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Program Requirements for Geography (Master of Applied Geospatial Information Systems & Technologies)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Master of Applied Geographic Information Science and Technologies (MAGIST)

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Geography offers the Master of Applied Geographic Information Science and Technologies (MAGIST) degree.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

All academic advising for students in the MAGIST program will be coordinated and overseen by the Academic Administrator, who will be assisted by the administrative staff of the program. All students will be expected to meet with the Academic Administrator for a live online meeting (1) in the student’s quarter of entry into the program and (2) in the student’s expected quarter of graduation from the program. Ongoing individualized advising support is available to all matriculated students, and students are encouraged to meet with their assigned academic advisor at least once per academic quarter. Students will be assigned an academic advisor upon admission and will be able to choose a capstone advisor among available MAGIST faculty. Each student’s assigned academic advisor will also provide guidance in selecting courses and establishing a program of study, identifying an industry partner or research topic to facilitate completion of the capstone research project, and the steps necessary to complete the capstone project.

In addition, the Academic Administrator will coordinate and oversee the availability of course office hours, which will be available to provide course-specific student support and advising on a weekly basis. Office hours advising will be available in-person, online via video conferencing, and by telephone. Program staff will also regularly circulate announcements about employment opportunities and relevant extracurricular activities and opportunities.

Areas of Study

None

Foreign Language Requirement

None

Course Requirements

Students must complete courses to complete a minimum of 36 units. Students enrolling full-time can complete the program in three quarters of study; part-time students must be enrolled in at least one course per quarter. All nine required courses are core MAGIST 400-series graduate courses. Other graduate-level (200-series) and upper division (100-series) courses are not open to enrollment by MAGIST students and may not be counted toward degree requirements. All courses must be taken on a letter grading basis.

Full-time students will complete 36 units over the duration of one academic year as specified in the following sample study plan (note that students enrolled part-time may follow a different study plan):

Fall Quarter
GEOG 401: Applied Spatial Data Science (four units)
GEOG 410: Geospatial Databases and Data Management (four units)
GEOG 411: Geospatial Imagery Analysis (four units)

Winter Quarter
GEOG 412: Programming for Spatial Data Science I (four units)
GEOG 413: Applied Spatial Statistics (four units)
GEOG 498: Capstone I – Geospatial Research Methods (four units)

Spring Quarter
GEOG 414: Programming for Spatial Data Science II (four units)
GEOG 415: Spatial Data Science Futures (four units)
GEOG 499: Geospatial Research Project Seminar (four units)

Teaching Experience
Not Required

Field Experience
Not Required

Capstone Plan

A capstone research project will be required of all students. The capstone project must consist of an original written analysis that solves a real-world problem or advances existing knowledge and techniques in geospatial science and technology. The capstone project will be supervised by a faculty advisor, who will serve as the instructor of record for the capstone project courses as well as the chair of an advising committee consisting of the faculty advisor and at least two additional members appointed by the Department of Geography. Students will be required to complete a project proposal. The project proposal consists of a description of the problem, a summary of the geospatial technology methods that will be used in addressing the problem, and a preliminary project outline. The project’s primary form will be a written paper but significant elements of the project may include (but are not limited to) maps, data visualizations, geospatial data, Web content, databases, and computer code. All work will be completed in close consultation with the student’s academic advisor and, if applicable, a selected industry partner. In relation to the capstone project, students will be accountable at all times only to their respective advising committees; in cases where a capstone project involves work with an external partner, the capstone project does not establish or imply any form of employment relationship or internship.  Academic advising committees are solely responsible for evaluation and assessment of the capstone project.

Thesis Plan
None

Time-to-Degree
The normative time-to-degree is three quarters of full-time academic study. The maximum time-to-degree will be nine academic quarters (three calendar years; Summer quarters excluded). This maximum is established keeping in mind the slowest possible timeline to completion (one course per quarter; nine quarters total).

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD MAXIMUM TTD
MAGIST 3 3 9

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy
A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy
Recommendations for academic disqualification are made by the Master of Applied Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies (MAGIST) Steering Committee. The MAGIST Steering Committee does not enforce any additional academic disqualification standards beyond those specified by university policy, but students who fail to meet the above requirements for continuing graduate study will be referred to the MAGIST Steering Committee for review and possible academic disqualification.

Program Requirements for Geography (Master of Applied Geospatial Information Systems & Technologies)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Master of Applied Geographic Information Science and Technologies (MAGIST)

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Geography offers the Master of Applied Geographic Information Science and Technologies (MAGIST) degree.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

All academic advising for students in the MAGIST program will be coordinated and overseen by the Academic Administrator, who will be assisted by the administrative staff of the program. All students will be expected to meet with the Academic Administrator for a live online meeting (1) in the student’s quarter of entry into the program and (2) in the student’s expected quarter of graduation from the program. Ongoing individualized advising support is available to all matriculated students, and students are encouraged to meet with their assigned academic advisor at least once per academic quarter. Students will be assigned an academic advisor upon admission and will be able to choose a capstone advisor among available MAGIST faculty. Each student’s assigned academic advisor will also provide guidance in selecting courses and establishing a program of study, identifying an industry partner or research topic to facilitate completion of the capstone research project, and the steps necessary to complete the capstone project.

In addition, the Academic Administrator will coordinate and oversee the availability of course office hours, which will be available to provide course-specific student support and advising on a weekly basis. Office hours advising will be available in-person, online via video conferencing, and by telephone. Program staff will also regularly circulate announcements about employment opportunities and relevant extracurricular activities and opportunities.

Areas of Study

None

Foreign Language Requirement

None

Course Requirements

Students must complete courses to complete a minimum of 36 units. Students enrolling full-time can complete the program in three quarters of study; part-time students must be enrolled in at least one course per quarter. All nine required courses are core MAGIST 400-series graduate courses. Other graduate-level (200-series) and upper division (100-series) courses are not open to enrollment by MAGIST students and may not be counted toward degree requirements. All courses must be taken on a letter grading basis.

Full-time students will complete 36 units over the duration of one academic year as specified in the following sample study plan (note that students enrolled part-time may follow a different study plan):

Fall Quarter
GEOG 401: Applied Spatial Data Science (four units)
GEOG 410: Geospatial Databases and Data Management (four units)
GEOG 411: Geospatial Imagery Analysis (four units)

Winter Quarter
GEOG 412: Programming for Spatial Data Science I (four units)
GEOG 413: Applied Spatial Statistics (four units)
GEOG 498: Capstone I – Geospatial Research Methods (four units)

Spring Quarter
GEOG 414: Programming for Spatial Data Science II (four units)
GEOG 415: Spatial Data Science Futures (four units)
GEOG 499: Geospatial Research Project Seminar (four units)

Teaching Experience
Not Required

Field Experience
Not Required

Capstone Plan

A capstone research project will be required of all students. The capstone project must consist of an original written analysis that solves a real-world problem or advances existing knowledge and techniques in geospatial science and technology. The capstone project will be supervised by a faculty advisor, who will serve as the instructor of record for the capstone project courses as well as the chair of an advising committee consisting of the faculty advisor and at least two additional members appointed by the Department of Geography. Students will be required to complete a project proposal. The project proposal consists of a description of the problem, a summary of the geospatial technology methods that will be used in addressing the problem, and a preliminary project outline. The project’s primary form will be a written paper but significant elements of the project may include (but are not limited to) maps, data visualizations, geospatial data, Web content, databases, and computer code. All work will be completed in close consultation with the student’s academic advisor and, if applicable, a selected industry partner. In relation to the capstone project, students will be accountable at all times only to their respective advising committees; in cases where a capstone project involves work with an external partner, the capstone project does not establish or imply any form of employment relationship or internship.  Academic advising committees are solely responsible for evaluation and assessment of the capstone project.

Thesis Plan
None

Time-to-Degree
The normative time-to-degree is three quarters of full-time academic study. The maximum time-to-degree will be nine academic quarters (three calendar years; Summer quarters excluded). This maximum is established keeping in mind the slowest possible timeline to completion (one course per quarter; nine quarters total).

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD MAXIMUM TTD
MAGIST 3 3 9

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy
A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy
Recommendations for academic disqualification are made by the Master of Applied Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies (MAGIST) Steering Committee. The MAGIST Steering Committee does not enforce any additional academic disqualification standards beyond those specified by university policy, but students who fail to meet the above requirements for continuing graduate study will be referred to the MAGIST Steering Committee for review and possible academic disqualification.

Program Requirements for Geography (Master of Applied Geospatial Information Systems & Technologies)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Master of Applied Geographic Information Science and Technologies (MAGIST)

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Geography offers the Master of Applied Geographic Information Science and Technologies (MAGIST) degree.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

All academic advising for students in the MAGIST program will be coordinated and overseen by the Academic Administrator, who will be assisted by the administrative staff of the program. All students will be expected to meet with the Academic Administrator for a live online meeting (1) in the student’s quarter of entry into the program and (2) in the student’s expected quarter of graduation from the program. Ongoing individualized advising support is available to all matriculated students, and students are encouraged to meet with their assigned academic advisor at least once per academic quarter. Students will be assigned an academic advisor upon admission and will be able to choose a capstone advisor among available MAGIST faculty. Each student’s assigned academic advisor will also provide guidance in selecting courses and establishing a program of study, identifying an industry partner or research topic to facilitate completion of the capstone research project, and the steps necessary to complete the capstone project.

In addition, the Academic Administrator will coordinate and oversee the availability of course office hours, which will be available to provide course-specific student support and advising on a weekly basis. Office hours advising will be available in-person, online via video conferencing, and by telephone. Program staff will also regularly circulate announcements about employment opportunities and relevant extracurricular activities and opportunities.

Areas of Study

None

Foreign Language Requirement

None

Course Requirements

Students must complete courses to complete a minimum of 36 units. Students enrolling full-time can complete the program in three quarters of study; part-time students must be enrolled in at least one course per quarter. All nine required courses are core MAGIST 400-series graduate courses. Other graduate-level (200-series) and upper division (100-series) courses are not open to enrollment by MAGIST students and may not be counted toward degree requirements. All courses must be taken on a letter grading basis.

Full-time students will complete 36 units over the duration of one academic year as specified in the following sample study plan (note that students enrolled part-time may follow a different study plan):

Fall Quarter
GEOG 401: Applied Spatial Data Science (four units)
GEOG 410: Geospatial Databases and Data Management (four units)
GEOG 411: Geospatial Imagery Analysis (four units)

Winter Quarter
GEOG 412: Programming for Spatial Data Science I (four units)
GEOG 413: Applied Spatial Statistics (four units)
GEOG 498: Capstone I – Geospatial Research Methods (four units)

Spring Quarter
GEOG 414: Programming for Spatial Data Science II (four units)
GEOG 415: Spatial Data Science Futures (four units)
GEOG 499: Geospatial Research Project Seminar (four units)

Teaching Experience
Not Required

Field Experience
Not Required

Capstone Plan

A capstone research project will be required of all students. The capstone project must consist of an original written analysis that solves a real-world problem or advances existing knowledge and techniques in geospatial science and technology. The capstone project will be supervised by a faculty advisor, who will serve as the instructor of record for the capstone project courses as well as the chair of an advising committee consisting of the faculty advisor and at least two additional members appointed by the Department of Geography. Students will be required to complete a project proposal. The project proposal consists of a description of the problem, a summary of the geospatial technology methods that will be used in addressing the problem, and a preliminary project outline. The project’s primary form will be a written paper but significant elements of the project may include (but are not limited to) maps, data visualizations, geospatial data, Web content, databases, and computer code. All work will be completed in close consultation with the student’s academic advisor and, if applicable, a selected industry partner. In relation to the capstone project, students will be accountable at all times only to their respective advising committees; in cases where a capstone project involves work with an external partner, the capstone project does not establish or imply any form of employment relationship or internship.  Academic advising committees are solely responsible for evaluation and assessment of the capstone project.

Thesis Plan
None

Time-to-Degree
The normative time-to-degree is three quarters of full-time academic study. The maximum time-to-degree will be nine academic quarters (three calendar years; Summer quarters excluded). This maximum is established keeping in mind the slowest possible timeline to completion (one course per quarter; nine quarters total).

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD MAXIMUM TTD
MAGIST 3 3 9

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy
A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy
Recommendations for academic disqualification are made by the Master of Applied Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies (MAGIST) Steering Committee. The MAGIST Steering Committee does not enforce any additional academic disqualification standards beyond those specified by university policy, but students who fail to meet the above requirements for continuing graduate study will be referred to the MAGIST Steering Committee for review and possible academic disqualification.

Program Requirements for Master of Legal Studies

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Master of Legal Studies

School of law.

Graduate Degree

Admissions Requirements.

Master of Legal Studies

Advising

Students will be assigned an academic advisor upon acceptance into the program and should meet with their advisor at least once a semester to review their progress towards graduation. The registrar will conduct a semesterly degree progress report which can be reviewed with the academic advisor. Students may also consult with faculty in their area of study.\

Specializations:

To earn a specialization, a student must earn at least 11 units of credit from the course list provided for each specialization, including units earned for any required specialization courses.

The current specializations are:

  1. Business Law
  2. Employment & Human Resources Law
  3. Entertainment & Media Law
  4. Health Law & Policy
  5. Government & National Security Law
  6. Public Interest Law
  7. Law and Technology
  8.  Environmental Law

With the approval of the Executive Director, students may develop their own individualized specialization, but individualized specializations must be materially different from any of the existing standard specializations.

A specialization is not required for Master of Legal Studies degree. Students may choose to pursue a general course of study and not earn a specialization designation.

For additional information, students should consult the program’s website.

Specialization Course Requirements:

To earn a specialization, at least 11 units must be completed in the specialization area. In addition, the following courses are required to earn each specialization (students may petition the Executive Director to waive any one of these required courses):

  1. Business Law: Law 115. Business Law for Non-Lawyers OR Law 230. Business Associations
  2. Employment and HR: Law 261. Employment Law
  3. Entertainment & Media Law: Law 305. Entertainment Law OR Law 683. News Media Law in the Digital Age
  4. Environmental Law: Law 290. Environmental Law & Policy
  5. Govt & Natl Sec: None
  6. Health Law: Law 326. or Law 608. Health Law & Policy
  7. Law & Tech: 1) Law 307. Intellectual Property; or 2) Law 306. Patent Law AND Law 302. Copyright Law
  8. Public Interest: One course from “Substantive Law” and one course from “Inequality.”
    1. Substantive Law
      1. Law 260. Labor Law I
      2. Law 261. Employment Law
      3. Law 267. Federal Indian Law
      4. Law 273. International Human Rights Law
      5. Law 282. Education Law and Policy
      6. Law 285. Local Government Law
      7. Law 286. Land Use
      8. Law 290. Environmental Law and Policy
      9. Law 293. Public Natural Resources Law
      10. Law 295. Adjudicative Criminal Procedure: Bail to Jail
      11. Law 301. Art and Cultural Property Law
      12. Law 316. Disability Law
      13. Law 317. Family Law
      14. Law 319. Election Law
      15. Law 321. Legislative and Regulation
      16. Law 326. or Law 608. Health Law and Policy
      17. Law 331. Immigration Law
      18. Law 350. Energy Law
      19. Law 363. Tax-Exempt Organizations
      20. Law 380. State and Local Taxation
      21. Law 383. Political Asylum and Refugee Law
      22. Law 389. Prison Law and Policy
      23. Law 440. Introduction to Food Law and Policy
    2. Inequality
      1. Law 214. Civil Rights
      2. Law 266. Critical Race Theory
      3. Law 318. Law and Sexuality
      4. Law 325. Public Benefits Law and Anti-Poverty Policy
      5. Law 329. Women and the Law
      6. Law 332. Immigrants’ Rights
      7. Law 376. Law and Dissent
      8. Law 429. Capital Punishment in America
      9. Law 507. Labor Law and Social Policy
      10. Law 509. Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability, and Climate Change
      11. Law 558. Political Crimes and Legal Systems
      12. Law 566. Laws of War & the War (s) on Terror
      13. Law 584. Human Rights and Sexual Politics
      14. Law 589. Strategies for Success Human Rights Advocacy
      15. Law 619. Environmental Justice Law
      16. Law 625. Community Lawyering & Low Wage Worker Organizing
      17. Law 629. Topics in Post-Conviction Law and Policy
      18. Law 637. Good (Native) Governance
      19. Law 645. Race Conscious Remedies
      20. Law 653. Advanced Critical Race Theory
      21. Law 655. Feminist Legal Theory
      22. Law 667. Voting Rights
      23. Law 668. The 8th Amendment Punishments Clause
      24. Law 670. The Sociology of Law
      25. Law 674. Trafficking in Human Beings: Law and Policy
      26. Law 677. Muslims, Race and Law

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Degree requirements: To complete the degree, a minimum total of 26 units of coursework with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required.

Core Curriculum: The following courses are required:

  1. Law 111. Introduction to American Law
  2. Law 112. Private Law: Property and Contract
  3. Law 113. The Modern Regulatory State
  4. Law 114. Legal Analysis and Communication
  5. Law 115. Business Law for Non-Lawyers (OR Law 116. The American Dispute Resolution System

Registration Requirement: Every student is required to enroll in at least three (3) units of study each semester and may not enroll in more than sixteen (16) units each semester. A student who completes a course that concludes before the end of the semester (e.g. a J-Term course) will earn those units even if the student later drops all full-semester length courses and falls below the three (3) units threshold. A student may petition the Executive Director to exceed the sixteen (16) unit maximum with good cause. The maximum number of intensive January term courses a student may take during one January term is two (2) for a total of no more than three (3) units of credit. For purposes of calculating maximum units during spring semester, completed units during a UCLA Law January Term shall not be included.

Attendance Requirement: A Master of Legal Studies student who fails to attend classes for two consecutive weeks or a total of ten instructional days during the semester (or the equivalent), without the clearance of his instructors whose classes are missed, may be subject to dismissal from the program by the Executive Director of the Master of Legal Studies program and the Dean of Students. A student so dismissed may appeal the decision to the Graduate Studies Committee. A professor may create stricter attendance policies for any given course.

Credits for Internship: With the approval of the Executive Director, students may earn credits for relevant internship placements based on the number of hours worked in the placement. Any credits earned for internship hours will not count towards the 26-unit graduation requirement. Students enrolled in internships must simultaneously enroll in a one-unit internship seminar. Credit earned for the internship seminar will count toward the 26-unit graduation requirement and the 11-unit specialization requirement (assuming the internship is appropriate for the area of specialization).

Teaching Requirements

None.

Field Experience

None.

Capstone Plan

There are several ways to complete the capstone requirement:

  1. Complete a seminar course in the field of specialization and a substantial research paper (25-50 pages with multiple drafts) in satisfaction of the seminar requirement, earning a grade of B or better; or
  2. Complete a substantial project in conjunction with the Capstone Seminar, earning a grade of B or better.
  3. Participate in a substantial project as part of one of the School of Law’s Policy Clinics, earning a grade of B or better.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-To-Degree

Students must finish the degree within four academic years.

DEGREE NORMATIVE ATC (Semesters) NORMATIVE TTD (Semesters) MAXIMUM TTD (Semesters)
M.L.S.T 2 (Full-Time)
4 (Part-Time)		 2 (Full-Time)
4 (Part-Time)		 8

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

None.

Program Requirements for Master of Legal Studies

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Master of Legal Studies

School of law.

Graduate Degree

Admissions Requirements.

Master of Legal Studies

Advising

Students will be assigned an academic advisor upon acceptance into the program and should meet with their advisor at least once a semester to review their progress towards graduation. The registrar will conduct a semesterly degree progress report which can be reviewed with the academic advisor. Students may also consult with faculty in their area of study.

Specializations:

To earn a specialization, a student must earn at least 10 units of credit from the course list provided for each specialization, including units earned for any required specialization courses.

The current specializations are:

  1. Business Law
  2. Employment & Human Resources Law
  3. Entertainment & Media Law
  4. Health Law & Policy
  5. Government & National Security Law
  6. Public Interest Law
  7. Law and Technology
  8.  Environmental Law

With the approval of the Executive Director, students may develop their own individualized specialization, but individualized specializations must be materially different from any of the existing standard specializations.

A specialization is not required for Master of Legal Studies degree. Students may choose to pursue a general course of study and not earn a specialization designation.

For additional information, students should consult the program’s website.

Specialization Course Requirements:

To earn a specialization, at least 10 units must be completed in the specialization area. In addition, the following courses are required to earn each specialization (students may petition the Executive Director to waive any one of these required courses):

  1. Business Law: Law 115. Business Law for Non-Lawyers OR Law 230. Business Associations
  2. Employment and HR: Law 261. Employment Law
  3. Entertainment & Media Law: Law 305. Entertainment Law OR Law 683. News Media Law in the Digital Age
  4. Environmental Law: Law 290. Environmental Law & Policy
  5. Govt & Natl Sec: None
  6. Health Law: Law 326. or Law 608. Health Law & Policy
  7. Law & Tech: 1) Law 307. Intellectual Property; or 2) Law 306. Patent Law AND Law 302. Copyright Law
  8. Public Interest: One course from “Substantive Law” and one course from “Inequality.”
    1. Substantive Law
      1. Law 260. Labor Law I
      2. Law 261. Employment Law
      3. Law 267. Federal Indian Law
      4. Law 273. International Human Rights Law
      5. Law 282. Education Law and Policy
      6. Law 285. Local Government Law
      7. Law 286. Land Use
      8. Law 290. Environmental Law and Policy
      9. Law 293. Public Natural Resources Law
      10. Law 295. Adjudicative Criminal Procedure: Bail to Jail
      11. Law 301. Art and Cultural Property Law
      12. Law 316. Disability Law
      13. Law 317. Family Law
      14. Law 319. Election Law
      15. Law 321. Legislative and Regulation
      16. Law 326. or Law 608. Health Law and Policy
      17. Law 331. Immigration Law
      18. Law 350. Energy Law
      19. Law 363. Tax-Exempt Organizations
      20. Law 380. State and Local Taxation
      21. Law 383. Political Asylum and Refugee Law
      22. Law 389. Prison Law and Policy
      23. Law 440. Introduction to Food Law and Policy
    2. Inequality
      1. Law 214. Civil Rights
      2. Law 266. Critical Race Theory
      3. Law 318. Law and Sexuality
      4. Law 325. Public Benefits Law and Anti-Poverty Policy
      5. Law 329. Women and the Law
      6. Law 332. Immigrants’ Rights
      7. Law 376. Law and Dissent
      8. Law 429. Capital Punishment in America
      9. Law 507. Labor Law and Social Policy
      10. Law 509. Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability, and Climate Change
      11. Law 558. Political Crimes and Legal Systems
      12. Law 566. Laws of War & the War (s) on Terror
      13. Law 584. Human Rights and Sexual Politics
      14. Law 589. Strategies for Success Human Rights Advocacy
      15. Law 619. Environmental Justice Law
      16. Law 625. Community Lawyering & Low Wage Worker Organizing
      17. Law 629. Topics in Post-Conviction Law and Policy
      18. Law 637. Good (Native) Governance
      19. Law 645. Race Conscious Remedies
      20. Law 653. Advanced Critical Race Theory
      21. Law 655. Feminist Legal Theory
      22. Law 667. Voting Rights
      23. Law 668. The 8th Amendment Punishments Clause
      24. Law 670. The Sociology of Law
      25. Law 674. Trafficking in Human Beings: Law and Policy
      26. Law 677. Muslims, Race and Law

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Degree requirements: To complete the degree, a minimum total of 26 units of coursework with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required.

Core Curriculum: The following courses are required:

  1. Law 111. Introduction to American Law
  2. Law 112. Private Law: Property and Contract
  3. Law 113. Public Law
  4. Law 114. Legal Analysis and Communication
  5. Law 115. Business Law for Non-Lawyers (OR Law 116. The American Dispute Resolution System

Registration Requirement: Every student is required to enroll in at least three (3) units of study each semester and may not enroll in more than sixteen (16) units each semester. A student who completes a course that concludes before the end of the semester (e.g. a J-Term course) will earn those units even if the student later drops all full-semester length courses and falls below the three (3) units threshold. A student may petition the Executive Director to exceed the sixteen (16) unit maximum with good cause. The maximum number of intensive January term courses a student may take during one January term is two (2) for a total of no more than three (3) units of credit. For purposes of calculating maximum units during spring semester, completed units during a UCLA Law January Term shall not be included.

Attendance Requirement: A Master of Legal Studies student who fails to attend classes for two consecutive weeks or a total of ten instructional days during the semester (or the equivalent), without the clearance of his instructors whose classes are missed, may be subject to dismissal from the program by the Executive Director of the Master of Legal Studies program and the Dean of Students. A student so dismissed may appeal the decision to the Graduate Studies Committee. A professor may create stricter attendance policies for any given course.

Credits for Internship: With the approval of the Executive Director, students may earn credits for relevant internship placements based on the number of hours worked in the placement. Any credits earned for internship hours will not count towards the 26-unit graduation requirement. Students enrolled in internships must simultaneously enroll in a one-unit internship seminar. Credit earned for the internship seminar will count toward the 26-unit graduation requirement and the 10-unit specialization requirement (assuming the internship is appropriate for the area of specialization).

Teaching Requirements

None.

Field Experience

None.

Capstone Plan

There are several ways to complete the capstone requirement:

  1. Complete a seminar course in the field of specialization and a substantial research paper (25-50 pages with multiple drafts) in satisfaction of the seminar requirement, earning a grade of B or better; or
  2. Complete a substantial project in conjunction with the Capstone Seminar, earning a grade of B or better.
  3. Participate in a substantial project as part of one of the School of Law’s Policy Clinics, earning a grade of B or better.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-To-Degree

Students must finish the degree within four academic years.

DEGREE NORMATIVE ATC (Semesters) NORMATIVE TTD (Semesters) MAXIMUM TTD (Semesters)
M.L.S.T 2 (Full-Time)
4 (Part-Time)		 2 (Full-Time)
4 (Part-Time)		 8

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

None.

Program Requirements for Master of Legal Studies

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Master of Legal Studies

School of law.

Graduate Degree

Admissions Requirements.

Master of Legal Studies

Advising

Students will be assigned an academic advisor upon acceptance into the program and should meet with their advisor at least once a semester to review their progress towards graduation. The registrar will conduct a semesterly degree progress report which can be reviewed with the academic advisor. Students may also consult with faculty in their area of study.

Specializations:

To earn a specialization, a student must earn at least 10 units of credit from the course list provided for each specialization, including units earned for any required specialization courses.

The current specializations are:

  1. Business Law
  2. Employment & Human Resources Law
  3. Entertainment & Media Law
  4. Health Law & Policy
  5. Government & National Security Law
  6. Public Interest Law
  7. Law and Technology
  8.  Environmental Law

With the approval of the Executive Director, students may develop their own individualized specialization, but individualized specializations must be materially different from any of the existing standard specializations.

A specialization is not required for Master of Legal Studies degree. Students may choose to pursue a general course of study and not earn a specialization designation.

For additional information, students should consult the program’s website.

Specialization Course Requirements:

To earn a specialization, at least 10 units must be completed in the specialization area. In addition, the following courses are required to earn each specialization (students may petition the Executive Director to waive any one of these required courses):

  1. Business Law: Law 115. Business Law for Non-Lawyers OR Law 230. Business Associations
  2. Employment and HR: Law 261. Employment Law
  3. Entertainment & Media Law: Law 305. Entertainment Law OR Law 683. News Media Law in the Digital Age
  4. Environmental Law: Law 290. Environmental Law & Policy
  5. Govt & Natl Sec: None
  6. Health Law: Law 326. or Law 608. Health Law & Policy
  7. Law & Tech: 1) Law 307. Intellectual Property; or 2) Law 306. Patent Law AND Law 302. Copyright Law
  8. Public Interest: One course from “Substantive Law” and one course from “Inequality.”
    1. Substantive Law
      1. Law 260. Labor Law I
      2. Law 261. Employment Law
      3. Law 267. Federal Indian Law
      4. Law 273. International Human Rights Law
      5. Law 282. Education Law and Policy
      6. Law 285. Local Government Law
      7. Law 286. Land Use
      8. Law 290. Environmental Law and Policy
      9. Law 293. Public Natural Resources Law
      10. Law 295. Adjudicative Criminal Procedure: Bail to Jail
      11. Law 301. Art and Cultural Property Law
      12. Law 316. Disability Law
      13. Law 317. Family Law
      14. Law 319. Election Law
      15. Law 321. Legislative and Regulation
      16. Law 326. or Law 608. Health Law and Policy
      17. Law 331. Immigration Law
      18. Law 350. Energy Law
      19. Law 363. Tax-Exempt Organizations
      20. Law 380. State and Local Taxation
      21. Law 383. Political Asylum and Refugee Law
      22. Law 389. Prison Law and Policy
      23. Law 440. Introduction to Food Law and Policy
    2. Inequality
      1. Law 214. Civil Rights
      2. Law 266. Critical Race Theory
      3. Law 318. Law and Sexuality
      4. Law 325. Public Benefits Law and Anti-Poverty Policy
      5. Law 329. Women and the Law
      6. Law 332. Immigrants’ Rights
      7. Law 376. Law and Dissent
      8. Law 429. Capital Punishment in America
      9. Law 507. Labor Law and Social Policy
      10. Law 509. Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability, and Climate Change
      11. Law 558. Political Crimes and Legal Systems
      12. Law 566. Laws of War & the War (s) on Terror
      13. Law 584. Human Rights and Sexual Politics
      14. Law 589. Strategies for Success Human Rights Advocacy
      15. Law 619. Environmental Justice Law
      16. Law 625. Community Lawyering & Low Wage Worker Organizing
      17. Law 629. Topics in Post-Conviction Law and Policy
      18. Law 637. Good (Native) Governance
      19. Law 645. Race Conscious Remedies
      20. Law 653. Advanced Critical Race Theory
      21. Law 655. Feminist Legal Theory
      22. Law 667. Voting Rights
      23. Law 668. The 8th Amendment Punishments Clause
      24. Law 670. The Sociology of Law
      25. Law 674. Trafficking in Human Beings: Law and Policy
      26. Law 677. Muslims, Race and Law

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Degree requirements: To complete the degree, a minimum total of 26 units of coursework with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required.

Core Curriculum: The following courses are required:

  1. Law 111. Introduction to American Law
  2. Law 112. Private Law: Property and Contract
  3. Law 113. Public Law
  4. Law 114. Legal Analysis and Communication
  5. Law 115. Business Law for Non-Lawyers (OR Law 116. The American Dispute Resolution System

Registration Requirement: Every student is required to enroll in at least three (3) units of study each semester and may not enroll in more than sixteen (16) units each semester. A student who completes a course that concludes before the end of the semester (e.g. a J-Term course) will earn those units even if the student later drops all full-semester length courses and falls below the three (3) units threshold. A student may petition the Executive Director to exceed the sixteen (16) unit maximum with good cause. The maximum number of intensive January term courses a student may take during one January term is two (2) for a total of no more than three (3) units of credit. For purposes of calculating maximum units during spring semester, completed units during a UCLA Law January Term shall not be included.

Attendance Requirement: A Master of Legal Studies student who fails to attend classes for two consecutive weeks or a total of ten instructional days during the semester (or the equivalent), without the clearance of his instructors whose classes are missed, may be subject to dismissal from the program by the Executive Director of the Master of Legal Studies program and the Dean of Students. A student so dismissed may appeal the decision to the Graduate Studies Committee. A professor may create stricter attendance policies for any given course.

Credits for Internship: With the approval of the Executive Director, students may earn credits for relevant internship placements based on the number of hours worked in the placement. Any credits earned for internship hours will not count towards the 26-unit graduation requirement. Students enrolled in internships must simultaneously enroll in a one-unit internship seminar. Credit earned for the internship seminar will count toward the 26-unit graduation requirement and the 10-unit specialization requirement (assuming the internship is appropriate for the area of specialization).

Teaching Requirements

None.

Field Experience

None.

Capstone Plan

There are several ways to complete the capstone requirement:

  1. Complete a seminar course in the field of specialization and a substantial research paper (25-50 pages with multiple drafts) in satisfaction of the seminar requirement, earning a grade of B or better; or
  2. Complete a substantial project in conjunction with the Capstone Seminar, earning a grade of B or better.
  3. Participate in a substantial project as part of one of the School of Law’s Policy Clinics, earning a grade of B or better.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-To-Degree

Students must finish the degree within four academic years.

DEGREE NORMATIVE ATC (Semesters) NORMATIVE TTD (Semesters) MAXIMUM TTD (Semesters)
M.L.S.T 2 (Full-Time)
4 (Part-Time)		 2 (Full-Time)
4 (Part-Time)		 8

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

None.

Program Requirements for Architecture and Urban Design (Master of Science)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Architecture and Urban Design

School of the Arts and Architecture

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Architecture and Urban Design offers the Master of Architecture I (M.Arch. I) and Master of Science (M.S.) in Architecture and Urban Design degrees, and the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in architecture.

Master of Science Degree

Admissions Requirements

Advising

New M.S. students are assigned a temporary adviser and select a permanent faculty adviser when they are ready to do so. Students who wish to change advisers must obtain the consent of the new faculty adviser and discuss this change with the staff graduate adviser. The faculty adviser and the staff graduate adviser work together to explain curricular requirements and to provide counseling and advice. Students meet with their faculty adviser and with the graduate adviser at least once a quarter. Records are not usually kept in regard to these meetings, unless the end product of a meeting is a written petition or document.

Areas of Study

The areas of study for the M.S. degree are design, technology, and critical studies in architectural culture.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students must complete required preparatory course work by enrolling in Architecture and Urban Design 289 (two sections) and 401 in UCLA Summer Session prior to formally matriculating in fall quarter. Students must receive a minimum 3.0 grade-point average in this course work in order to continue in the fall. If this minimum standard is not met, students will not be allowed to matriculate in fall quarter and admission will be canceled. Three academic quarters in residence are required. Students are expected to enroll full-time and to remain continuously in residence until all academic work is completed, unless a leave of absence is granted.

All students are required to take at least three advanced studios, one required course in technology, one required course in critical studies in architectural culture, Architecture and Urban Design 403A-403B-403C and a minimum of five electives. Two of the electives must be within a designated area.

A minimum total of 56 units of course work is required. At least 48 units must be at the graduate level. The remaining eight units may include upper division (undergraduate) courses as long as they are completed outside of the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, or no more than eight units of Architecture and Urban Design 596, as part of the 56 total units required.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Capstone Plan

All M. Arch. II students must complete a capstone. The capstone requirement is fulfilled through the completion of Architecture and Urban Design 403C in spring quarter and the final design project for this course. The final design project committee consists of at least three faculty members appointed by the department chair. The individual project or group project is administered and evaluated for satisfactory completion by the capstone committee. Within the first two weeks of the quarter, the 403C instructor will determine whether the final project is done as an individual project or group project. If a student produces a final project in a group framework, a student’s individual contribution will be determined by the instructor in consultation with each student prior to a group’s presentation and evaluation. The committee evaluates the final design project in the following terms: 1) pass (a unanimous vote), 2) two positive votes from the committee constitute a pass, 3) pass subject to revision of the final design project, 4) or fail (majority vote). A failing project cannot be revised. When the final design project is passed subject to revision, one member of the committee is assigned the responsibility of working with the student on the revision, and determining when the final design project is satisfactorily revised. The degree is awarded on recommendation of the faculty committee.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Students begin preparatory course work in summer session followed by three quarters of residency. The degree must be completed by the end of spring quarter.

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD MAXIMUM TTD
M.S. 4 4 8

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

 

Program Requirements for Architecture and Urban Design (Master of Science)

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Architecture and Urban Design

School of the Arts and Architecture

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Architecture and Urban Design offers the Master of Architecture I (M.Arch. I) and Master of Science (M.S.) in Architecture and Urban Design degrees, and the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in architecture.

Master of Science Degree

Admissions Requirements

Advising

New M.S. students are assigned a temporary adviser and select a permanent faculty adviser when they are ready to do so. Students who wish to change advisers must obtain the consent of the new faculty adviser and discuss this change with the staff graduate adviser. The faculty adviser and the staff graduate adviser work together to explain curricular requirements and to provide counseling and advice. Students meet with their faculty adviser and with the graduate adviser at least once a quarter. Records are not usually kept in regard to these meetings, unless the end product of a meeting is a written petition or document.

Areas of Study

The areas of study for the M.S. degree are design, technology, and critical studies in architectural culture.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students must complete required preparatory course work by enrolling in Architecture and Urban Design 289 (two sections) and 401 in UCLA Summer Session prior to formally matriculating in fall quarter. Students must receive a minimum 3.0 grade-point average in this course work in order to continue in the fall. If this minimum standard is not met, students will not be allowed to matriculate in fall quarter and admission will be canceled. Three academic quarters in residence are required. Students are expected to enroll full-time and to remain continuously in residence until all academic work is completed, unless a leave of absence is granted.

All students are required to take at least three advanced studios, one required course in technology, one required course in critical studies in architectural culture, Architecture and Urban Design 403A-403B-403C and a minimum of five electives. Two of the electives must be within a designated area.

A minimum total of 56 units of course work is required. At least 48 units must be at the graduate level. The remaining eight units may include upper division (undergraduate) courses as long as they are completed outside of the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, or no more than eight units of Architecture and Urban Design 596, as part of the 56 total units required.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Capstone Plan

All M. Arch. II students must complete a capstone. The capstone requirement is fulfilled through the completion of Architecture and Urban Design 403C in spring quarter and the final design project for this course. The final design project committee consists of at least three faculty members appointed by the department chair. The individual project or group project is administered and evaluated for satisfactory completion by the capstone committee. Within the first two weeks of the quarter, the 403C instructor will determine whether the final project is done as an individual project or group project. If a student produces a final project in a group framework, a student’s individual contribution will be determined by the instructor in consultation with each student prior to a group’s presentation and evaluation. The committee evaluates the final design project in the following terms: 1) pass (a unanimous vote), 2) two positive votes from the committee constitute a pass, 3) pass subject to revision of the final design project, 4) or fail (majority vote). A failing project cannot be revised. When the final design project is passed subject to revision, one member of the committee is assigned the responsibility of working with the student on the revision, and determining when the final design project is satisfactorily revised. The degree is awarded on recommendation of the faculty committee.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Students begin preparatory course work in summer session followed by three quarters of residency. The degree must be completed by the end of spring quarter.

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD MAXIMUM TTD
M.S. 4 4 8

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.