Concentrations
Full details about these academic concentrations can be found in the Course Guide.
Concentration in Advocacy Skills
Students may pursue a Concentration in Advocacy Skills by satisfying the curricular requirements outlined in this section. The concentration would follow one of two tracks: the Civil Practice Track or the Criminal Practice Track. The curriculum for the concentration consists of three required core classes shared by both tracks, a variety of advanced courses common to both tracks, and advanced elective courses specific to each track. A student would complete a minimum of 24 hours to achieve the Advocacy Skills Concentration.
Students must receive a “satisfactory” completion of any clinical course requirement in the concentration. They also must complete the concentration with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in all of the graded courses in the concentration and must attain a grade of B- in each course counted toward the concentration. A student who receives a grade below B- in one of the elective courses cannot count that elective toward the concentration requirements, but may enroll in an additional course from the list of elective courses within the concentration to satisfy the requirement.
Students wishing to pursue the concentration must register their intent with the Recorder. For students who complete the Concentration in Advocacy Skills, documentation of the concentration will be included on their official law school transcript.
» Track Breakout (extracted from the Course Guide)
Concentration in Environmental and Natural Resources Law
A Concentration in Environmental and Natural Resource Law will be awarded to enrolled JD candidates who complete at least 6 approved courses totaling at least 15 credit hours in Environmental and Natural Resource Law and closely-related subjects while maintaining a 3.2 cumulative GPA in all required core and upper level courses applied toward the Concentration and a 3.0 GPA overall. The 6 approved courses include three required core courses (Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Administrative Law), at least two upper level courses from the list below, and one capstone writing, practical, or skills course.
Required Core Courses:
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law
Administrative Law
Upper Level Courses (Must take at least two of the following):
Agricultural Law and the Environment
Animals and the Law
Energy Law and Regulation
Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Environmental Justice
International Environmental Law
Land Use
Law of Hazardous Waste Regulation
Public Utilities Regulation
Toxic Tort and Environmental Law
Water Law
Special Topics in Environmental Law
Capstone (Must take at least one writing or experiential courses with an environmental or natural resource topic. Topic must be approved by ENR faculty to qualify for Concentration):
(AFR) Advanced Field Research
ACrE (Advanced Course Related Experience)
Environmental Advocacy Externship
Supervised Research in Environmental Law
National Environmental Moot Court
Law Review Note
Law and State Gov’t Placement [w/ environmental or natural resource agency]
Civil Practice Clinic [environmental matters]
More info available at the Program Site
Concentration in Health Care Law
Students may graduate with a Concentration in Health Care Law by satisfying the following curricular requirements and completing a substantial research and writing component (which is satisfied through the course in Advanced Research in Health Law).
Required Core Courses:
Administrative Law
Closely Held Business Organizations
Introduction to Health Law & Policy or Financing and Regulation of Health Care*
Bioethics and Law
Advanced Research and Writing Requirement (1 of 2 required):
Advanced Research in Health Law
Indiana Health Law Review
Advanced Courses (4 of 15 required):
AIDS: Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues
Antitrust and the Health Care Industry
Business and Legal Aspects of Health Care Organizations
Food and Drug Law
Health Care Quality and Safety
Insurance Law
International and Comparative Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Law
Issues in Death and Dying
Law of Medical Malpractice
Law and Public Health
New Genetics: Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues
Psychiatry and the Law
Research on Human and Non-Human Subjects
Social Regulation of the Body and Its Processes
Topics in Health Law
Seminar in Health Policy, Law and Bioethics
*Students who have completed Financing and Regulation of Health Care may not receive credit for Introduction to Health Law and Policy.
More info available at the Program Site
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