Energy and Environmental Law Certificate

 
 
Certificate Requirements (12 credits): 
 
  • The 3-credit Administrative Law Course 
 
  • A 3-credit Energy Law Course (chosen from the following):  
  1. Climate Law*
  2. Energy & Sustainability
  3. Energy Regulation & Policy 
  4. Renewable Energy Law
 
  • A 3-credit Environmental Law Course (chosen from the following): 
  1. Animal Law 
  2. Climate Law
  3. Environmental & Toxic Torts
  4. Environmental Law
  5. International Environmental Law (formerly: Globalization & the Environment)
  6. Historic Preservation Law 
  7. Land Use
  8. Natural Resources Law
  9. Toxic Torts
 
 
  • A 3-credit Sustained Project, including any one of the following: 
  1. A writing project that produces a substantial paper of an intensive, analytical character which if of high quality that is supervised by a member of the energy or environmental law faculty.  If there are multiple drafts, this paper may also be used to satisfy the Upper Class Writing Requirement; 
  2. Participation in the Environmental Law Clinic or the Energy & Environmental Law Practice Clinic; or 
  3. An externship or externship clinic in energy or environmental law with a significant writing requirement
 
The certificate is open to all J.D. students.  Prior to graduating, you must submit the “Intention to Participate in a Certificate Program” form to the Registrar’s office. 
 
Please direct questions about the certificate program to Professor Joseph MacDougald, Professor in Residence and Executive Director of the Center for Energy & Environmental Law. 
 
 
*  Climate Law may be used to satisfy either the Environmental Law or the Energy Law requirement. It may not be used to satisfy both requirements. The topic for the Climate Law research paper must reflect the discipline area to which the course is being applied.

 

 

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