Upper Division Courses
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Corporate and Business Law
Laws that govern corporations, business organizations, and commercial transactions.
- Accounting for Lawyers
- Advanced Contracts
- Bankruptcy: Debtors and Creditors
- Business for Lawyers
- Business Organizations: Corporations and Partnerships
- Commercial Paper and Banking Regulation
- Contract Drafting and Negotiation
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Fraud
- Corporate Reorganization
- Corporate Transactions
- Counseling the Start-up Company
- Major Corporate Civil and Criminal Fraud: Lessons of Enron
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Partnerships & LLCs
- Remedies
- Secured Transactions
- Securities Fraud Litigation
- Securities Regulation
Law of Taxation
Laws that govern taxation of individuals and businesses.
- Taxation
- Business Enterprise Taxation
- Estate Planning
- Gifts, Wills, and Trusts
The Court System and Civil Rights
Laws that govern the structure and role of the courts, including analysis of arguments made by specific groups seeking recognition of Constitutional protections. Includes courses that explore the moral, personal, and political dimensions of being a lawyer.
- American Legal History
- Children's Legal Issues
- Civil Discovery
- Civil Rights Litigation
- Constitutional Law II: First Amendment Issues
- Constitutional Law and Religious Ethics
- Crime & Social Justice
- Criminal Procedure
- Election Law
- Evidence
- Federal Courts
- Gender Discrimination
- Identity Categories in Life and the Law
- Immigration Law
- Persuasion
- Poverty Law
- Rights of Groups
- Sexual Orientation and the Law Seminar
- Stereotypes, Prejudice, and the Rule of Law
Family Law, Health, and Behavioral Sciences
Laws that govern the functions and dysfunctions of individuals and families, including issues related to the intervention of advanced technologies and treatments in the lives of individuals.
- Aging and the Law
- Bioethics and the Law
- Community Property
- Educational Disability
- Family Law
- Mental Health Law
Government Regulation
Laws that govern the regulation of private activities by government agencies, including issues of politics and public policy.
- Administrative Law
- Antitrust Law
- Employment Law
- Homeland Security
- Insurance
- Internet Law
- Labor Law
- Law and Economics
- Law and Public Policy
- Local Government Law
- Maritime Law
- Mortgage Law
- Regulated Markets
- Sales of Goods
- Telecommunications Regulation
Intellectual Property, Entertainment, and Patent Law
Substantive law and concepts as applied to the fields of entertainment, media, communications, and advanced technology.
- Advanced Intellectual Property
- Copyright
- Entertainment Law
- Entertainment Law Practicum
- Intellectual Property
- Internet Law
- International Intellectual Property
- Legal Issues in the Music Industry
- Legal Issues in the Film and Television Industries
- Patent Law
- Sports Law
- Telecommunications Regulation
- Trademark Law
Real Estate, Environmental Law and Land Use
Laws that govern the protection of natural resources and government controls placed on use and exploitation of land.
- Environmental Law and Policy
- Global Warming
- Land Use Controls
- Real Estate Development and Finance
- Real Estate Transactions
- Water Law
International and Comparative Law
Laws that govern private international activity, such as foreign trade and business transactions; laws that govern public noncommercial activity such as treaties, arms control, and human rights.
- Comparative Civil Procedure
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- European Business Regulations
- European Union Law
- Foreign Relations Law
- Globalization and the Law
- International Arbitration
- International Business Transactions
- International Environmental Law
- International Finance
- International Human Rights
- International Insolvency
- International Intellectual Property
- International Negotiation
- International Trade Policy
- Islamic Law
- Jewish Law
- Law of NAFTA
- Public International Law
Research, Clinical Training and Public Interest Law
Courses focus on intensive skills-training in the daily advocacy work of a lawyer, involving simulated exercises and work with actual clients.
- Advanced Legal Research
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Client Interviewing and Counseling
- Directed Research
- Dissertation
- Employer Legal Advice Clinic
- Immigration Clinic I & II
- Intellectual Property Clinic I & II
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing
- Mediation
- Post Conviction Justice Seminar
- Pretrial Advocacy
- Trial Advocacy
Courses for International Students
Exclusive classes offered to Graduate and International Program students
- Introduction to U.S. Legal Systems
- Reviewing & Negotiating Business Contracts
- Topics in American Law
- Legal Writing A & B
- Legal Research
- Specialized Academic Support Sessions
