Specialty Programs

The University of Illinois College of Law offers 10 scholarly areas of research, teaching, and coursework, called specialty programs. These are not majors or concentrations in the traditional sense but areas of academic interest and strength within the College of Law.

Faculty members associated with each program:
  • Coordinate speakers, lectures, conferences, and symposiums to the College of Law;
  • Conduct scholarly research;
  • Promote comparative scholarship and teaching; and
  • Produce articles, journals, and other publications.
The College's specialty programs include:
  • Business Law and Policy
  • Comparative Labor and Employment Law & Policy
  • Constitutional Theory, History, and Law
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Health Law and Policy
  • Intellectual Property and Technology Law
  • Law, Behavior, and Social Sciences
  • Law and Philosophy
  • Legal History