Media, Law and Policy Certificate Requirements
To qualify to obtain the certificate,
students during their first year must notify
the registrar of their intention to meet
the certificate requirements. The students
then will receive the certificate if they
meet the requirements for the degree Juris
Doctor and earn credits as follows:
- A core comprising any three of these
courses:
- Law 888 - Copyright Law and Digital
Works
- Law 850 - Administrative Law
- Law 958 - Media Law
- Law 982 - Regulatory Law and Policy
- Any two of these clinics:
- Law 955 - Legislative Clinic
- Law 959 - Media Law Clinic
- Law 976 - Public Policy Clinic
- One course from among these that focus
on issues related to media or intellectual
property law:
- Law 867 - Law and the Arts
- Law 893 - Topics in the Law of Cyberspace
- Law 968 - Intellectual Property
- One course from among these electives
that address law and public policy issues:
- Law 937 or 940 - Kansas Journal of Law
and Public Policy (written work on a
media-related law and public policy
topic, for at least 2 credit hours)
- Law 943 - Law and Economics
- Law 950 - Law Review (written work on
a media-related law and public policy
topic, for at least 2 credit hours)
- Law 954 - Legislation
- Law 916 - First Amendment Freedoms:
- Law 984 - Research Workshop: (on a media-related
law and public policy topic)
The Certificate program director,
subject to School of Law policies and procedures,
may authorize course substitutions upon
a showing of changed circumstances, such
as an unexpected cancellation of a course
offering.
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