Admission Requirements and Course of Study¹

To be eligible for this certificate, students must make formal application to, and be accepted in, the program. Students may apply at any time but are encouraged to apply in their second year to facilitate course planning and communication about human rights programming and professional opportunities.

This certificate is offered in conjunction with the University’s Human Rights Institute and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Course substitutions may be approved by the Certificate Program Director and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Law.

Requirements

The certificate requires successful completion of twelve (12) credits, consisting of one core course and three electives. It is recommended that students take core courses first before moving on to elective courses. 

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Courses		3
Select at least one of the following:
LAW 7883	Human Rights Post Conflict Justice
LAW 7878	International Human Rights
Elective Courses		9
LAW 7914	American Slavery and American Law: The Legal Origins of Racism in America
LAW 7609	Clinic: Asylum and Human Rights
LAW 7319	Bias, Racism, and Cross Cultural Competency
LAW 7872	Comparative Law and Rights
LAW 7360	Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession
LAW 7655	Employment Discrimination Law
LAW 7653	European Human Rights
LAW 7592	Health and Human Rights
LAW 7672	Immigration Law
LAW 7357	Insurance and Discrimination
LAW 7679	International Law
LAW 7759	The Nuremberg Trials
LAW 7814	Refugee Law
Total Credits		12

Learning Objectives

1. Identify the substantive law and legal theories central to international human rights litigation and advocacy.
2. Apply relevant domestic and international law to modern civil rights and human rights problems.
3. Effectively employ strategies for identifying, analyzing, and solving specific human rights problems in the manner expected of a lawyer in this field.