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Health Law and Policy, Graduate Certificate

2023-2024 Edition

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The Graduate Certificate in Health Law and Policy, open to all JD students, gives students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and develop their expertise in the field of health law and policy.  

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Required Law Courses

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Code Title Hours
LAW 7335Health Law3
Course List
Code Title Hours
In addition, complete one of the following:3-8
LAW 7410
Domestic Violence Clinic
LAW 7469
Disability Law
LAW 7494
Bioethics and the Law
LAW 7512
Problems in Public Health Law
LAW 7527
Public Health Legal Clinic
LAW 7536
Employment Law - Safety and Health
LAW 7588
Reproductive and Sexual Rights and Health
LAW 7606
Drug Law and Policy
LAW 7619
Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Law
LAW 7681
Law and Biotechnology
LAW 7685
Human Rights, IP, and Access to Medicines

Required Non-Law Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete at least two courses totaling at least 6 semester hours from the following:6-8
HINF 5200
Theoretical Foundations in Personal Health Informatics
HINF 6335
Management Issues in Healthcare Information Technology
HINF 6350
Public Health Surveillance and Informatics
HRMG 6220
Health Organization Management
PHTH 5120
Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States
PHTH 5212
Public Health Administration and Policy
PHTH 5214
Environmental Health
PHTH 5222
Health Advocacy
PHTH 5226
Strategic Management and Leadership in Healthcare
PHTH 5230
Global Health
PHTH 5232
Evaluating Healthcare Quality
PHTH 5300
Project Management in Public Health
PHTH 5310
Budget Principles in Public Health
PHTH 5320
Grant Writing in Public Health
PHTH 6200
Principles and History of Urban Health
PHTH 6204
Society, Behavior, and Health
PHTH 6208
Urban Community Health Assessment
PHTH 6224
Social Epidemiology
PPUA 5240
Health Policy and Politics
SOCL 7267
Environment, Health, and Society
SOCL 7287
Social Movements in Health
STRT 6220
Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations

Additional Requirements

Co-op Requirement:  Students must complete at least one co-op related to the certificate topic.

Writing Requirement:  Students must complete a piece of substantial writing that meets the requirements of the JD upper-level rigorous writing requirement and that has a clear connection to the certificate topic.

For additional information on requirements associated with this certificate, please consult the JD program's Student Information Handbook.

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

12 total semester hours required, including at least 6 semester hours of LAW courses and at least 6 semester hours of non-LAW courses.

Students must receive a passing grade in all courses and satisfactorily complete all other requirements.

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