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US Supreme Court Rapanos & Carabell Wetlands Cases Documents The University of South Carolina School of Law offers a variety of courses in environmental law and related areas. These courses provide a broad-based education for those hoping to practice environmental law following graduation, as well as students who want to take one or two courses to explore the area or include environmental law coursework to add to their practice expertise. Environmental law is an important field in this state, the region, and the nation. Many USC Law School graduates are working directly in environmental law, some in South Carolina, and others elsewhere in the country, including Washington D.C. These jobs span the spectrum of environmental law, and include work with law firms, corporations, federal/state/local agencies, environmental groups, trade organizations, etc. Many more USC graduates have jobs that require familiarity with environmental law, in areas such as real estate, land use, corporate general counsel, municipal government, etc. Environmental law courses (and their course numbers) offered by the law school are:
The following related courses may also be of interest to some students:
Student Environmental Law Scholarship In addition, students with interests in particular aspects of the environment may earn up to six hours of degree credit from USC courses outside the law school curriculum. Courses relevant to an interest in environmental law are offered through The School of the Environment, The College of Engineering and Information Technology, The School of Public Health, The College of Science and Math, or The College of Liberal Arts. Information about such courses can be found through the Graduate Bulletin at www.sc.edu/bulletin/grad/. USC offers students who wish to study the legal, policy, management, and scientific aspects of environmental and natural resource protection the opportunity to enroll in a unique Dual Degree Program involving the USC School of the Environment and earn a J.D. and Masters of Earth and Environmental Resources Management (MEERM). The MEERM degree is designed to provide individually tailored curricula for students interested in management positions in earth resources (minerals, water, sustainable development within ecosystems) or environmental resources (safe and effective use or remediation of human-made materials into different ecosystems). Dual degree candidates must be admitted to both schools, whereupon some courses count toward credits in both programs, and the two degrees can be earned in a total of four years (without summers). More information about the J.D./MEERM dual degree program is available at www.environ.sc.edu/enviro_gradprog.html. USC also has a dual degree program with Vermont Law School (VLS), the top-ranked law school environmental program according to US News and World Report. Students who want to focus primarily on the legal aspects of environmental law (as opposed to science, management or policy) will be most interested in this program. Under this program, students can earn a J.D. from USC and a Master of Studies in Environmental Law (M.S.E.L.) from Vermont Law School in three years (including summers) through a combination of Summer Sessions in Vermont, distance learning courses and approved supervised externships. The regulations for this dual degree program can be found at law.sc.edu/environmental/vls-usc/. Applications for the program are due the end of the first semester of law school. To apply for the USC-VLS dual degree program, complete the application (due 28 January 2008). Finally, the law school also offers unique co- and extra-curricular activities through the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal (law.sc.edu/elj/). Students can also take advantage of lectures and programs offered through the University's School of the Environment ("SOE"). For more information, see www.environ.sc.edu. Questions? Want more information on the environmental law opportunities through USC School of Law? Contact: For more information or if you have any questions, contact: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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