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.
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Business & Corporate Law
Foundational Course(s):
Business AssociationsAdvanced or Specialty Courses:
Admiralty
Advanced Corporate Law Seminar
Antitrust
Business Planning
International Business Transactions
Nonprofit Organizations Seminar
Securities Regulation
Taxation of Business EntitiesRelated Courses:
Bankruptcy
Consumer Law
Employment Law
Law of Health Care Organization and Finance
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property
Labor Law I
Payment Systems
Products Liability
Remedies
Sales
Sports Law
Taxation of Individual Income
Worker’s Compensation -
Civil Litigation
Foundational Course(s):
Conflict of Laws
Federal JurisdictionAdvanced or Specialty Courses:
Advanced Evidence Seminar
Foundations of Appellate Law
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Skills
Trial AdvocacyRelated Courses:
Administrative Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Rights
Consumer Law
Environmental Dispute Resolution
Family Law
Mediation Theory and Practice
Patent Prosecution and Litigation
Products Liability
Remedies -
Commercial Law
The Commercial Law Center has created a Commercial Law Curriculum Guide for students interested in this subject area.Foundational Course(s):
Business Associations
Sales
Secured TransactionsAdvanced or Specialty Courses:
Bankruptcy
Payment SystemsRelated Courses:
Consumer Law
Remedies
Securities Regulation
Taxation of Business Entities
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Criminal Law & Procedure
Foundational Course(s):
Criminal ProcedureAdvanced or Specialty Courses:
Advanced Criminal Procedure
Death Penalty Seminar
Law of Sentencing and Corrections
White-collar Crime SeminarRelated Courses:
Advanced Evidence Seminar
Ethical Issues in Representing Children
Federal Jurisdiction
Foundations of Appellate Law
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Seminar
Immigration Law
International Cultural Heritage Law
Justice and Society
Juvenile Law
Mental Disability Law
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Environmental Law
Foundational Course(s):
Environmental Law – NEPA, ESA, CAA & CWAAdvanced and Specialty Courses:
Environmental Dispute Resolution
Environmental Law – Toxic & Hazardous Waste Control
International Environmental Law
Public Lands Law
Water LawRelated Courses:
Administrative Law
Animal Law
Conflict of Laws
Federal Indian Law
Law of Cities and Towns, The
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Family Law
Foundational Course(s):
Family LawAdvanced or Specialty Courses:
Ethical Issues in Representing Children
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
Juvenile LawRelated Courses:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bankruptcy
Communications Skills Lab
Community Property
Comparative Women’s Rights
Conflict of Laws
Education Law
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Immigration Law
International Human Rights
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Skills Lab
Mediation Theory and Practice
Remedies
Sexuality and the Law
Taxation of Individual Income
Trial Advocacy
Women and the Law -
General Practice / Solo Practice
Foundational Course(s):
Administrative Law
Business Associations
Criminal Procedure
Employment Law
Estate Planning
Family Law
Federal Indian Law
Immigration Law
Public Benefits Law
Real Estate Transactions
Taxation of Individual Income
Trusts and WillsAdvanced or Specialty Courses:
Bankruptcy
Consumer Law
Elder Law
Landlord/Tenant Law
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Skills Lab
Mediation Theory and Practice
Remedies
Secured Transactions
Taxation of Business Entities
Taxation of Gifts and Estates
Worker’s CompensationRelated Courses:
Advanced Torts
Animal Law
Conflict of Laws
Federal Jurisdiction
Mental Disability Law
Products Liability
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Health Care Law
Foundational Course(s):
Law of Health Care Organization and FinanceAdvanced and Specialty Courses:
Health Care Fraud and Abuse SeminarRelated Courses:
Antitrust
Business Associations
Elder Law
Employment Law
Family Law
Federal Jurisdiction
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property
Nonprofit Organizations Seminar
Public Benefits Law
Sexuality and the Law
White-collar Crime Seminar -
Indian Law
Foundational Course(s):
Federal Indian LawAdvanced or Specialty Courses:
Advanced Federal Indian Law
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
Law of the Plateau Tribes, The
Public Policy Seminar for American Indian GovernmentsRelated Courses:
Conflict of Laws
Comparative Law
Environmental Law
Federal Jurisdiction
International Cultural Heritage Law -
Intellectual Property
Foundational Course(s):
Intellectual PropertyAdvanced or Specialty Courses:
Advanced Copyright
Advanced Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
Intellectual Property – Transactions and Licensing
International and Comparative Intellectual Property
Patent Prosecution and LitigationRelated Courses:
Administrative Law
Advanced Torts
Bankruptcy
Business Planning
Media Law
Remedies
Sports Law -
International / Comparative Law
Foundational Course(s):
International Law
Comparative Law
Conflict of LawsAdvanced and Specialty Courses:
Comparative Civil Liberties
Comparative Mental Disability and Human Rights Law
International Business Transactions
International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law
International Cultural Heritage Law
International Environmental Law
International Human Rights
International Organizations SeminarRelated Courses:
Comparative Women’s Rights
Federal Indian Law
Legal History Seminar
Public Policy Seminar for American Indian Governments -
Jurisprudence & Legal Theory
Foundational Course(s):
JurisprudenceAdvanced and Specialty Courses:
Jurisprudence Reflecting Catholic Social Teaching
Justice and SocietyRelated Courses:
Animal Law
Comparative Law
Death Penalty Seminar
Ethical Issues in Representing Children
First Amendment Seminar
Legal History Seminar
Sexuality and the Law
Women and the Law -
Labor & Employment Law
Foundational Course(s):
Employment Law
Labor Law IAdvanced or Specialty Courses:
Employment Discrimination Seminar
Labor Law II
Worker’s CompensationRelated Courses:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Administrative Law
Civil Rights
Education Law
Health Care Organization and Finance Law
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Skills
Mediation Theory and Practice
Media Law
Sexuality and the Law
Sports Law
Taxation of Individual Income
Taxation of Business Entities
Trial Advocacy
White-collar Crime Seminar -
Public Interest / Public Sector
Foundational Course(s):
Administrative Law
Civil Rights
Family Law
Employment Law
Remedies
Taxation of Individual IncomeAdvanced or Specialty Courses:
Bankruptcy Law
Consumer Law
Education Law
Elder Law
Landlord/Tenant Law
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Skills
Mental Disability Law
Public Benefits Law
Remedies
Trial Advocacy
Women and the LawRelated Courses:
Animal Law
Comparative Women’s Rights
Health Care Organization and Finance Law
International Cultural Heritage Law
International Human Rights
Sexuality and the Law -
Real Estate Transactions & Land Use Planning
Foundational Course(s):
Environmental Law – NEPA, ESA, CAA, and CWA
Real Estate Transactions
Zoning and Land Use PlanningAdvanced and Specialty Courses:
Community Property
Environmental Dispute Resolution
Environmental Law – Toxic and Hazardous Waste Control
Landlord/Tenant Law
Law of Cities and Towns, The
International Environmental Law
Public Lands Law
Water LawRelated Courses:
Bankruptcy
Business Associations
Estate Planning
Federal Indian Law
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Skills Lab -
Taxation
Foundational Course(s):
Taxation of Individual IncomeAdvanced and Specialty Courses:
Taxation of Business Entities
Taxation of Compensation
Taxation of Gifts and EstatesRelated Courses:
Bankruptcy
Business Associations
Business Planning
Community Property
Estate Planning
Nonprofit Organizations Seminar
Trusts and Wills
Trusts and Wills Skills Lab I & II -
Trusts & Estates
Foundational Course(s):
Trusts and WillsAdvanced and Specialty Courses:
Estate Planning
Taxation of Gifts and Estates
Trusts and Wills Skills Lab I and IIRelated Courses:
Animal Law
Bankruptcy
Business Associations
Community Property
Elder Law
Family Law
Mental Disability Law
Real Estate Transactions
Secured Transactions
Taxation of Individual Income
