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Curriculum

Master of International Trade Law and Economics (MITLE)

To earn the Master of International Trade Law and Economics, you must complete 32 units of study. You must enroll in seven mandatory courses listed below, and may choose from among the electives indicated below to complete the units required for the degree.

Students may enroll in the elective courses listed below only and will not enroll in courses specific to JD students.

Mandatory Courses

You must successfully complete the following courses to receive the degree.

USC Gould

  • Administrative Law and Regulatory Policy (LAW-777)
  • International Trade Policy (LAW-637)
  • International Business Transactions (LAW-764)
  • Introduction to the U.S. Legal System (LAW-520)

USC Dornsife

  • Applied Trade Policy (ECON-550)
  • Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (ECON-501)
  • Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (ECON-500)
  • Practice of Econometrics (ECON-513)

Electives

You may select 4 units from among the following elective courses to complete the 32 units required for the degree.

USC Gould

  • Antitrust Law (LAW-753)
  • Business Organizations* (LAW-603)
  • Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution (LAW-829)
  • Externship for Graduate & International Program Students (LAW-581)
  • Foreign Relations and National Security Law (LAW-697)
  • Global Regulatory Compliance (LAW-579)
  • Intellectual Property (LAW-772)
  • International Investment Law and Arbitration (LAW-626)
  • Public International Law (LAW-662)
  • Technology Transactions (LAW-770)
  • Directed Research (LAW-890)

*Students will enroll in the LLM section.

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