New online master programs in environmental and energy law
On the heels of establishing two world-class centers – in energy law and in environmental law – Tulane Law School is launching two online master’s programs for those working in these growing industries.
The Master of Jurisprudence in Environmental Law and the Master of Jurisprudence in Energy Law each will be fully online and are designed for non-lawyers working in the regulated fields of energy and environmental law, those who are regulators in the industries, and professionals who are part of public interest and advocacy groups.
The two new programs bring to four the total of online programs offered by Tulane Law School. The highly successful Master of Jurisprudence in Labor and Employment Law has taught more than 300 students since it launched two years ago. The online Title IX program, which offers six-week certificate courses for human resource professionals tasked with implementing the law, launched last spring and is on its third cohort.
Interested students can enroll in either or both of these master’s programs here. Both will be supervised by Tulane Law School Professor Joel Friedman, the director of existing online programs.
The interconnected fields of energy and environmental law are highly regulated. It is essential for anyone who either works in a regulated industry, or in a regulatory agency, or in a public interest or advocacy group that focuses on energy and environmental law-related issues, to be fully conversant with this vast and ever-changing body of federal, state, and local statutory and administrative law.
Online MJ in Energy Law
The energy industry is among the most heavily regulated in the country. For those who work in or alongside oil, gas, electric or nuclear power, the complexities of energy law are inescapable. In addition, the field continues to evolve on a state, federal and international level.
Tulane launched its online MJ in Energy Law program to provide support to those at the forefront of this field. Tulane is uniquely qualified: our Center for Energy Law promotes research and deeper learning in this practice and our faculty have built impressive careers as lawyers and scholars. For those working in renewable energy startups to international power companies to regulatory agencies, this program can help provide the tactical and legal framework to understand today’s energy law landscape.
Online MJ in Environmental Law
Misunderstanding environmental law can have big consequences for government regulators, advocacy groups or other developers and stakeholders impacted by today’s regulations. With our online MJ in Environmental Law, working professionals can stay up to date on the latest in the field with the expertise of the No. 17 Best Law School on the subject. Our Center for Environmental Law works in the New Orleans community, publishes law journals and hosts professional events, which means our online students have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and their networks.
With debates about land usage, taxation and natural space protections, it can be challenging to stay on the right side of laws that drastically differ on a local, state, national and even international scale. Earning an environmental law degree making sure that your organization or other companies are interpreting and following the right protocols.
In 2018, Tulane launched the Center for Energy Law, leveraging its strengths as a world-class institution to explore energy trends internationally, partner with top industry leaders and prepare the next generation of lawyers in this all-important sector to Louisiana.
In 2019, it launched the Tulane Center for Environmental Law, to bring under one umbrella 40 years of existing environmental programs and events, as well as creating a launch pad for innovation and new programming at Tulane. It is a link between the law school and those working on environmental policy across the campus, and provides a platform for collaboration and research.
The new masters’ programs are already enrolling, said Friedman. Each will be 30-credit-hour programs that can be completed in six, 15-week semesters. There are three semesters (Fall, Spring, and Summer) in each academic year.
Accordingly, students can typically expect to graduate in two years. Friedman also indicated that in light of the significant interplay between energy and environmental law, interested students can choose to register to receive both degrees, with several courses counting towards the 30 credit requirement for both programs.
