To be awarded the specialization in Law and Sexuality, students must maintain a B- (2.7) grade average in courses taken for the specialization. Detailed course descriptions are linked in the listings below. Prospective students should bear in mind that, due to curriculum scheduling and faculty availability, not every class listed is taught each year. This is most often true in the case of seminar courses. A sufficient number of courses will be available to enable those students who choose to specialize to satisfy the specialization requirements.
LL.M. Specialization in Law and Sexuality
Curriculum
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Required Courses
Along with 318 - Law and Sexuality, three additional courses are required, with at least two coming from Group A.
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Group A
(At least two courses are required)
LAW 214Civil Rights
LAW 273International Human Rights Law
LAW 326Health Law and Policy
LAW 329Women and the Law
LAW 542Race, Sexuality, and the Law
LAW 584Human Rights and Sexual Politics
LAW 608Health Law and Policy
LAW 612Reproductive Rights and Justice
LAW 655Feminist Legal Theory
LAW 675HIV/AIDS Law and Public Policy
LAW 717International Human Rights Clinic
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Group B
(Sum of courses from Groups A and B must equal at least three)
LAW 148Constitutional Law I
LAW 263Employment Discrimination Law
LAW 266Critical Race Theory
LAW 270Public International Law
LAW 278Comparative Law
LAW 282Education Law & Policy
LAW 317Family Law
LAW 331Immigration Law
LAW 332Immigrants' Rights
LAW 338Islamic Jurisprudence
LAW 376Law and Dissent
LAW 383Political Asylum and Refugee Law
LAW 389Prison Law and Policy
LAW 442Public Health Law
LAW 541Problem Solving in the Public Interest
LAW 549Introduction to Islamic Law
LAW 565Topics in American Constitutional History
LAW 589Strategies for Successful Human Rights Advocacy
LAW 610Political Theory of the Founders
LAW 616Theories of International Law
LAW 629Topics in Post-Conviction Law & Policy
LAW 645Race Conscious Remedies
LAW 653Advanced Critical Race Theory
LAW 670The Sociology of Law
LAW 708Civil Rights and Police Accountability Clinic
LAW 750Youth & Justice Clinic
LAW 773Immigrants' Rights Policy Clinic
LAW 792Immigrant Family Legal Clinic
LAW 793Human Rights in Action: Collaborative Grassroots Lawyering
LAW 794Human Rights Litigation Clinic
LAW 908Suing the Police
LAW 927Human Rights in Action
LAW 952Re-envisioning the Lawyer’s Role: Trauma Informed Lawyering and Restorative/ Transformative Justice
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Writing Requirement
Students must complete a writing requirement of at least 20 pages on a topic related to Law and Sexuality. Students may use an assignment from any of the courses listed above to fulfill the writing requirement, or undertake a minimum of two independent writing units.
