The start of the spring 2024 semester next week marks the arrival of the third cohort of Graduate Certificate in International Law students here at the University of Georgia School of Law.

Administered through UGA Law’s Dean Rusk International Law Center, postgraduate students from other disciplines within the university will earn this academic certificate following their successful completion, in classes alongside J.D., LL.M., and M.L.S. students, of fifteen credit hours chosen from among the law school’s rich comparative, transnational, and international law curriculum; courses include Public International Law, International Human Rights, International Trade Law, Immigration Law, International Law Colloquium, and Global Governance.

Joining the law school’s first two cohorts (introduced here and here), this third class of seven students includes:

Five doctoral students, including: Madina Bekisheva and Elizabeth Stark, both a Ph.D. students in the School of Public and International Affairs studying Political Science and International Affairs; Nathanael Mickelson and Hao Yang, both Ph.D. students in the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, studying History and Geography, respectively; and Anastasia Marx, a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering, studying Biomedical Engineering.

Two master’s students, including: Emilio Suarez Romero, a graduate student in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, who is pursuing a Master of Science in Horticulture, and Michael Williams, a graduate student in the School of Public and International Affairs, who is pursuing a Masters of Public Administration.

All information about the Graduate Certificate in International Law, including upcoming application cycles and upcoming virtual information sessions, can be found here.