MSL Program Area of Study:
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business and Entrepreneurship prepares professionals and entrepreneurs to navigate the legal, regulatory, and small business challenges involved with starting, managing and growing a business. Students develop practical skills in contracts, cybersecurity risk management, dispute resolution, and other areas essential to effective business operations.
The MSL at UF Law
The Master of Studies in Law (MSL) at the University of Florida Levin College of Law is a fully online, 30-credit graduate degree designed for working professionals who work adjacent to the law but do not intend to practice law.
Whether you’re in compliance, tax, finance, healthcare, estate planning, or another profession that may encounter legal issues, the MSL program provides a solid legal foundation tailored to your profession.
You’ll gain practical knowledge of the legal landscape relevant to your industry—strengthening your decision-making, compliance awareness, and leadership capabilities.
The UF Law MSL program creates pathways to learning for a diverse community of adult learners. Whatever your background or motivation, joining the program means beginning a journey that is equal parts challenging and transformative. At UF Law, MSL students develop the tools to think critically about legal and regulatory systems, enhance their professional effectiveness, and better serve the organizations and communities they support. When you choose the MSL program, you move one step closer … toward new opportunities, toward your professional goals, and toward becoming part of the famed Gator Nation.
Kristen Hardy, Senior Lecturer and Senior Legal Skills Professor
Courses:
30 credits total (12 credits required courses; 10 credits area of study; 8 elective credits)
Degree Requirements
Required classes for ALL students, all areas of study
- Introduction to the U.S. Legal System (M.S.L.)
JRM 5352 | 2 Credits - Introduction to Administrative Law
JRM 5501 | 2 Credits - Incorporated Businesses for Non-Lawyers
JRM 5000 | 2 Credits - Introduction to Contracts
JRM 5010 | 2 Credits - Ethics and Professional Standards for Non-Lawyers
JRM 5210 | 2 Credits - Unincorporated Businesses for Non-Lawyers
JRM 5066 | 2 Credits
Area of Study Courses
- Practical Legal Research and Writing for Professionals
JRM 5930 | 2 Credits - Alternative Dispute Resolution
JRM 5930 | 2 Credits - Special Topics: Professional Communication
JRM 5930 | 1 Credit - Special Topics: Negotiation Workshop
JRM 5930 | 1 Credit - Cybersecurity Law Risk Management
- JRM 5930 | 2 Credits
- Advanced Contracts for Non-Lawyers
JRM 5012 | 2 Credits