Courses and Curriculum

Current Courses and Curriculum

The Center for Gender & Sexuality Law and its Faculty and Staff believe that education should be accessible to everyone. As such, we opt to keep syllabi for a number of courses offered that explore issues of gender, sexuality, civil rights, advocacy lawyering, and social justice open to the public. A list of specific courses follow below, with links to pages for each course's syllabus. 

You can search the Columbia Law School Course guide for Gender and Sexuality Legal Studies coruises. 

Columbia University is also home to the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality, and the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies; both of these departments offer courses, events, and programs on related issues that may be of interest to you.

Past Course Examples

L6173: Critical Legal Thought - Spring 2022 syllabus

Professor Katherine Franke

GU4506: Gender Justice - Spring 2022 syllabus

Professor Katherine Franke

GU4506: Gender Justice - Spring 2021 syllabus

Professor Katherine Franke

GU4506: Gender Justice - Spring 2020 syllabus

Professor Katherine Franke

Gender Justice - Spring 2019 syllabus
Professor Katherine Franke

L6506: Gender Justice - Fall 2018 syllabus
Professor Katherine Franke

WMST GU4506: Gender Justice - Spring 2018 syllabus
Professor Katherine Franke

L6506: Gender Justice - Fall 2017 syllabus
Professor Katherine Franke

L6130_006: Legal Methods II: Social Justice Advocacy - Spring 2020 syllabus

Professor Katherine Franke

L6130_006: Legal Methods II: Social Justice Advocacy - Spring 2019 syllabus
Professor Katherine Franke

L8809: Racial Justice Advocacy Workshop - Fall 2017 syllabus
Professor Katherine Franke

L8809: Racial Justice Litigation Workshop - Spring 2017 syllabus
Professor Katherine Franke

    Other Courses Taught

    Professor Franke has taught a number of other courses at Columbia Law School, including those listed below. 

    If you are interested in obtaining syllabi or materials for any of the courses listed, contact Lilia Hadjiivanova, Assistant Director for the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law at [email protected] or 212.854.0167.

    • Queer Theory Workshop

    • Legalizing Social Movements

    • Occupation: Law, Politics, Morality

    • Seminar in Legal Scholarship

    • Topics in Law and Sexuality: Gay Marriage

    • Feminist Theory Workshop

    • Gay Marriage Seminar

    • Federal Civil Rights Law

    • Feminist Legal Theory

    Other Resources

    An extensive list of courses at Columbia Law School may be accessed at the link following: Course Search - Columbia Law School

    An extensive list of courses at Columbia University may be accessed at the link following: Course Directory - Columbia University