Study abroad options
Earn part of your law degree while living in a foreign country. As a student of Mitchell Hamline, you can choose from several summer, J-term, spring break, or semester-abroad programs.
- International Comparative Law (Kosovo), June 2–June 13, 2025
- International Comparative Law (London), June 23–July 18, 2025
- Holy Land: Conflict Resolution from Religious Traditions, TBD for 2026
Summer programs
International Comparative Law in Kosovo
The Center for Law and Business at Mitchell Hamline School of Law offers a unique study abroad program in Kosovo during Summer 2025 featuring U.S. faculty and international guest lecturers, provides students with a global perspective on transitional justice, human rights law, property law, and the transformation of a socialist nation into one with public and private sectors. Special attention is given to the evolution of a market-based economy post-communism and the role of the U.S. in fostering economic development.
Unless a student has already taken Course I, both classes are required and will be held on Monday, June 2–Friday, June 13, 2025:
- Course I: Transitional Justice in Kosovo and Beyond (classroom component) (2 credits)
- Course II: Transitional Justice in Kosovo and Beyond (field study site visits) (1 credit)
International Comparative Law (Kosovo)
International Comparative Law in London
The Center for Law and Business at Mitchell Hamline School of Law provides a unique opportunity to study abroad in London during Summer 2025. It is offered in collaboration with the University of Greenwich, School of Law and Criminology, in Greenwich, England, which is situated on the picturesque UNESCO World Heritage Site of Greenwich and houses the Old Royal Naval College. This program, with U.S., British, and other international faculty offers a unique chance for students to connect with a global community of lawyers.
- Session I: Comparative Criminal, Constitutional, and Statutory Law and Practice: From the Crime to the Courtroom (3 credits) Monday, June 23–Friday, July 4, 2025
- Session II: Health Law: Organization and Finance (3 credits) Monday, July 7–Friday, July 18, 2025
Students can take one or both sessions.
International Comparative Law (London)
J-term programs
Holy Land: Conflict Resolution from Religious Traditions
Offered through Mitchell Hamline’s Dispute Resolution Institute in cooperation with the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Conflict Resolution from Religious Traditions gives students a unique opportunity to gain a fresh perspective on the interaction of law and religion, while challenging assumptions and beliefs. Learn traditional dispute resolution methods and values and explore the religious, political, and culturally diverse society in Israel and Palestine
Holy Land: Conflict Resolution from Religious Traditions
Study at a foreign institution
Mitchell Hamline students may earn credit toward graduation in a study abroad program established by an ABA-approved law school, as provided by Mitchell Hamline’s policies. In rare instances, Mitchell Hamline may allow students to receive credit for study of law outside the country in a program operated by a foreign institution rather than by an ABA-approved law school. Mitchell Hamline’s educational objective for permitting a student to study law outside of the United States in a program operated by a foreign institution is to provide a student with the opportunity to learn about a foreign legal system in an immersive setting. Specific goals of foreign study in a program operated by a foreign institution include providing students:
- An opportunity to develop in-depth substantive knowledge of other legal systems beyond the curriculum offered in Mitchell Hamline’s approved study-abroad programs or other study-abroad programs established by ABA-approved law schools.
- Exposure to legal systems outside of the United States, through the direct interaction with judges, lawyers, faculty, and students from other legal systems to better understand legal processes and reasoning.
Approval of credit for study in a program operated by a foreign institution is only possible if the student, prior to study, has met the ABA Criteria for Accepting Credit for Student Study at a Foreign Institution and received prior approval from the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs.