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Select 2 courses from below (Professional Skills) Must take LAW 419 LAW 405
Legal Argumentation
LAW 419
Legal Method and Process
LAW 425
Trial Tactics
LAW 430
Legal Strategies
LAW 435
Legal Ethics and Professionalism
One or more additional course with a LAW prefix.
Law (LAW) Course Descriptions LAW 240 – Selected Topics (3-6) The selected topics course offers an analysis of selected current and emerging issues in law. This course may be substituted for other law courses to satisfy the requirements for a minor and is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. LAW 307 – American Legal History (3) This course examines the historical evolution of the legal system in the United States focusing on the mutual influences and tensions between the legal system and the greater American society. This course is cross listed as HIS 307. LAW 310 – Legal Environment of Business (3) An introduction to the legal issues that most directly impact business with emphasis on the authority, structure, and organization of the American legal system; torts; crime; and contracts. LAW 311 – Advanced Business Law (3) Prerequisite: LAW 310. This course is a continuation of LAW 310 with emphasis on selected topics including business organizations, property, insurance, negotiable instruments, labor, and creditor rights. LAW 340 – Selected Topics (3-6) The selected topics course offers an in-depth analysis of selected current and emerging issues in law. This course may be substituted for other law courses to satisfy the requirements for a minor. LAW 341 – American Constitutional Law: The Federal System (3) An examination of the unique role of the Supreme Court in the U.S. constitutional system, focusing on the evolution of the constitutional system as revealed in the major decisions of the Supreme Court. The course provides both an introduction to American political thought and an intensive examination of the functions of major institutions within the constitutional system. This course is cross listed as POS 341.
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