Certificate in Food & Drug Law
The Health Law Programs at Georgetown Law offer the Certificate in Food & Drug Law, designed to examine the regulation of food, tobacco, cosmetics, and medical products, including dietary supplements, drugs, biologics, and medical devices. Students enrich their understanding of food and drug law from both a U.S. and global perspective.
Created in 2007 as part of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law(This link opens in a new tab), the Health Law Programs train lawyers to apply their specialized legal skills to improve public health in the United States and globally. The Health Law Programs comprise the LL.M. in National and Global Health Law(This link opens in a new tab), joint LL.M. in Global Health Law and Governance(This link opens in a new tab) with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, Certificate in Food and Drug Law, and Certificate in U.S. Health Law(This text opens in new tab.).
The requirements for the Certificate in Food & Drug Law are:
- Successful completion of Administrative Law, or its equivalent, either in prior law study in the United States or internationally, or during the first year of study at Georgetown Law. This course does not count toward the 10 specialization credits for the Certificate, but may count towards the overall LL.M. degree program credit requirements.
- Successful completion of at least 10 credits of specialization coursework listed under the Food & Drug Law Certificate in the Curriculum Guide, which includes the following required courses:
- Law and Regulation of Drugs, Biologics and Devices (3 credits)
- Food and Drug Law (2 credits)
- A minimum grade point average of “B-” or higher in the courses that are counted toward the Certificate requirements.
- The Certificate in Food & Drug Law can be pursued in conjunction with an LL.M. degree.
- J.D. students are not eligible to pursue the Certificate in Food & Drug Law as part of their J.D. degree studies.
- Students cannot be admitted into the Certificate in Food & Drug Law program on a standalone basis.
- Students who wish to apply for the Certificate should do so by notifying their LL.M. Program Director no later than the last day of add/drop activity in the last semester before their graduation.
Refer to the Curriculum Guide by selecting Food & Drug Law Certificate as the option under Courses in a Graduate Program for the current list of offerings that satisfy coursework for the Certificate in Food & Drug Law.
Descriptions for courses currently or previously offered to satisfy requirements for the Certificate can be found on the Certificate in Food & Drug Law Curriculum Essay.
Georgetown Law’s health law courses are taught by a diverse faculty of academics, subject matter experts, and practitioners from government, international organizations, and private practice. Our faculty experts come to us from a range of institutions, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
Visit the Georgetown Law Faculty Directory to view full-time professor profiles, and the O’Neill Institute Faculty page to view the full list of professors who teach courses in the Health Law Programs.
Alternatively, to view the professor bio of a particular course, select a course from the Curriculum Guide and scroll to the Professors section of the course information page.