IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Degree Programs
Graduate Certificates
McKinney currently offers several Graduate Certificates that students may earn in conjunction with a J.D. degree. A maximum of two certificates may be earned in conjunction with your J.D. studies. Courses associated with each certificate have been tagged in our curriculum database and are indicated by squares of color in the official course descriptions. Additionally, several certificates are affiliated with an IU McKinney Center or Specialty Program. Click on any of the links below for more infromation about curricular requirements for each certificate or to explore the Center or Program with which it is associated:*
Advocacy Skills Graduate Certificate
Description forthcoming...
Civil and Human Rights Law Graduate Certificate
- The Graduate Certificate in Civil and Human Rights helps IU McKinney students prepare to become leaders in the ongoing historic struggle to advance civil and human rights.
Corporate and Commercial Law Graduate Certficate
- The Corporate and Commercial Law Graduate Certificate is designed for individuals working, or aspiring to work, on behalf of individuals, business organizations, non-profits, or government entities in the economic marketplace.
Criminal Law Graduate Certificate
- The Certificate will serve as a gateway for students pursuing practice in the criminal law field. That practice may include, but is not limited to, opportunities to work as a public prosecutor, public defender, private criminal defense, government agencies, as well as nonprofit institutions.
Environmental and Natural Resources Law Graduate Certificate
- The Program in Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Law's graduate certificate is designed for students preparing to become environmental or natural resource lawyers or leaders. More information available via the Program in Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources Law
Health Law Graduate Certificate
- The Hall Center's Graduate Certificate in Health Law provides an opportunity for JD students to specialize in health law and policy. More information available via the Hall Center for Law & Health
Intellectual Property Law Graduate Certificate
- More information available via the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation
International and Comparative Law Graduate Certificate
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The Certificate serves as a gateway for students wishing to work in international and comparative law as manifested in diverse fields such as international human rights, international economic law, international environmental law, international health law, and international intellectual property law, among others. More information is available via the Center for International and Comparative Law
*Note: not all certifcates are associated
For more information about the J.D. Graduate Certificates in general, please contact Anne McGee at 317-274-1912 or anmcgee@iu.edu.
Last Updated: March, 2016.
