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Degree Programs, Courses, and J.D. Certificate

JD Certificate in Cybersecurity and Crisis Management Law

Students can receive formal recognition for completion of the Program in Cybersecurity and Crisis Management. To be awarded this designation, students must earn a minimum of 17 credits through the program's three basic components—classroom, experiential learning, and research and writing. The Cybersecurity and Crisis Management Law Certificate is approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission and students completing the requirements will be recognized by the homeland security community for possessing a level of expertise and specialization in the field.

Students who are graduating and meet the requirements must submit the Cybersecurity and Crisis Management Law Concentration Verification Form to Michael Vesely, CHHS Academic Program Director (mvesely@law.umaryland.edu) by no later than April 1 for May graduates (November 1 for December graduates).

Cybersecurity and Crisis Management Law Concentration Verification Form

Core Courses

Center for Health and Homeland Security Externship Workshop
Cyber Boot Camp: Tech for Lawyers
Cybercrime
Homeland Security and the Law of Counterterrorism
International Cybersecurity Seminar
Law and Policy of Cybersecurity
Law and Policy of Emergency Public Health Response
National Security, Electronic Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment
Opioid Epidemic: Law and Policy Seminar

Cyber Law and Data Privacy Association

The Cyber Law and Data Privacy Association (CLDPA) is a student-led group at Maryland Carey Law that supports all students interested in cybersecurity and data privacy law. The CLDPA organizes regular events that include guest speakers, panel discussions, networking events and moot-court competitions. The CLDPA’s listserve informs members about externship and job opportunities.

At least 12 credits must be earned through successful completion of any combination of the following courses:

Cyber Boot Camp: Tech for Lawyers (1 credit)
Cybercrime (3 credits)
Homeland Security and the Law of Counterterrorism (3 credits)
International Law and Cybersecurity (3 credits)
Law and Policy of Cybersecurity (3 credits)
Law and Policy of Emergency Management (3 credits)
Law and Policy of Emergency Public Health Response (3 credits)
National Security, Foreign Intelligence, and Privacy (3 credits)
Opioid Epidemic: Law and Policy Seminar (3 credits)

Students must complete at least 3 credits through one of the following experiential learning paths. No more than a total of 5 of the 12 core credits may be earned from experiential cybersecurity and crisis management credits.

Center for Health and Homeland Security Externship (3-7 credits). Students completing an externship with the Center for Health and Homeland Security must also enroll in the attendant workshop course (1 credit).
Externship with an approved government agency or non-profit organization that addresses cybersecurity and/or crisis management issues. The externship must meet the requirements set forth in the school’s Policy Statement on Externships (3-5 credits)

The remaining five credits may be earned through successful completion of any combination of the following courses:

Administrative Law
Advanced Legal Research: Emergency and Crisis Management
Advanced Legal Research: Health Law
Advanced Legal Research: Intellectual Property Law
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure II
Health Care Law and Policy
Health Law Seminar: Food and Drug Law
Health Law Seminar: Health Information Privacy and Innovation
Information Privacy Law Seminar
Intellectual Property Law Survey
International Intellectual Property
Internet Law
Licensing and Technology Transfer Law and Policy
Patent Law
Public Health and the Law

Students interested in the Dual Degree program must apply and meet all application criteria and be admitted into the JD and the MPS programs separately before beginning this Dual Degree program. If accepted into both programs, students will work with each program’s administrators to plan out their academic schedule.

For more information about the UMBC MPS in Cybersecurity, visit: https://professionalprograms.umbc.edu/cybersecurity/masters-of-professional-studies-cybersecurity/

To be eligible for the credit transfer, Maryland Carey Law graduates must apply for admission to UMBC’s Master’s of Professional Studies (MPS) in Cybersecurity through UMBC’s regular admissions process. If admitted to UMBC’s MPS program, students may transfer up to twelve (12) JD credits towards the program based on qualifying courses for which they have obtained a grade of B or higher.