{"id":89808,"date":"2022-04-29T10:30:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?page_id=89808"},"modified":"2022-07-12T12:58:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T16:58:15","slug":"explore-your-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Your Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Academics at BU Law are rigorous but rewarding, with your studies guided by a celebrated, accomplished faculty. Your career options are seemingly limitless, with more than 200 courses and seminars offered\u2014one of the widest selections of any law school. Delve into these areas of practice to learn more about your potential career path.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/administrative-regulatory-public-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/Administrative-regulatory-public-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Administrative, regulatory, and public law at BU Law. The United States capitol building in Washington, D.C.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/Administrative-regulatory-public-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/Administrative-regulatory-public-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/Administrative-regulatory-public-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/administrative-regulatory-public-law\/\">Administrative, Regulatory &#038; Public Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Administrative and Regulatory Law courses consider government regulation of private activity and affects regulated industries, such as banking, insurance, and health care. Public Law concerns the structure of government.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/administrative-regulatory-public-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/banking-financial-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/banking-financial-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Banking and financial law at BU Law. Bank building in city.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/banking-financial-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/banking-financial-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/banking-financial-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/banking-financial-law\/\">Banking &#038; Financial Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Courses range from foundational offerings that cover the banking and financial services industries in the United States and across the world to more in-depth classes that focus on specific topics such as hedge funds or charitable organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/banking-financial-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/civil-litigation-alternative-dispute-resolution\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/civil-litigation-alternative-dispute-resolution-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution at BU Law. Law Moot Court Competition at the School of Law.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/civil-litigation-alternative-dispute-resolution-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/civil-litigation-alternative-dispute-resolution-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/civil-litigation-alternative-dispute-resolution-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/civil-litigation-alternative-dispute-resolution\/\">Civil Litigation &#038; Alternative Dispute Resolution<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lawyers increasingly need skills in alternative dispute resolution. BU Law offers students a wide array of courses designed to prepare them for proceedings inside and outside the courtroom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/civil-litigation-alternative-dispute-resolution\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/civil-rights-constitutional-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/civil-righs-constitutional-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Civil rights and constitutional law at BU Law. Activist speaking at George Floyd&#039;s protest.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/civil-righs-constitutional-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/civil-righs-constitutional-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/civil-righs-constitutional-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/civil-rights-constitutional-law\/\">Civil Rights &#038; Constitutional Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Civil Rights &amp; Constitutional Law courses cover both traditional legal topics, such as constitutional history and theory, federalism, and judicial review, as well as those that examine legal frameworks through the lens of social identity and social movements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/civil-rights-constitutional-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/corporate-law-courses\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/corporate-business-transactional-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Corporate, business, and transactional law at BU Law. Corporate workers sitting and walking at tall office building.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/corporate-business-transactional-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/corporate-business-transactional-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/corporate-business-transactional-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/corporate-law-courses\/\">Corporate, Business &#038; Transactional Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Corporate, business, and transactional law is a far-reaching practice area that encompasses all the legal aspects of commercial activity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/corporate-law-courses\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/criminal-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/Criminal-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Criminal law at BU Law. People sit at desks and write on notepads.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/Criminal-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/Criminal-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/Criminal-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/criminal-law\/\">Criminal Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The criminal law program at BU Law encompasses not only foundational criminal procedure and evidence courses but also a wide range of clinical offerings in which students handle actual cases in court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/criminal-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/employment-labor-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/employment-labor-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Employment and labor law at BU Law. Two baristas working at a coffee shop.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/employment-labor-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/employment-labor-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/employment-labor-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/employment-labor-law\/\">Employment &#038; Labor Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The foundational employment and labor law curriculum covers a wide range of issues including affirmative action, religious discrimination, constitutional protections for public-sector workers, and anti-retaliation and whistleblower laws.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/employment-labor-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/entertainment-sports-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/entertainment-sports-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Entertainment and sports law at BU Law. Women&#039;s volleyball game.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/entertainment-sports-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/entertainment-sports-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/entertainment-sports-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/entertainment-sports-law\/\">Entertainment &#038; Sports Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>At BU Law, courses on entertainment and sports law delve into subjects ranging from publicity rights and defamation to invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, antitrust principles, and labor law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/entertainment-sports-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/environmental-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/environmental-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Environmental Law at BU Law. Two workers standing between solar panels.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/environmental-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/environmental-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/environmental-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/environmental-law\/\">Environmental Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Massachusetts has long been at the forefront of environmental issues, including through litigation brought by the Attorney General\u2019s Office where BU Law students regularly work as interns or externs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/environmental-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/family-law-gender-sexuality\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/family-law-gender-sexuality-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Family, law, gender and sexuality at BU Law. Family with two children walking down street.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/family-law-gender-sexuality-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/family-law-gender-sexuality-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/family-law-gender-sexuality-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/family-law-gender-sexuality\/\">Family Law, Gender &#038; Sexuality<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Foundational courses provide an overview of the case law, statutes, and constitutional underpinnings that shape the government\u2019s role in regulating family life as well as the laws surrounding estate planning and inheritance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/family-law-gender-sexuality\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/health-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/health-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Health Law at BU Law. Doctor talking with woman at a hospital or medical center room.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/health-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/health-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/health-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/health-law\/\">Health Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>BU Law offers a unique program addressing the critical legal issues in health today. Located in one of the world\u2019s life sciences epicenters, our Health Law Program has been ranked in the U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s top five every year since they began ranking the category.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/health-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/housing-real-estate-land-use\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/housing-real-estate-land-use-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Housing, real estate, and land use at BU Law. Facade of apartment building.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/housing-real-estate-land-use-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/housing-real-estate-land-use-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/housing-real-estate-land-use-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/housing-real-estate-land-use\/\">Housing, Real Estate &#038; Land Use<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BU Law curriculum offers courses on nearly every facet of housing, real estate, and land use, including landlord\/tenant rights and responsibilities, environmental and tax implications, and affordable housing development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/housing-real-estate-land-use\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/immigration-human-rights-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/immigration-human-rights-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Immigration and human rights law at BU Law. Two children standing while looking at refugee camp in the distance.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/immigration-human-rights-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/immigration-human-rights-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/immigration-human-rights-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/immigration-human-rights-law\/\">Immigration &#038; Human Rights Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The curriculum at BU Law covers deportation, asylum, naturalization, and citizenship questions and has vast experiential courses, including the International Human Rights Clinic and the Immigrants\u2019 Rights &amp; Human Trafficking Program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/immigration-human-rights-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/intellectual-property\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/intellectual-property-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Intellectual property at BU Law. 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United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/international-comparative-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/international-comparative-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x339.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/international-comparative-law\/\">International &#038; Comparative Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>At BU Law, students can choose from dozens of courses in public international law, which covers the relations between countries; private international law, which deals with cross-border business transactions; and comparative law, which focuses on the laws of other countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/international-comparative-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/legal-history-jurisprudence\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/legal-history-jurisprudence-bulaw-thumbnail-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Legal history and jurisprudence at BU Law. 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In this clinic, law students work with entrepreneurs from BU and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on legal and regulatory issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/privacy-and-technology-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"bu-list-child-pages-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-list-child-pages-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/race-racism-and-the-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/race-racism-thelaw-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Race, racism, and the law at BU Law. 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The hands, calculator, and magnifying glass appear on the desk.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/tax-law-bulaw-thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/tax-law-bulaw-thumbnail-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/04\/tax-law-bulaw-thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/tax-law\/\">Tax Law<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>BU Law\u2019s top-ranked tax law program offers a broad curriculum that balances tax law theory and its practical application, with plenty of opportunities to specialize in particular areas such as business organizations and transactions, estate planning, wealth management, and international tax.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/explore-your-options\/tax-law\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academics at BU Law are rigorous but rewarding, with your studies guided by a celebrated, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6977,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89808"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6977"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89808"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92733,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89808\/revisions\/92733"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=89808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}