Women, Gender, Sexuality, and the Law, Graduate Certificate (Boston)

The Graduate Certificate in Women, Gender, Sexuality, and the Law, open to all JD students, gives students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and develop their expertise in the area of women, gender, sexuality, and the law.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Required Law Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Take at least two courses totaling at least 6 semester hours from the following list:		6
LAW 7410	Domestic Violence Clinic
LAW 7488	Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
LAW 7588	Reproductive Rights, Justice, and Health
LAW 7651	Human Rights in the United States
LAW 7664	Law and Inequality
LAW 7679	Race and the Law
LAW 7684	Anatomy of Autonomy

Required Non-Law Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Take at least two courses totaling at least 6 semester hours from the following list:		6
ECON 5292	Gender and Development Economics
INTL 5010	International Human Rights Law and Policy
SOCL 7231	Sociology of Prejudice and Violence
WMNS 5240	Feminist Resistance
WMNS 6100	Theorizing Gender and Sexuality
WMNS 7100	Queer Theory: Sexualities, Genders, Politics

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 credit hours required, including at least 6 credit hours of LAW courses and at least 6 credit hours of non-LAW courses.

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