"After 30 years spent in courtrooms in Texas, ... I am comfortable that SMU's emphasis on how to think as opposed to what to think has been instrumental in procuring justice for a number of deserving clients."
- Frank Branson '69, '74
Partner, Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, PC
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Curriculum

A superior legal education requires a curriculum that is rich in substantive courses and practical skills training. We offer a broad range of specialized courses in the areas of antitrust, bankruptcy, commercial, corporate and securities, employment, environmental, health care, financial institutions, intellectual property, international, litigation (including alternative dispute resolution), real estate, and tax law. Public law is also a vital component of our curriculum, with extensive offerings focusing on administrative, constitutional, criminal, civil rights, and international public law. Our clinical and externship programs provide our students with many opportunities to apply classroom instruction to practical settings and to observe the ways in which the law directly affects both individual clients and the societal environment.

See Course Schedule and Information for list and description of courses offered in 2007-2008. See Law Courses for list and description of all courses offered in 2006-2007 and anticipated to be offered in 2007-2008.