2010-2011 UF Graduate Catalog (PDF Format) - Graduate School ...

University of Florida Graduate School
Environmental and Land Use Law
Fredric G. Levin College of Law
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Director and Graduate Coordinator: Alyson
Flournoy
Florida's sensitive, varied and beautiful natural environment makes
the University of Florida a natural choice for students who want to
focus on the national and global issues of land use and
environmental law. Florida provides a perfect setting to study firsthand
the efforts to reconcile growth and conservation.
The Environmental and Land Use Law Program educates future
lawyers through an innovative approach that combines the study of
land use law with environmental law. Many environmental problems
result from inappropriate uses of land. Air and water pollution, toxic
and hazardous waste, endangered species protection and balancing
public health and environmental values against the protection of
private property interests are challenges that face every community.
The University of Florida Levin College of Law offers a Masters
(LL.M.) in Environmental and Land Use Law. This one-year post-J.D.
degree provides an opportunity for experienced attorneys as well as
recent law school graduates to spend an academic year full-time on
the UF campus developing in-depth expertise in environmental and
land use law.
Students admitted to the program work with the LL.M. Program
Director to design an individual course of study tailored to their
particular interests. LL.M. students are eligible to participate in the
Conservation Clinic and to apply for a seat in the Summer
Environmental Law Study Abroad Program in Costa Rica.