Core Requirements
The requirements for the Entertainment & New Media Law Specialization were developed by an advisory group of practitioners and academics, both alumni and friends of Loyola with the intent of preparing graduates to be exposed to the legal doctrines and skills necessary to be effective attorneys.
The LLM degree requires 24 total units of credit. The Entertainment & New Media Law Specialization will be recognized upon the satisfactory completion of 18 units of coursework. This includes 9 units of required courses and 9 units of electives.
Required Courses
Successful completion of the following required courses:
- Copyright Law (3 units)
- Entertainment Law (3 units)
- Trademark Law (3 units)
Elective Courses
In addition to the required courses noted above, students in the Specialization are encouraged to take the following additional courses to the extent their schedule permits:
- Art and the Law Seminar (2 units)
- Business Associations (4 units)
- Business and Legal Affairs for Scripted TV Programming and Distribution (2 units)
- Business Immigration Law (4 units)
- California Privacy and Data Security Law (2)
- First Amendment Survey (3 units)
- International Intellectual Property (3 units)
- Intellectual Property Seminar - Advanced Topics (2 units)
- International Sports Law (3 units)
- Law and Practice with the Hollywood Guilds (3 units)
- Legal Issues in Sports Marketing (2 units)
- Litigating a Copyright Case Seminar (2 units)
- Motion Picture Contract Drafting (2 units)
- Music Law (2 units)
- Representing Talent In Television (2 units)
- Sports Law I: Survey of Legal Issues (2 units)
- Sports Law II: Practical Application of Sports Law in Business (2 units)
- Tax Strategies for the Digital Age (2 units)
- Trial Advocacy (3 units) (Evidence is a prerequisite for Trial Advocacy - 4 unit course.)
- Trade Secret Law (2 units)
- Torts II (3 units)