The choice among elective courses will depend in part on the student's professional objectives. Those aiming at a general law practice, for example, might emphasize courses that provide wide substantive coverage and the development of a full array of basic skills. Students who want a specialized practice, such as tax or natural resources law, might choose a sequence of courses relevant to that area. In any event, all students should choose elective courses to assure that they are exposed to all of the major objectives during their legal education. Students will find advice on structuring their choices at our Advising Center.
The following list of course offerings is divided into general topical areas. Students should bear in mind that certain basic courses may be recommended or required prerequisites for advanced courses. Where a course does have a required prerequisite, that requirement is indicated in the list below by a footnote. For some courses, there is a recommended, but not required, sequence. For more information on recommended sequencing and on required prerequisites, students should consult individual course descriptions.
Please note that the list provided here includes all of the courses offered by the Law School over several academic years. Therefore, it might be that a course listed here will not in fact be offered in a given year. More specific information on the availability of courses can be obtained from individual course descriptions and from the Planned Course Offering Schedule, available from our Academic Schedules page.
Courses for each curriculum are listed below. Diamonds indicate sections offered
for terms. Click the course title to view all available terms for which
the course is offered. Click the diamond to jump to offered sections for that term.
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Corporations |
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Capital Punishment in America |
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Employment and Labor Law
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Environment and Natural Resources
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Family and Juvenile Law
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Constitutional Theory |
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Health Law
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Health Law I: Finance, Administration and Organization of Health Care |
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Copyright |
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Patent Litigation |
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Telecommunications Law and Policy |
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Information Privacy |
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International and Comparative Law
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Comparative Employment Law |
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Comparative Law |
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International Criminal Law: Theory and Practice |
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International Human Rights Law |
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Legal Theory, Jurisprudence and Social Policy
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Economic Analysis of Law |
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Introduction to Islamic Law |
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Advanced Constitutional Law, Theory and Practice of Free Speech in the United States |
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Constitutional Theory |
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Modern Legal Theory: Core Ideas |
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Litigation, Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Evidence |
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Advanced Appellate Advocacy |
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Complex Civil Litigation |
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Moot Court Competitions
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Trial Competition |
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Property, Trust and Estates, and Land Use
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Construction Law |
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Estate Planning |
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Land Conservation Law |
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Land Use Planning |
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Public Land Law |
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Independent Legal Research: Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law |
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Independent Legal Research: Law Review |
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Law and Literature |
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Advanced American Indian Law |
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Advanced Criminal Procedure |
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Advanced Natural Resources Law |
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Affordable Housing |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Ethics |
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Civil Liberties Litigation |
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Class and Law |
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Gender Law |
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Information Privacy |
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International Crime and Punishment |
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Media, Popular Culture, and Law |
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Modern Legal Theory: Core Ideas |
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Power, Ethics, and Professionalism |
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Separation of Powers |
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Tax Policy |
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Theory of Punishment |
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Taxation
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Income Taxation |
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Corporate Taxation |
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Estate Planning |
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Federal Estate and Gift Tax |
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Non Profit Law |
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Survey of Business Enterprise Taxation |
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Taxation of Conduit Entities |
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Tax Policy |
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