Master of Legal Studies
Learn about the MLS Online with a concentration in compliance and legal risk management.
The MLS with a concentration in Compliance and Legal Risk Management is designed to educate professionals to meet the demand for legal compliance officers and to train those for whom compliance is an important part of their job or career.
We live in a highly regulated economy. To ensure that applicable laws and regulations are followed, private and public employers increasingly rely on what the Wall Street Journal referred to as “the fastest growing corporate profession in America" — legal compliance.
Supplementing the core legal subjects, this program combines courses offering a nuts and bolts understanding of legal compliance and more specialized courses covering particular business or governmental sectors, including health care, human resources, environmental protection, and banking. This is a highly useful degree to graduates seeking a clear pathway into a legal-oriented profession.
Student Snapshot
“The MLS program opened just at the right time. I believe compliance and research go hand in hand, and I want to help others in bridging the gap between the two."
–MLS graduate Ruth Heaton, research specialist senior, University of Arizona Cancer Center
Curriculum
* Indicates courses offered online
Required MLS Core Courses (15 UNITS)
(All Required MLS Core Courses and Required Electives for this Concentration are also offered in-person.)
- LAW 501* - Procedure (3 units)
- LAW 502A* - American Common Law System I (3 units)
- LAW 502B* - American Common Law System II (3 units)
- LAW 504* - American Public Law System (3 units)
- LAW 507* - Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research (3 units)
Required Courses for this Concentration (3 UNITS)
- LAW 614B* - Corporate Compliance (3 units)
Elective Courses (12 UNITS)
ONLINE LAW Compliance Electives
- LAW 516* - Business Organizations (3 units)
- LAW 521* - Administrative Law (3 units)
- LAW 540A* - Introduction to Human Rights (3 units)
- LAW 553* - Immigration Law and Policy (3 units)
- LAW 553A* - International Trade Law and Policy (3 units)
- LAW 554* - Environmental Law (3 units)
- LAW 555* - Intellectual Property (3 units)
- LAW 557* - Employment Law (3 units)
- LAW 559* - Public International Environmental Law (3 units)
- LAW 578A* - Legal and Regulatory Aspects for Health Care Delivery (3 units)
- LAW 579B* - Legal and Regulatory Fundamentals of Health Care Business (3 units)
- LAW 580* - Introduction to Privacy (3 units)
- LAW 580A*- Liability and Regulation of Healthcare Professionals (3 units)
- LAW 580B*- Data Privacy & Cybersecurity in Healthcare (3 units)
- LAW 580C*- Health Information Technology (3 units)
- LAW 580D* - Telehealth Law & Policy (3 units)
- LAW 584A*- Aging in America (3 units)
- LAW 584B*- Aging and Social Justice (3 units)
- LAW 584C*- Technology and Aging: Legal & Ethical Developments (3 units)
- LAW 584D*- Aging and the Law (3 units)
- LAW 588A* - Translational Pathways for Medical Devices (3 units)
- LAW 589A*- Regulatory Science Case Study Project (3 units)
- LAW 646* - Federal Income Taxation (3 units)
- LAW 666A* - International Investment Law (3 units)
- LAW 696I* - International Environmental Law (3 units)
Pre-approved ONLINE Non-LAW Electives
- PHPM 574* - Public Health Policy and Management (3 units)
- MNE 541* - Environmental Management and Mine Reclamation (3 units)
IN-PERSON Electives
- LAW 520 - Principles of Federal Taxation (3 units)
- LAW 552 - Health Law (3 units)
Some substitutions may be permitted with the approval of the program director. Availability of non-LAW electives is at the discretion of the offering college or department and may incur additional costs.