The International Trade and Finance Certificate permits KU Law students to specialize their studies in the areas of international trade, international business and international finance, and to obtain a certificate reflecting that specialization.
The International Trade and Finance Certificate is designed to serve the following purposes:
- to assist KU Law students in preparing for the increasingly global practice of law, and in particular to emphasize the business nature of that practice; and
- to give KU Law graduates a competitive advantage in the employment market.
The International Trade and Finance Certificate is available to concurrently enrolled KU Law J.D. students
Legal practice is global in character. As part of its International and Comparative Law Program, the law school provides students an opportunity to undertake special preparation for such practice-and in particular to study the business nature of that practice by earning a Certificate in International Trade and Finance.
Required Courses:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 945 | International Commerce and Investment | 3 |
| LAW 944 | International Trade Law | 3 |
| LAW 864 | Advanced International Trade Law | 3-4 |
International Finance and Economics Courses:
At least two courses for a minimum of 5 credits from the following list:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 911 | Accounting for Lawyers | 1-2 |
| LAW 868 | Business Planning Seminar | 3 |
| LAW 930 | Corporate Finance | 2-3 |
| LAW 947 | Mergers and Other Acquisitions | 2-3 |
| LAW 985 | Real Estate Finance | 1-2 |
| LAW 986 | Securities Regulation | 2-5 |
| LAW 855 | Taxation of Business Enterprises | 2-3 |
Or a course in International Finance, Portfolio Management, International Tax, Financial Law, International Banking Law or International Securities Regulation offered by the School of Business or the Department of Economics, with directors approval.
A Business Sector Course:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 863 | Antitrust Law | 3 |
| LAW 870 | Biolaw | 2-3 |
| LAW 888 | Copyright Law in a Digital Age | 3 |
| LAW 891 | Elections and Campaign Finance | 3 |
| LAW 963 | Energy Law and Policy | 3 |
| LAW 920 | Health Law and Policy | 2-3 |
| LAW 922 | Higher Education and the Law Seminar | 3 |
| LAW 968 | Intellectual Property | 3-4 |
| LAW 958 | Media and the First Amendment | 3 |
| LAW 966 | Oil and Gas | 2-3 |
| LAW 977 | Patent Law | 3-4 |
| LAW 994 | Special Topics: _____ (as approved by certificate director) | 1-4 |
| LAW 995 | Water Law | 2-3 |
Comparative and Public International Law Course:
A minimum of one course for 3 credits in comparative or international law.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 879 | Comparative Law | 3 |
| LAW 914 | Federal Indian Law | 3 |
| LAW 923 | Immigration Law | 2-3 |
| LAW 827 | International Law and Literature | 3 |
| LAW 918 | Islamic Law | 2-4 |
| LAW 974 | Public International Law | 3 |
| LAW 843 | The Law of War: History, Principles, and Practice | 2-3 |
Any other course focusing on a comparative dimension of a field of law, including Comparative Constitutional Law, Tax Law or the legal system of another country, region, culture or religion with permission of the director. Courses from ABA approved summer programs can be submitted for approval.
