer Online LLM Energy and Environmental Law Programs.
Getting an online degree in environmental law takes about 2 years (24 months) to complete. However, it can take as short as 18 months or as long as 2.5 years to compline an online LLM in Environmental Law program. The duration depends on the school offering it and the student’s choice.
Online Environmental Law Duration In Schools
At Vermont Law School, students graduate in as few as 18 months of study, taking one accelerated course at a time, but have up to five years to obtain their degree.
Meanwhile, at the University of Birmingham, online LLM in Environmental Law program takes 2.5 years to complete and is split into six career-focused modules (20 credits each) and a dissertation.
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