The USC Gould School of Law’s Graduate & International Programs (G&IP) classes are in full swing for the fall semester with over 350 new students enrolled in on-campus and online programs. Also this year, G&IP has launched a new master’s degree in microeconomics and law.
Residential students represent 36 countries and online students represent 12 countries. This year’s on-campus and online cohort joins the 196 students continuing their academic journeys in G&IP programs.
New residential students were welcomed on campus in August, and online students participated in virtual orientation to kick off the 2023-2024 academic year. Orientation included presentations on academic integrity, careers and the U.S. bar exam, and work/life balance while in law school.
New Degree Program Spans Disciplines
G&IP also welcomed the first class of six students into the multi-disciplinary Master of Science in Innovation Economics, Law and Regulation (MIELR) program, jointly offered by USC Gould and the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Department of Economics.
“This program is an exciting opportunity for students to combine quantitative analytical approaches with how law shapes questions of innovation,” says D. Daniel Sokol, professor of Law and Business at USC Gould School of Law, who serves as co-academic director of MIELR.
In this 32-unit degree program, students gain comprehensive knowledge of the economic and regulatory complexities of digital services industries and innovation-driven workplaces that include tech and biotech. MIELR is a STEM-designated program that will equip graduates with the essential skills for work in complex areas including big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning through the lens of antitrust, privacy, data security and intellectual property laws.
MIELR joins G&IP’s robust slate of offerings including the one-year Master of Laws (LLM), two-year Extended LLM, LLM in International Business and Economic Law, LLM in Privacy Law and Cybersecurity, LLM in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Master of Dispute Resolution, ADR Certificate, Master of International Trade Law and Economics and Master of Studies in Law.
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