What to Expect
Thinking about joining our certificate program? Find out what you can expect as a student at UIC.
Coursework
The Certificate Program in Disability Legal Studies is a cluster of required and elective courses for a minimum of 12 total hours, designed to develop independent scholarship and critical thinking. It is offered through a hybrid of online and in-person classes.
No transfer credits are allowed. All courses must be taken at UIC.
Required Courses
| DHD 409 | Disability Legal Studies | 2 credits |
| DHD 581 | Disability Policy | 2 credits |
| LAW 504 | Disability Law | 2 credits |
| DHD 594 | Advanced Special Topics in Disability and Human Development | 1 or 2 credits |
Electives
Select a minimum of two classes from the following*:| LAW 474 | Human Rights, Race, and Mass Incarceration | 3 credits |
| LAW 475 | Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law Seminar | 2 credits |
| JD 494 | Health Care Reform under the Affordable Care Act | 3 credits |
| LAW 514 | Comparative Constitutional Law & Human Rights | 2 credits |
| LAW 501 | Employment Law | 2 credits |
| LAW 502 | Labor Law | 3 credits |
| LAW 503 | Employment Discrimination | 3 credits |
| LAW 520 | Health Law: Quality & Safety | 2 credits |
| LAW 522 | Cancer Rights and Law | 2 credits |
| LAW 596 | Independent Study in Law | 1 or 2 credits |
*LAW/JD courses may be substituted with approval