LLM in Taxation.

Is the LLM in Taxation right for you?

If you’re a lawyer seeking advanced training in tax law, it is! Maybe you’re a recent law school graduate, maybe you’re looking at a mid-career shift in focus and specialization. Either way, the LLM in Taxation is your path to professional success.

Rigorous training leads to superior preparation.

BU Law’s LLM in Taxation has one of the most comprehensive curricula for advanced tax studies in the country. You’ll find classes that matter to today’s tax lawyer. Classes like tax technology, cryptocurrency, and more. You’ll also find faculty firmly grounded in the real world. When you graduate, you’ll have a deep understanding of the U.S. tax system, tax law, and tax procedures. And with that, well, there’ll be no stopping you.

Personalize your degree with concentrations and emphasis areas.

LLM students are free to specialize their learning according to interest through concentrations and emphasis areas.

LLM students can choose a concentration in estate planning by completing three required courses and three of nine electives. The estate planning concentration will be indicated on the transcripts of students who complete the concentration’s requirements.

A comprehensive curriculum at your fingertips when you want it.

At BU Law, we don’t think work requirements or life commitments should be a barrier to learning. Our LLM in Taxation program can be completed full-time, part-time, online, or in-person. All successful students receive the same degree with no differentiation on diplomas or transcripts.

Because all residential course lectures are captured and streamed through the course site within 24 hours of each class meeting, both residential and online students view the same lectures. All video content and text-searchable transcripts of lectures are available to students throughout the course to review on-demand, and closed captioning is available for all course lecture videos.

Degree requirements.

The LLM in Taxation degree requires the successful completion of 24 credit hours, including five required courses. Full-time students must complete the degree requirements in two consecutive academic semesters; part-time students must complete the degree requirements in no more than four years.

Is the Master in the Study of Tax Law right for you?

Let’s say you’re not a lawyer. Instead, you’re a current or aspiring accountant, wealth manager, auditor or other professional who wants the distinction of an advanced degree in taxation from one of America’s premier tax programs? Our Master in the Study of Tax Law could be the perfect choice for you.

Boston’s top-ranked graduate tax education—now open to you.

As a master’s candidate, you’ll have access to one of the most comprehensive curricula for advanced tax studies in the country. That means that when you graduate with the Master in the Study of Tax Law program, you’ll possess the skills required for immediate success in the field of taxation.

And with yearly professional opportunities, you’ll have your foot in the door before you’re even out of ours.

• On- and off-campus recruiting events with all the “Big 4” accounting firms
• Proprietary job postings
• Tax careers luncheon
• Lecture series
• Advising events with alumni
• Visits to observe proceedings in the U.S. Tax Court
• Skills workshops on tax research databases and Excel

A comprehensive curriculum at your fingertips when you want it.

At BU Law, we don’t think work requirements or life commitments should be a barrier to learning. Our Master in the Study of Law program can be completed full-time, part-time, online, or in-person. All successful students receive the same degree with no differentiation on diplomas or transcripts.

Because all residential course lectures are captured and streamed through the course site within 24 hours of each class meeting, both residential and online students view the same lectures. All video content and text-searchable transcripts of lectures are available to students throughout the course to review on-demand, and closed captioning is available for all course lecture videos.

Degree Requirements.

The Master in the Study of Tax Law requires the successful completion of 24 credit hours, including five required courses and two additional courses focused on legal research and writing. Full-time students must complete the degree requirements in two consecutive academic semesters; part-time students must complete the degree requirements in no more than four years.

Is the Estate Planning Certificate right for you?

Are you a non-lawyer (or lawyer) who would like to enhance your career in estate planning? If so, then BU Law’s Estate Planning Certificate could be right for you.

Train with leading experts.

The same tax and estate planning experts who teach in BU Law’s LLM and Master in the Study of Tax Law programs will teach you the ins and outs of estate planning. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Requirements.

Students in the Estate Planning Certificate program complete three required courses and three elective courses. Of course, with classes such as Life Cycle of a Business Venture, Business Succession Planning, and International Estate Planning, the question is really how to choose between them.

Students can take up to nine semesters including summer terms or three calendar years to complete the certification.

Ready for more?

If you find yourself wanting more, you can apply for acceptance into the Tax LLM degree program either during or following completion of the certificate. A strong performance in the certificate program will certainly be considered.

Online or residential? What works best for you?

The Estate Planning Certificate program is available in online and residential formats—or a combination of both. Students in the program are considered part-time students and are charged tuition on a per credit basis each semester.