Relevant Elective Courses

Relevant Elective Courses

Elective Courses Relevant to Particular Areas of Legal Practice or Interest

The remainder of this guide is a listing of elective courses relevant to particular areas of legal practice or intellectual interest.

Courses are grouped as “foundational,” “advanced or specialty,” or “related.”

Courses listed as “foundational” are building blocks that generally cover basic concepts. Sometimes, the foundational courses are prerequisites for many of the specialty courses in the area, but not always. In other areas, the foundational courses are merely suggested starting points, and you could take advanced or specialty courses in the area without taking the foundational courses.

Courses that are listed under one area of interest could still be relevant to another area of interest; these categories are not meant to be exclusive or exhaustive. Reasonable minds may and will differ with respect to which courses should be included within each list. Therefore, this guide is only advisory; you should check with faculty advisors, the Career Services Office, and other reliable sources if you have questions about these course groupings.

You should also note that clinical offerings and externships and Advanced Legal Research are not individually categorized. These classes relate to a large number of these categories. There are also moot court competitions and law reviews that are specific to particular areas of interest. You should consider these options when planning your course of study.

You should also consider the frequency with which courses are offered and the prerequisites for courses when planning your course of study.

Course descriptions, frequencies, and prerequisites are available here.