To earn the certificate, you must take at least 12 units of mandatory and elective courses as outlined below. No more than 4 units counted toward the certificate may be taken CR/D/F.
The mandatory courses provide the legal foundation for conducting transnational business from the organizational, transactional and compliance aspects. The elective courses develop the necessary skills for managing transnational business transactions, as well as an understanding of policies and best practices that shape the international framework under which businesses must operate globally. You also will have the opportunity to choose electives from the USC Marshall School of Business and/or the USC Price School of Public Policy that will count toward the certificate.
Mandatory Courses
- Business Organizations
- Global Regulatory Compliance
- International Business Transactions
Core Electives
- International Investment Law and Arbitration
- Contract Drafting and Negotiation
- Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution
- Foreign Relations and National Security Law
- Immigration Law
- International Arbitration
- International Negotiation and Mediation
- International Trade Policy
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Public International Law
- U.S. Foreign Policy and International Law
Other USC Gould courses may qualify with permission from the Center for Transnational Law and Business academic director.
Price School of Public Policy Courses
The following courses may be taken and credited as Specialized Elective Courses:
- Business and Public Policy
- Comparative International Development
- Foundations of Public Policy Analysis*
- Public Policy Formulation and Implementation*
*You must petition the instructor for enrollment.
Other USC Price courses may qualify with permission from the Center for Transnational Law and Business academic director.
Marshall School of Business Courses
The following courses may be taken and credited as Specialized Elective Courses:
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Financial Strategy
- Entrepreneurial Finance: Financial Management for Developing Firms
- Financial Analysis and Valuation
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Strategic Issues for Global Business
- Venture Capital and Private Equity
Other USC Marshall courses may qualify with permission from the Center for Transnational Law and Business academic director.
Not all courses are offered every year.
You may petition to waive any required or elective course if you have taken an equivalent course outside of the law school as part of your undergraduate or other graduate degree.
