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Legal Design, Graduate Certificate

2022-2023 Edition

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The Graduate Certificate in Legal Design, open to JD students, gives students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and develop their expertise in the field of legal design.  

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Required LAW Courses

Requires 6 semester hours of LAW courses.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:3-4
LAW 7635
Laboratory Seminar in Applied Design and Legal Empowerment
LAW 7662
Master Class in Legal Design
Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:2-4
LAW 7369
Intellectual Property
LAW 7501
Patent Law
LAW 7580
Community Economic Development
LAW 7614
Law Practice Management: Access to Justice
LAW 7620
Human Behavior, Legal Doctrine, and Policy Design
LAW 7624
Advanced Legal and Interdisciplinary Research
LAW 7669
Law and Technology

Required Non–LAW Courses

Requires 6 semester hours of non–LAW courses.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete at least two courses totaling at least 6 semester hours from the following:6-8
ARTG 5110
Information Design History
ARTG 5150
Information Visualization Principles and Practices
ARTG 5310
Visual Cognition
ARTG 5600
Experience Design Studio 1: Principles
ARTG 5610
Design Systems
ARTG 5640
Prototyping for Experience Design
ARTG 6310
Design for Behavior and Experience
ARTG 6600
Experience Design Studio 2: Group and Interpersonal
COMM 6304
Communication and Inclusion
GSND 5110
Game Design and Analysis
GSND 6320
Psychology of Play
GSND 6340
Biometrics for Design
INAM 6100
Critical Foundations of Creative Practice
JRNL 5500
Coding for Digital Storytelling
JRNL 6341
Telling Your Story with Data
THTR 6100
Advanced Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement

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 has a clear connection to the certificate topic or significantly advances a legal innovation project using legal design methods.

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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