At MSU Law, your goals drive your education. Whether you know exactly where you're headed or are still exploring, our curriculum is designed to meet you where you are — and to take you where you want to go.
Flexible. Focused. Future-Ready.
Our program is designed for real-world impact. From core curricular strengths to specialized certificates, you’ll shape your education around what matters to you—whether that is the courtroom, the boardroom, or community advocacy.
Learning by Doing
We believe that the law is best learned through practical experience. Our students do not just study the law — they practice it. Through our clinics, externship opportunities, and simulation-based courses, you’ll take on real clients and real challenges, guided by expert faculty.
Built Around You
We offer over 140 elective courses taught in formats that cater to your learning style — from Socratic lectures to small-group seminars. Our accomplished faculty bring deep expertise and diverse perspectives to their classrooms, helping you discover new interests and shape your unique career path.
Degrees and Programs
Whatever your career goals are, our curriculum will help you to achieve them. From core curricular strengths and certificate programs to the Trial Practice Institute, you’ll customize your studies so you’re prepared to succeed.
Juris Doctor (JD) Programs
Our programs and focus areas provide course groupings, allowing you to build your expertise in a particular area of legal practice.
Concurrent Degree Programs
Getting a joint JD/MBA degree at MSU Law prepares you for the unique challenges – and opportunities – of practicing law in a corporate setting.
Non-Degree Programs
Our flexible curriculum allows you to work with leading experts to build specialized knowledge. We offer around 140 different elective courses every year in a wide range of fields.
MSU Law Clinics
MSU Law's Clinics represent a broad range of professional interests. Once students have established the foundation of law knowledge, 2Ls and 3Ls at MSU Law have the opportunity to apply the law outside of the lecture hall.
The Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute
The two-year TPI curriculum covers every stage of the trial process, from pre-trail preparation to jury selection to sentencing. TPI students study courtroom technology, how to present scientific evidence, and the performance skills they'll need to engage jurors.
Appellate Moot Court Competitions
As members of an appellate moot court competition team, students have the opportunity to argue in law schools and courtrooms throughout the country.
