Energy, Environmental and Sustainability Law

Preparing you for the dynamic energy & 环境 law landscape.

通过能量, Environmental and Sustainability Law concentration at the Creighton 法学院, you will be prepared to serve energy companies, 投资者, 公用事业公司, manufacturing companies, 国会议员, 政策制定者, 监管机构, land use professionals, and 环境 organizations. 

你的经验

You’ll learn to work in and shape the field of energy, 环境, and sustainability law. The concentration will provide you with a robust opportunity to discern the applicable laws and regulatory regimes in the area and consider policy issues through research and written work.  Classes are taught by professors with real-world experience and an expertise on the subject. By the time you leave, you will with an understanding of tax law, 反托拉斯法, and administrative law, and how they play a major role in how major entities operate. You will also understand the 环境 law landscape both for compliance purposes and so you can anticipate financial risk for energy companies. These main concepts important for this concentration can translate easily into other areas of law and policy, 太.

你的课程

To complete your EES concentration, you must have satisfactorily completed (1) all required first-year courses; (2) all mandatory core courses; and (3) a total of at least eighteen (18) total credit hours of designative elective courses and the experiential learning options (described below).

The EES Concentration requires three (3) mandatory courses:

  1. 能源法(第354号法律)
  2. Environmental and Natural 资源 Law (Law 349)
  3. Administrative Law (Law 307)

You may select additional courses in energy, 环境, and sustainability law from the list of designated elected courses set forth in the concentration guidelines listed below .

While enrolled in the EES Concentration you must also complete ten (10) hours of related extracurricular or co-curricular activities, such as active participation in the local or national student groups, attending relevant meetings, 听证会或演讲者, administrative or other active participation in the energy, 环境, and sustainability law related events (e.g., moot court, symposia).

法律354 -能源法
LAW 349 - Environmental and Natural 资源 Law
LAW 307 - Administrative Law

LAW 324 - Antitrust law
法律299 -动物法
LAW 304 - Agricultural Law
LAW 362 - Current Topics in Public 卫生法律
LAW 387 - Land Use Law
LAW 379 - Climate Change & International Environmental Law
LAW 448 - Law and Economics
法律406 -州 & Local Governments in the Federal System
LAW 442 - Taxation of Business Entities
LAW 403 - Native American Law
LAW 332 - Corporate Finance Law

Note: With approval, courses may be substituted in appropriate circumstances.