The Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Law Certificate exposes students to the basics of a constantly changing area of practice. At the end of the program, students can address environmental and natural resources law issues wherever they arise.

The Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Law Certificate is available to concurrently enrolled KU Law J.D. students

Since the inception of modern environmental and natural resources law in the late 1960s and 1970s, the field has become increasingly important, both in its own right and as a result of the frequency with which environmental and natural resources law issues intrude into other, more traditional fields of practice such as real estate, insurance, and corporate law. The Environmental and Natural Resources Law Certificate introduces students to the basics of this constantly changing area of practice so that they become competent to address environmental and natural resources law issues in whatever contexts they arise.
Required Courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LAW 850	Administrative Law	3
LAW 905	Environmental Law	3

One of the following field placement or writing experiences on an environmental, energy, or natural resources law topic approved by certificate director:

• Field Placement focused on environmental, energy, or natural resources law, such as with the U.S. EPA, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, a nonprofit organization, or other appropriate agency or organization.
• Kansas Law Review or Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy (with a note or comment on an environmental, energy, or natural resources law topic).
• Preparation of a 2-credit Independent Research paper on an environmental, energy or natural resources law topic.
• National Environmental Moot Court Competition or other moot competition, or other moot court competition focused on environmental, energy or natural resources law approved by the certificate director.
  
  
   

Four electives in the subject area. Choose all four from among the following electives, or combine three from this list with one from the secondary list below:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LAW 963	Energy Law and Policy	3
LAW 904	Environmental Law Seminar	2-3
LAW 824	Global Challenges in Law, Agriculture, Development, and Ecology	2-3
LAW 966	Oil and Gas	2-3
LAW 984	Renewable Energy Law Practice	2
LAW 994	Special Topics: _____ (directly related to environment, energy, and/or natural resources-with approval of the certificate director)	1-4
LAW 995	Water Law	2-3

Up to one course of the required four may come from among the following electives:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LAW 956	Local Government Law	2-3
LAW 974	Public International Law	3
LAW 994	Special Topics: _____ (with approval of certificate director)	1-4