After you complete your bachelor's degree, you embark on a three- to four-year program to get your Juris Doctorate (J.D.). With this degree, you can take your state's bar examination and begin practicing law. The first year of most J.D. programs requires students to take introductory law classes. If you want to focus your J.D. on constitutional law, you'll want to take courses on contracts, constitutional law history, civil rights and procedure.
Some schools offer certificate programs in conjunction with a J.D. course of study. Drake University compares its certificate program to a college major within a law degree. At Drake, you'll need to take 21 course hours in topics focused on constitutional law and civil rights. Some examples of this certificate's classes are employment discrimination, civil rights and sexuality and the law.
You can study for a Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) degree if you don't intend on being a lawyer. This course of study teaches you the basics of law, which is a great benefit for people who use law in their work. At the University of Pittsburgh's School of Law, you can take courses alongside students working towards their J.D. An M.S.L with a concentration in constitutional law at the University of Pittsburgh requires you to take a course in constitutional law and two other classes of your choice.
Berkeley Law School in California offers two ways for students to complete a Master of Law (L.L.M.) degree. You can pursue an L.L.M. in the traditional fashion and complete a thesis, or you can take a course track. Either way, you'll work closely with faculty advisers and choose courses pertinent to constitutional law.