Admission to this program has been suspended for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The Media, Law and Technology Certificate focuses on legislative challenges, judicial decision-making and administrative policy in an era increasingly shaped by information technology, global networks and the media.
The Media, Law, and Technology Certificate is available to concurrently enrolled KU Law J.D. students
Admission to this program has been suspended for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The Media, Law and Technology Certificate program gives students an opportunity to advance their practical knowledge and skill in diverse legal subjects that are at the heart of media law practice. Subjects covered relate to traditional media, such as print publishing and television broadcasting, as well as to the latest forms of electronic and Web-based media.
Certificate courses also offer insights into how laws and public policies may constrain or advance expressive freedom through the communications media and shape information technology and global communications networks.
The certificate additionally provides an opportunity to examine the effects of media on the bench and bar, as well as on legislatures. Through news, advertising, film, literature, Internet postings and the like, media illuminate or scrutinize the work of lawyers, judges and legislators. In the certificate program, students may learn how to interact with media ethically and in the public interest.
Students who intend to pursue a certificate program should complete the Declaration Form. The form deadline for your intention to pursue a certificate is November 1st of your 3L year, though you may certainly do so at an earlier point. If you fail to meet the requirements of the certificate by the time you graduate, you will not earn the certificate.
In addition to all other J.D. degree requirements, students must complete the requirements below to earn the Media, Law and Technology Certificate.
Required Courses:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Global Data Protection in the Age of AI | |
| Intellectual Property | |
| Media and the First Amendment | |
Required (two of the following):
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Elections and Campaign Finance | |
| Patent Law | |
| Patent Practice | |
Experiential:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
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Interest Area Courses- (two of the following):
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Administrative Law | |
| Complex Litigation (Non-Writing) | |
| Civil Rights Actions | |
| Consumer Law | |
| Employment Law | |
| Federal Courts and the Federal System | |
| Legislation and Statutory Interpretation | |
| Local Government Law | |
| State Constitutional Law | |
Admission to this program has been suspended for the 2026-2027 academic year.
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Acquire Knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law.
- Develop legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, professional skills, and written and oral communication in the legal context.
- Exercise proper professional and ethical responsibilities to clients and the legal system.
