2021-2022 Catalog 
    
    Jun 25, 2024  
2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Undergraduate Courses

000 to 499 subdivided as follows:

000 to 099 designate courses which normally are not counted towards a student’s baccalaureate.
100 to 299 designate Lower Division courses. This category is further subdivided as follows:
100 to 199 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a freshman or sophomore level. Such courses generally do not require any prerequisite course work for fully matriculated students.
200 to 299 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at sophomore level. Courses in this category require specific or general prerequisites which are usually completed at the freshman level.
300 to 499 designate Upper Division courses. This category of courses is further subdivided as follows:
300 to 399 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a junior or senior level. These courses presume specific or general prerequisite course work at the Lower Division level.
400 to 499 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at the senior level. Courses in this category have prerequisites which students have usually completed at the junior level.

Graduate Courses

500 to 899 subdivided as follows:

500 to 599 designate courses offered at the graduate level which prepare students for a graduate degree program or designate professional teacher-training courses.
600 to 699 designate courses at the master’s and credential level.
700 to 799 designate courses at the doctoral level.
800 to 899 designate courses at the School of Law.
5000 to 6999 designate courses at the MBA level.
7000 to 7999 designate courses at the doctoral Nursing level.

 

Latin

  
  • LATN 102 - Language and Power


    Unit(s): 6

    Continuation of LATIN 101, with emphasis on reading prose authors, on prose composition, and simple Latin poetry. Offered every Spring.


    Prerequisite: LATN 101
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LATN 301 - Love and Friendship in Rome


    Unit(s): 4

    Latin 301 is designed for intermediate students of Latin who wish to develop fluency in translation and interpretation of Latin texts in their historical and cultural contexts. Through the works of Catullus, Horace, and Cicero, we will explore the world of Rome in the late Republic and early Empire.


    Prerequisite: LATN 101 and LATN 102
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LATN 302 - Latin Seminar: Cicero’s Rome


    Unit(s): 4

    This course is designed for intermediate students of Latin who wish to develop fluency in translation and interpretation of Latin texts in their historical and cultural contexts. Through a close reading of Cicero’s Pro Caelio (and other selected readings), we explore the world of Rome in the late Republic and early Empire, focusing on issues of oratory, gender, and rhetorics of tradition and morality. This course, therefore, both introduces students to the most classic of Latin prose authors and engages with the intellectual and philosophical world of Rome. It cultivates an awareness of the challenges of translation from ancient to modern, as well as the ethical and cultural continuities between Rome and contemporary society.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LATN 390 - Special Topics


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LATN 398 - Dir Reading & Research


    Unit(s): 1 to 6

    Offered every semester.


    College of Arts and Sciences

Latin American Studies

  
  • LAS 210 - Music of the Americas


    Unit(s): 4

    Topics include: music and its evolution, music and society, music and culture. Focus is on Latin American music, including music of the colonial period, and North American music from the Pilgrims to the twentieth century. Included are genres such as tango, samba, Chilean protest songs, Cuban and Mexican music, Andean music; the blues, jazz, swing; music of the Native Americans.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 213 - Music of Brazil


    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores some of the more prominent music styles of Brazil. These styles will be introduced to students through the exploration of musical sounds, aesthetics, performance practices and contextualized within the distinctive socio-political moments of emergence and the role they play in articulating multiple identities and senses of belonging.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 218 - Latinx/Chicanx Cult & Soc


    Unit(s): 4

    This course provides socio-historical and theoretical frameworks for understanding those U.S. populations known a Chicanos/as and Latinos/as. The course is intended for students who would like to rigorously pursue an independent research project that further expands their knowledge of these populations.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 286 - Hist of Econ - Latin Amer


    Unit(s): 4

    Economic theory and historical accounts are combined in an attempt to understand the various forces that have shaped economic development in Latin America. The first half of the course looks at historic and macroeconomic issues. We will discuss development policies ranging from the import-substituting industrialization policies of the 1950s-1970s, to the market-oriented reforms of the 1980s through the present. The second half of the course will look at microeconomic issues such as poverty, inequality, agriculture, education, and corruption.


    Prerequisite: ECON 280 or ECON 111 or ECON 112
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 301 - Religion in Latin America


    Unit(s): 4

    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 305 - Latin@ American Perf & Cult


    Unit(s): 4

    The course provides an overview of the plays, theatrical productions, and theatrical traditions of cultures in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and underrepresented cultures in the United States, including African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic. Each semester one or two of these areas are selected for in-depth study.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 309 - Art of the Americas


    Unit(s): 4

    Art of the Americas is an upper division art history course focusing on the art made by the numerous and different peoples of North and South America, from antiquity to the present.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 312 - Sarlo Scholars: Global


    Unit(s): 2 to 4

    Helping Sarlo Scholars make the most of experiences in Uganda and Nicaragua, students write a 12-15 page social science research paper in a multi-step writing process all while critically evaluating their experiences in host countries.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 317 - Latin American Cinema


    Unit(s): 4

    This course is an introduction to films made by Latin American filmmakers about Latin America. It explores how the national cinemas of the Americas narrate their history and portray their societies’ experiences, conflicts, and challenges. Students analyze films in historical and cinematic terms, exploring the various relations between cinema and the state, questions of ideology, national identity, class, race and ethnicity, gender, concerns about historical representations and political memory, and the use of film as a tool for social change.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 322 - Liberation Theology


    Unit(s): 4

    This course engages with the transcendent biblical concept of justice as an irreversible commitment of God in history as articulated in the prophets, the Gospel of Jesus and emergent in liberation theologies in Latin America, Africa, Asia, in North America responses, in feminist responses, and in ecological knowledge, processes and paradigms. Offered yearly.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 331 - Latin American Politics


    Unit(s): 4

    An introduction to the major economic, cultural, and institutional factors that shape contemporary Latin American politics, including the role of the United States, the changing international economy and its impact on public policy and political behavior. Offered every other year.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 340 - Panamerican Saints: Hagio/Pols


    Unit(s): 4

    This course surveys the lives of saints, both Catholic and ‘popular,’ to examine how spirituality and political charisma cross-fertilize in social-justice movements. Includes studies of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, Diana of Wales, Archbishop Romero, Rev. Jim Jones.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 345 - Religion of U.S. Latinos


    Unit(s): 4

    This course surveys the religious life of U.S. Latin@ Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical/Pentecostal faith communities. It reviews contemporary theological, literary, and sociological writings to understand the ways Latinos construct their faith life, with special attention to Chican@ faith and activism, and Latina feminism.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 350 - Human Rights & Film


    Unit(s): 4

    This course introduces students to the study of human rights issues through film screening, readings, and writing assignments, and by collaborating in the organization of the Human Rights Film Festival at USF. The course is designed around a selection of both U.S. and foreign documentary and narrative films addressing civil, political, economic, cultural, social, women’s and LGBT rights. This course is restricted to those with Junior or Senior standing.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 351 - Divisadero Publication


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    The Divisadero is a Latin American Studies newsletter, produced by the students. This newsletter offers an inclusive and critical view of the current issues in Latin America and the Latin@ community in the U.S. by citing the historical, social, and political forces which drive communities across our hemisphere. As a collaborative publication Divisadero shares in its mission to create and strengthen the community of students, faculty, and administrators who share our interests. Divisadero includes articles, interviews, artwork, and videos.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 361 - Brazilian Culture & Society


    Unit(s): 4

    This course provides socio-historical approaches to contemporary Brazilian culture and society from a race, class, and gender/sexuality perspective. Case-studies of popular/political cultures, social movements, inequalities and identities illustrate major developments in Brazilian culture and society within the context of democratization and globalization. Offered intermittently.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 363 - Latin American Philosophy


    Unit(s): 4

    This course is an introduction to philosophy in Latin America, Vasconcelos, Mariategui, Zea, Dussel, etc.) and significant philosophical movements


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 365 - CELASA Seminar


    Unit(s): 4

    Every spring semester this interdisciplinary seminar offers a selected group of students of high academic standing (the CELASA scholars,) the opportunity to study, discuss, experience, and better understand a contemporary Latin American topic. The CELASA Seminar involves either travel to a Latin American country, guest lectures by distinguished Latin American figures in the field of study, or both. Registration by application process only.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 371 - Modern Latin America


    Unit(s): 4

    A survey of Latin America from the late colonial period to the present. Major themes include: political instability, authoritarianism, and the struggle for democracy; economic dependency, underdevelopment, and the search for national sovereignty; social inequality, culture wars, and recent religious transformations. Offered every other year.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 372 - Indigenous & Col Mexico


    Unit(s): 4

    A comprehensive analysis of the social, political, economic and cultural history of colonial Mexico. Questions of power, identity, gender, race, ethnicity, and popular culture among Mexico’s indigenous and colonial societies are central to the class. Course themes focus on pre-colonial societies, patterns of colonization in Northern, Central, and southern Mexico, development of a Spanish-Mexican society and culture, and the process leading to independence from Spain. Offered every other year.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 373 - Modern Mexico


    Unit(s): 4

    A comprehensive analysis of the social, political, economic and cultural processes that shaped the growth and development of modern Mexico. Questions of power, identity, gender, race, ethnicity, and popular culture are central to the class. Course themes will focus on: nation building; the search for order, stability, industrialization, progress, modern development, popular upheaval, social reform, and national identity. Offered every other year.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 375 - Brazil and Amazonia


    Unit(s): 4

    Interdisciplinary survey of the geography, culture, and history of Brazil and Amazonia since 1500. Course themes include indigenous cultures, the impact of European expansion on the native people and the land, African and indigenous slavery, colonialism and its legacies, development, extractive economies, and nationalism. Offered every other year.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 376 - Latin American Perspectives


    Unit(s): 4

    A social and cultural survey from pre-Columbian roots to the present, focusing on how Latin Americans have shaped their lives within colonial, authoritarian, and paternalistic societies. Offered every semester.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 377 - The Southern Cone


    Unit(s): 4

    A survey and thematic comparison from the histories of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Most of the material will date from the last two centuries with some attention given to the colonial period. Course themes include the impact and legacy of colonialism, the process of nation building, militarism and civilian politics, and the significance of women and modernization. Offered intermittently.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 378 - Andean Nations


    Unit(s): 4

    A survey and thematic comparison of the histories of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela, focusing mostly on the national period. Salient themes include Andean civilizations and cultures, the impact of European colonialism, the process of nation building in multiethnic societies, violence and social change, and the tensions between dictatorship and democracy. Offered every other year.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 379 - Latino/as in the United States


    Unit(s): 4

    A study of the historical experiences of Mexican Americans/Chicanos, Central Americans, Puerto-Ricans, Cubans and Dominicans, as well as other Latin Americans living in the United States. Topics: identity, prejudice, immigration, social and political experiences, and participation in film, art, music, and other artistic expressions. Offered every other year.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 390 - Special Topics


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 396 - Internship


    Unit(s): 4 to 8

    Internship in Latin American Studies


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 398 - Directed Study


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    A course in the area of the proposed topic for directed study. Written permission of the instructor required.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • LAS 430 - UG Seminar in Latin Amer Hist


    Unit(s): 4

    A reading and research seminar focused on specific geographical areas - the Southern Cone, Brazil, the Andean Region, Central America and the Caribbean, Mexico, the Borderlands - or on particular comparative themes relevant to Latin America - Revolution, Religion, Labor and Politics, Women, Race and Class. Offered once per year.


    College of Arts and Sciences

Law

  
  • LAW 95 - Academic Foundations


    Unit(s): 0

    School of Law
  
  • LAW 97 - MBE Strategies


    Unit(s): 2

    This course is focused solely on the multistate bar exam (MBE). It builds on the analytical, critical reading, and issue spotting skills taught throughout the law school’s curriculum, with the goal of enhancing a student’s ability to prepare for, and pass, the bar exam. The course covers selected substantive topics that frequently appear on the MBE in the seven different subject areas. Students begin with an MBE simulated experience of the bar exam and starting point to measure improvement throughout the course. This flipped class model assigns all substantive law review as homework assignments in advance of in-class skills review. The online syllabus includes refresher videos in each substantive area. Weekly quiz assignments are followed by a classroom deconstruction lecture highlighting approaches, strategies, and techniques for breaking down and answering multiple choice questions effectively. To further enhance students’ abilities, the course book contains supplementary quizzes as well as a bank of online questions that students will use to prepare for the final exam (tentative.)


    School of Law
  
  • LAW 98 - Advanced Legal Analysis


    Unit(s): 0 or 2

    Students will develop and hone their skills of analytical thinking, test-taking, and test preparation for the essays and MBE (multiple choice) portions of the bar exam, all necessary skills to pass the bar exam. Classes includes creative exercises and practice exams with class debriefs on essay and MBE questions and extensive feedback on individual exam essay writing. Students must attend at least 80% of the classes (a minimum of 12) and complete all the writing assignments.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 500 - CA Tax Appeals Assist. Program


    Unit(s): 1 to 3

    The Tax Appeals Assistance Program (TAAP) provides students with the opportunity to assist low-income individuals in certain tax disputes before the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). Under the supervision of an attorney from the CDTFA, students assist taxpayers with state income tax disputes against the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB). Students participate in hands on practical legal skills training in various ways, including direct client interaction, gathering evidence, drafting legal briefs and memoranda, and representing clients in negotiations with the FTB. Students often have the opportunity to represent clients at appeals conferences and oral hearings before the CDTFA.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 501 - Fed Tax Accounting & Timing


    Unit(s): 2

    An examination of the concepts and principles underlying the annual accounting system of the federal income tax, including: the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting, the accrual method of accounting, inventory accounting, carryovers, the claim of right doctrine, the tax benefit rule, deferred compensation, capitalization and cost recovery, deferred payment sales, loss limitations, original issue discount, and other time value of money issues. This course will emphasize rigorous analysis of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations. It will be assumed that students are generally familiar with the issues covered in a basic Federal Income Taxation course.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 502 - Foreign Taxation I


    Unit(s): 2

    This course introduces students to international taxation on a broad level. Topics and coverage of course material include the jurisdiction of the United States to tax international transactions, the rules for sourcing income and deductions, U.S. taxation of nonresident aliens and foreign corporations, the foreign tax credit, and the exclusion for certain taxpayers living and working abroad.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 503 - Income Tax of Trusts & Estates


    Unit(s): 2

    The course will analyze the income taxation of trusts and estates, their creators, beneficiaries, and fiduciaries, including computation of fiduciary accounting income, distributable net income, taxable net income, taxation of simple and complex trusts, grantor trusts and income in respect of a decedent.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 504 - Graduate Estate Planning


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    This course teaches the basic principles of the law as it pertains to estate planning, including, but not limited to property law, tax law, trusts and wills, trust and probate administration, charitable giving, retirement planning, life insurance planning, asset protection, business succession planning, and some elder law. This should result in providing students with practical applications of estate planning by reviewing and discussing actual estate planning documents, including, but not limited to, a will, a revocable trust, an irrevocable life insurance trust, a power of attorney, a health care directive, a family limited partnership agreement and other testamentary property transfer instruments.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 505 - Federal Tax Crimes & Penalties


    Unit(s): 2

    This course provides an overview of federal tax crimes and civil penalties. The course is designed to teach students how to represent a client, who is the subject of a civil examination or criminal investigation and facing potential civil penalties or tax crimes. Congress established severe civil and criminal penalties for individuals who fail to report and pay tax on their income or file returns. The course provides students with practical skills and strategies that can be used to represent a client before the Internal Revenue Service. The course covers, for example, tax fraud, the IRS criminal investigation process, government information gathering tools through the use summons and subpoenas, commonly charged tax crimes, taxpayer defenses, sentencing guidelines, international tax enforcement with respect to foreign source income and undisclosed foreign financial assets, the Bank Secrecy Act, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, IRS voluntary disclosure practice, Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, attorney-client privilege, and civil tax penalties. The course is taught through weekly homework assignments, where students will learn how to critically analyze a tax controversy fact pattern, identify the issues, and formulate a case strategy and solution for the client.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 506 - Tax Moot Court


    Unit(s): 1

    This course allows students to participate, for ungraded academic credit, in the Written Work Product portion of the ABA Law Student Tax Challenge. Each course participant is responsible for forming a two-student team to produce a memorandum and client correspondence on the tax consequences of a complex business-planning problem. The problem generally is released by the ABA Tax Section in September, with a deadline of November to receive the Written Work Product. Before the problem is released, course participants will complete an assignment and attend training sessions on writing skills and techniques of federal tax research. Meeting times for the sessions will be arranged among faculty and course participants.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 507 - Taxation Research


    Unit(s): 1

    This course provides an introduction to tax research sources and techniques used by tax lawyers and professionals, including: online tax services, statutes, legislative history, administrative authorities, case law, and secondary sources. It focuses on developing an effective research process, including practice with realistic tax research problems. This course will be graded on a credit/ no credit basis.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 509 - Foreign Taxation II


    Unit(s): 2

    Coverage of this class will include the rules surrounding US taxation of US owned and controlled foreign subsidiaries, including particular modifications to the US international tax rules under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, such as the taxation of Global Intangible Low-Tax Income, Foreign Derived Intangible Income, and certain topics pertaining to the foreign tax credit, an overview of the rules governing the pricing of transactions between controlled subsidiaries, select topics in international transactions (e.g., international M&A), general outbound tax planning, an introduction to the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Report, and, to the extent time permits, other relevant international tax issues.


    Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 502 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 502 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 502 with a minimum grade of D
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 510 - Estate & Gift Taxation


    Unit(s): 3

    This course will examine various aspects of numerous estate planning strategies with a focus on related tax issues when planning or administering a single or married individual’s estate. Issues addressed will include but not be limited to: the marital deduction and unified credit, lifetime gifts, testamentary and lifetime trusts, valuation issues, charitable planning, life insurance, use of entities, generation skipping and using non-California jurisdictions. Practical considerations, fundamental estate planning concepts and advance techniques will be discussed. Focus will also include the new law and the paradigm shift between transfer taxes and income taxes, with California taxation in mind.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 511 - Fed Tax of Prop Dispositions


    Unit(s): 2

    An examination of the concepts and principles governing the federal income taxation of property dispositions, including: amount realized and basis, the treatment of liabilities, characterization of gains and losses, loss limitations, and nonrecognition transactions. This course will emphasize rigorous analysis of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations. It will be assumed that students are generally familiar with the issues covered in a basic Federal Income Taxation course. Tax planning techniques and tax policy issues will be emphasized.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 512 - Fed Tax Proc/PR


    Unit(s): 2

    An examination of the fundamental principles of civil federal tax procedure and litigation, including: administrative determinations of tax liability, statutes of limitations, civil penalties, the ruling process, tax collection issues, and professional responsibility in tax practice. The course will cover administrative procedures before the Internal Revenue Service, tax litigation procedures unique to the Tax Courts, and tax refund litigation in the U.S. District Courts and U.S. Claims Court. Prerequisites: Federal Income Taxation


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 513 - Tax Policy


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    This course will offer an introduction to the principal policy considerations raised when creating a system of taxation. This course will examine legal, economic, financial, and political considerations which all play an integral role in any system of taxation, and it will consider how well our current tax laws addresses these various issues. We will also explore the possibility of various alternative methods of taxation. It is incredibly important for tax professionals to understand tax policy as it helps to explain the underpinnings of our tax system and the complexities of the Internal Revenue Code as well as the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. By attaining this understanding, you will be better prepared to appropriately advise clients on complicated tax matters.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 515 - Legal Principles Fed Inc Tax


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    A problem-oriented introduction to the fundamentals of federal income taxation, particularly as they apply to individuals, including gross income, exclusions, deductions, assignment of income, capital gains and losses, non-recognition transactions, and income tax accounting. Emphasis is on the development of skills necessary for working with the Internal Revenue Code and issues of tax policy. (Online course). This course is required for MLST students and available to LL.M. in Taxation students who have not taken Federal Income Taxation.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 516 - Real Estate Taxation


    Unit(s): 2

    An examination of the federal tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, use, and disposition of real property. Topics will include: forms of ownership, purchase and finance, deductions and credits, limitations on losses, sale and exchange, conversion, and abandonment. The course will also include an overview of REITs, estate planning strategies for real property, and various issues relating to the collection of outstanding federal tax debts.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 519 - Transfer Pricing


    Unit(s): 1

    This course will provide a practical understanding of U.S. transfer pricing rules. It will cover the fundamentals of transfer pricing, including intercompany pricing methods for tangible goods, intangible property, and services.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 522 - Bankruptcy Taxation


    Unit(s): 1 to 2

    This seven-week course provides an overview of the intersection of federal bankruptcy law and taxation. The class covers the following topics: federal tax liens; priority and dischargeability of federal and state tax claims; litigation with the IRS in bankruptcy court; federal taxation of the non-corporate bankruptcy estate; tax reporting requirements and I.R.C. section 1398; and discharge of indebtedness and I.R.C. section 108 relief.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 524 - Fund of Inc Tax Treaties


    Unit(s): 2

    This course examines tax treaties as a principal source of international law governing the tax treatment of cross-border transactions involving goods, services and capital. The course will involve detailed analysis of the U.S. and OECD model income tax treaties, and important tax regulations, rulings and cases that define and limit the availability of tax treaty benefits. In addition to examining the policy objectives and processes of the United States and other countries in negotiating and concluding tax treaties, this course will also focus on the role of tax treaties in the current debate over international tax avoidance.


    Prerequisite: LAW 515 with a minimum grade of D
    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 600 - Civil Procedure


    Unit(s): 3 to 4

    A study of the mechanics of civil litigation and the rules which govern enforcement of rights and duties. Broad coverage includes an introduction to federal and state court organization, jurisdiction, and procedure. There is particular consideration of subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, venue, process, pleadings, sanctions, discovery, and dispositions before trial, and coverage may also include post-trial disposition and finality of judgments. Focus is on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but consideration is also given to the California Code of Civil Procedure.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 601 - Civil Procedure II


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    A study of the mechanics of litigation and the rules which govern enforcement of the rights and duties studied in substantive law courses. Coverage includes a brief review of subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, and venue as well as joinder of parties and causes, class actions, pre-trial motions, trials, post-trial motions, appellate review, choice of law, and finality and effects of judgments and decrees. Consideration is given to both the California Code of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.


    Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 600 with a minimum grade of D
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 602 - Contracts


    Unit(s): 3 to 4

    This is a basic study of the principles that govern the creation, interpretation, enforcement, and termination of private agreements. Coverage includes formation and interpretation of contracts, breach of contract, defenses to the enforcement of contracts, and remedies available for breach. Attention is given to the Uniform Commercial Code and other relevant statutes.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 603 - Contracts II


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    This course covers those topics within the subject of Contracts which were either not covered in the required first year introductory course or are of such difficulty and importance that a more in-depth approach is warranted. Topics will be drawn from Article II (Sales) of the UCC as well as those covered by the Restatement 2nd of Contracts. The course will emphasize skills development, including strategies for answering multiple choice questions and effective analytic writing.


    Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 602 with a minimum grade of D
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 604 - Criminal Law


    Unit(s): 3

    This course examines the basic doctrines structuring the state’s punishment of undesirable conduct. Among the topics addressed are: the definition of criminal conduct, the defenses based on justification or excuse, the scope of criminal liability, and the relationship between crime and punishment.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 605 - Criminal Procedure


    Unit(s): 3

    A critical examination of the law governing the method by which persons who are accused of committing crimes are processed through the criminal justice system. Coverage focuses on the limits imposed by the U.S. Constitution on the procedures used in both state and federal criminal prosecutions.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 606 - Legal Research & Writing I


    Unit(s): 3

    This program is designed to teach first-year law students to research, write, analyze, and think as lawyers. In the fall semester, students are required to draft assignments, ranging in difficulty from a simple case brief to a relatively complex objective memorandum of law. In the spring semester, emphasis is on writing longer and more sophisticated documents and on writing persuasively. Students research and write complex memoranda of points and authorities. Throughout the year, students learn to research using both traditional print sources and online resources. Students also prepare a brief and participate in oral advocacy exercises. The course teaches the following skills: understanding the legal writing and legal analysis process; applying the law to the facts of a particular situation; researching primary and secondary sources; organizing and outlining research materials; comparing objective writing to persuasive writing; thinking like a lawyer; and learning to behave professionally and ethically.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 607 - Legal Research & Writing II


    Unit(s): 3

    This program is designed to teach first-year law students to research, write, analyze, and think as lawyers. In the fall semester, students are required to draft assignments, ranging in difficulty from a simple case brief to a relatively complex objective memorandum of law. In the spring semester, emphasis is on writing longer and more sophisticated documents and on writing persuasively. Students research and write complex memoranda of points and authorities. Throughout the year, students learn to research using both traditional print sources and online resources. Students also prepare a brief and participate in oral advocacy exercises. The course teaches the following skills: understanding the legal writing and legal analysis process; applying the law to the facts of a particular situation; researching primary and secondary sources; organizing and outlining research materials; comparing objective writing to persuasive writing; thinking like a lawyer; and learning to behave professionally and ethically.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 608 - Property I


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    Property I introduces the fundamental concepts and principles underlying the legal system’s allocation of property rights; defines the features of differing types of property interests (through the law of estates, future interests, and concurrent interests); introduces the doctrine of adverse possession; and covers selected topics in landlord/tenant law.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 609 - Property II


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    Property II introduces the law governing private agreements people make about the use of each other’s property (through the law of easements, covenants, and equitable servitudes); covers land conveyances, mortgages, and recording acts; and addresses public regulation of private property through land use regulation, the power of eminent domain and the doctrine of regulatory takings.


    Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 608 with a minimum grade of D
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 610 - Torts


    Unit(s): 2 to 4

    A study of the law of civil injuries, including the concepts of fault-based liability and strict liability. The course explores alternative bases of liability for the interference with personal and property interests as well as defenses and damages.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 611 - Torts


    Unit(s): 2 to 4

    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 612 - Torts II


    Unit(s): 2

    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 614 - Constitutional Law I


    Unit(s): 3

    This course is an examination of the American constitutional system. Principles and practices of judicial review and interpretation in constitutional cases are studied with particular reference to the decisions of the United States Supreme Court. There is an examination of selected Congressional Powers, the authority of the President, and constitutional limitations on the exercise of governmental powers and the distribution of power between the federal and state governments. The course also focuses on the guarantees of individual rights, with an intensive coverage of freedom of expression, religious liberty, due process, and equal protection of the laws.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 615 - Constitutional Law II


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 614 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 614 with a minimum grade of LP
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 616 - Evidence


    Unit(s): 4

    An analysis of the nature of judicial proof and a study of the theory and application of the rules regulating the admission and exclusion of testimonial and documentary proof by judicial tribunals in adversary and non-adversary proceedings. Consideration is given to both the California and Federal rules of evidence.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 617 - Legal Ethics/PR


    Unit(s): 3

    A review of the ethical principles behind the basic California and ABA rules through a discussion of actual practice problems. Ethical principles are introduced through these problems as they actually occur in practice as real-world ethical dilemmas. This course, usually offered in a seminar format, also emphasizes the practical and economic realities that can affect a lawyer’s behavior, the tensions between traditional notions of ethical behavior, and society’s larger sense of morality, and the conflict between the duty to advocate for the client and to act for the public good. Students may satisfy the ethics course requirement by completion of either Professional Responsibility, Legal Ethics or an ethics elective. Students may NOT take both Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 619 - Writing Requirement


    Unit(s): 0

    The Upper Level Research and Writing Requirement is intended to provide students with the opportunity to refine the research and writing skills learned in the first year, and to enhance the skills necessary to undertake writing projects on their own following graduation. Students choose topics, submit outlines, prepare and submit a first draft, and complete the final paper in consultation with faculty members in approved courses and co-curricular programs.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 620 - Legal Analysis


    Unit(s): 2

    The primary course objectives include improving a student’s skills to synthesize course material into a logical, detailed and accessible problem solving approach, to critically apply the problem solving approach to hypothetical problems, to analyze and write a professionally reasoned explanation of the predicted outcome to the hypothetical problems, to timely manage her or his performance of required task(s), to critically evaluate her or his work and the work of others, and to constructively recommend, apply and assess action(s) for improvement. Extensive individualized written feedback will be provided throughout the course. Each student will also meet with the professor at least three times during the course.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 621 - American Legal System I


    Unit(s): 2

    This course begins with an overview of the U.S. Constitution, the structure of the federal government, and federal and state judicial systems. Special emphasis is given to the relation between state and federal courts and the selection and function of American judges and juries. Selected judicial interpretations of constitutional law and contract law are discussed. The course includes legal research and writing components including classes introducing the students to Westlaw/Lexis; locating federal statutes; locating federal cases, and locating law review articles which are all discussed in class. Students are given an overview of each of these components and do exercises which are discussed in subsequent classes. Classes are punctuated with visits to the California Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Afterwards, students write papers comparing one aspect of law in their country with U.S. law.


    Restriction: Course Student Attribute Restricted to Law Int’l Exchange Visitor, Law LLM, Law LLM (Full-Time), and Law LLM (Part-Time); College restricted to School of Law; Degree restricted to Master of Laws
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 622 - American Legal System II


    Unit(s): 2

    (Foreign Students Only) (2 credits fall, 1 credit spring) Required for all LLM students who have not received a prior degree from an American law school. This course begins with an overview of the U.S. Constitution, the structure of the federal government, and federal and state judicial systems. Special emphasis is given to the relation between state and federal courts and the selection and function of American judges and juries. Classes are punctuated with visits to San Francisco courtrooms. Selected judicial interpretations of constitutional law and contract law are discussed. The course includes a legal research and writing component.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law; Degree restricted to Master of Laws; Program restricted to LLM in Intl Trans & Comp Law, and LLM-Int’l Property & Tech. Law and
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 623 - Legal Analys:Prob in Evidence


    Unit(s): 3

    Using the Federal Rules of Evidence as a context, students will learn to synthesize course material, develop a strategic plan for applying legal principles to hypothetical problems, and write a concise but well-reasoned analysis under exam conditions. The course will include extensive writing both during and outside of class times, weekly assessments, and mandatory individual meetings with the professor.


    School of Law
  
  • LAW 626 - Community Property


    Unit(s): 2

    A survey of the development and operation of the community property system in California. Particular emphasis is placed on an analysis of the creation of and nature of interests in community property and the distinction, sources, and classification of individual and community property. Coverage includes vesting of rights, transmutations, presumptions, tracing, commingling, and apportionment and disposition of property upon death or lifetime dissolution of marriage.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 627 - Corporations


    Unit(s): 3 to 4

    A course in the fundamentals of corporate law, including the concept of the entity and its liabilities, as well as management and organization. Coverage includes the issuance of shares, elections, fiduciary obligations, and basic securities regulation.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 628 - Remedies


    Unit(s): 3

    A study of the types of relief granted by courts in civil cases focusing on three major topics: 1) damages, including a review of general principles of tort and contract damages; 2) equitable remedies, including obtaining and enforcing preliminary and permanent injunctions in both private and public controversies; and 3) restitutionary relief to prevent unjust enrichment, including constructive trusts and equitable liens.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 629 - Wills and Trusts


    Unit(s): 3

    A study of the law of wills, intestate succession, and trusts. Coverage includes restrictions on testation, execution, and revocation of wills as well as creation, modification, and termination of trusts. There is also attention to the problems of will construction, probate and contest of wills, and fiduciary administration of trusts and decedents’ estates.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 630 - Legal Drafting


    Unit(s): 2

    Lawyers solve problems. Legal Drafting helps students solve problems by working on the skills lawyers use in their practice. The skills covered include: 1) Legal analysis, the ability to apply the law to the facts of a problem; 2) Fact gathering in preparing a case; 3) Fact analysis; 4) Lawyering tactics, both in the handling of a case and in the drafting of a document; 5) Ethical consideration in decision making; and, of course, 6) writing well. In developing their skills, students will draft or rework documents such as memoranda of law, points and authorities, briefs, investigation plans, discovery plans, depositions, closing arguments, affidavits and statutes.


    Restriction: Course Student Attribute Restrictions exclude Law LLM; Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 632 - Advanced Legal Writing


    Unit(s): 3

    Take persuasive legal writing to the next level. Students will learn how to make each sentence count by preparing motions and other forms of legal writing common to state trial court practice. Using California’s Code of Civil Procedure, students will research, write, rewrite, and revise a lengthy memorandum of points and authorities in support of a summary judgment motion. Students will learn the importance of word choice and sentence structure, the best ways to highlight a winning argument, the proper use of signals and footnotes in legal briefing, how to manage documentary evidence in written arguments, methods to address unfavorable law, the elements of a compelling introduction and conclusion, and how to persuade the judge to rule favorably.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 635 - Accounting for Lawyers


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    This course will provide a technical and conceptual foundation in financial accounting skills which are relevant for attorneys who advise business entities. Accordingly, this course will emphasize the interpretation and use of financial statements and accounting schedules in the practice of law and their related legal implications. This course will be very different from most tradition Law School courses which typically employ an extensive study of relevant case law; instead, this course will primarily focus on interpreting relevant accounting pronouncements and concepts.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 636 - Criminal Proced. Adjudication


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    This course covers, in sequence, the ‘courtroom’ phases of Criminal procedure. Adjudicatory Criminal Procedure deals with such post-investigative issues as police and prosecution discretion to bring criminal charges, the complaint, initial appearance, bail, preliminary examination, grand jury, joinder and severance, motion practice, discovery, pleas, continuance, time limitations, jurisdiction and venue, trial, and double jeopardy, sentencing, and direct and collateral appellate review. The course will primarily examine the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Federal constitutional requirements, but will also note any areas where California criminal adjudicatory procedure varies slightly from national norms.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 637 - Administrative Law


    Unit(s): 3

    Administrative law studies how federal agencies interact with the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. The course covers the president’s authority over the agencies; the rulemaking procedures by which agencies implement congressional statues; and the role of the federal courts in reviewing agency actions. The course also focuses on the power of the executive to appoint and remove officials and to issue executive orders that sometimes conflict with congressional acts. In addition, the class will study due process issues that arise when agencies try to manage regulatory and benefit programs efficiently and yet ensure fair treatment and accountability to those they serve. Because many lawyers now practice in regulated areas-such as food and drug law; health law; environmental law; housing and zoning law; energy law; communications law; education law; business, corporate and securities law; and employment and labor law-Administrative Law has become a very important course for students in law school.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 638 - Advanced Constitutional Law


    Unit(s): 3

    This course builds upon the required Constitutional Law course, offering a more in-depth analysis of Individual Rights. We will compare broadly across various constitutional doctrines that protect both equality and liberty. For the purpose of gaining a more holistic perspective of constitutional adjudication, we will focus on a close reading of select cases in their entire, unedited, original versions. Also, we will emphasize historical lessons about the relationship between social change and constitutional interpretation, and also highlight contemporary constitutional controversies. Your thorough preparation and lively participation will be necessary to enrich our experience together.


    Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 614 with a minimum grade of D
    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 639 - Advanced Criminal Procedure


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    This course covers the practical courtroom applications of Criminal Procedure from investigation and arrest through conviction. We will examine the power of the government in its ability to charge an individual with a crime, and the checks on that power which are created by the Constitution, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and California state law. Topics will be approached with an emphasis on how these issues are raised, litigated, and adjudicated in court in the course of a criminal case with an emphasis on outside-the-box thinking and innovative legal strategy. Students will learn about prosecutorial discretion to bring criminal charges, the complaint, initial appearance, bail, preliminary examination, grand jury, joinder and severance, motion practice, discovery, pleas, continuance, time limitations, jurisdiction and venue, trial, double jeopardy, sentencing, and direct and collateral appellate review. They will also learn about how that power can be tested, and checked. Prerequisite: Criminal Procedure.


    Prerequisite: LAW 605
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 641 - Practical Litigation Skills


    Unit(s): 2

    This course will address the skills necessary to litigate a civil case effectively from inception to conclusion. It is intended to supplement clinical trial practice and discovery courses by giving a comprehensive overview of pretrial procedure in state and federal courts. At the conclusion of this class, students will possess sufficient litigation skills to substitute for typical first year law practice training traditionally provided by larger firm employers.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 642 - Advanced Legal Research


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    A course designed to teach ‘real-world’ legal research skills that will prepare students for the research challenges they will encounter in legal practice. Assignments, lectures, and regular hands-on in-class exercises will emphasize cost-efficient research strategies, legal technology and current resources for attorneys, as well as Internet research. Written assignments will emulate research assignments typically given to attorneys new to practice. Students who completed (Advanced) California Legal Research are not eligible to enroll. Prerequisites: LRWA I & II


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 644 - Alternative Dispute Resolution


    Unit(s): 3

    A general introduction to the field of ADR. This addresses the enforceability of arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution agreements, as well as the ethical issues raised in the field. A series of simulations will be used to introduce students to the theories and skills used in negotiation and mediation.

    Notes: Graded based on written assignments and simulated exercises. Attendance rule for ‘closed’ limited enrollment classes: professor may drop any enrolled or wait listed student with an unexcused absence during the first three weeks of the semester.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law

  
  • LAW 645 - Advanced Securities Regulation


    Unit(s): 2

    The course builds on themes developed in Securities Regulation and consists of four parts. Part I refines concepts from the Securities Regulation course, notably related to the definition of security, exempt transactions, and securities litigation. Part II considers enforcement of the securities laws. Part III addresses the regulation of financial intermediaries. Finally, Part IV concludes by exploring transnational issues. Current doctrinal and policy debates will be discussed throughout.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 646 - Animal Law


    Unit(s): 2 to 3

    A survey of the law’s understanding and treatment of animals by looking at the development of federal and state policies toward wild, captive, farmed, and companion animals. Specific topics may include the history of animal law; the legal status of animals as property; the concepts of animal welfare and animal rights; regulation of the use of animals in exhibition, agriculture, and other commercial industries, with particular emphasis on the environmental effects of animal agriculture; First Amendment and other constitutional issues raised in cases involving animals; the protection of animals by anti-cruelty and other laws; and a review of selected other topics and federal statutes. The course will incorporate legal concepts from other fields, encourage critical thought and new approaches to the issues presented, and focus on real-world applications of law in this rapidly-developing field.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 647 - Adv Labor & Emp Law Seminar


    Unit(s): 3

    This course provides an intensive, individualized writing experience for students interested in labor and employment law. Working with the professor and other seminar participants, students will write a law review style article suitable for publication or submission to a writing competition. The substantive labor and employment law taught will depend upon student interest and paper topics. The course requires students to meet a series of hard deadlines and participate in peer editing. Strongly recommended for students working on the labor and employment law certificate. Labor/employment course work is prerequisite or corequisite, although students with other appropriate experience may be admitted with approval of professor.


    School of Law
  
  • LAW 648 - Animals & Justice Seminar


    Unit(s): 3

    This class will explore the relationship between animals and justice through two lenses: First, what does justice for animals demand of us, legally, politically, and culturally? Second, how does the animal rights movement intersect with movements for human social justice? Through an examination of litigation campaigns and policy questions, this seminar will investigate topics such as: the entitlement of animals to just treatment under the law; litigation strategies to establish justice for animals; whether animals themselves have a concept of justice within their own communities; the connections between anthropocentrism (human-centeredness) and colonialism, racism, ableism, sexism, and heteronormativity; what an intersectional animal justice movement might look like; and specific case studies involving the overlap between animal legal advocacy and social justice in cases involving labor exploitation and civil liberties at slaughterhouses, animal cruelty crimes and incarceration, environmental racism in industrial animal agriculture, and cultural practices such as hunting and cockfighting. Each student will draft and present a paper on a topic related to animals and justice. Animal Law is not a prerequisite.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 649 - Antitrust


    Unit(s): 3

    A study of federal and state laws promoting a free market economy. The course also considers some aspects of the competition laws in their international application including the laws of jurisdictions outside the U.S. The focus is on legal prohibitions against price fixing combinations, restraints of trade, monopolization of markets, and anti-competitive mergers. The main laws studied are the federal Sherman Act, Clayton Act, and Federal Trade Commission Act. Emphasis is placed on the ability to evaluate an antitrust violation and prosecute anticompetitive activities in the market place, primarily as class cases on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 650 - Antitrust & IP Law


    Unit(s): 2

    This antitrust course focuses on the relationship between antitrust and intellectual property law , addressing how they generally complement but occasionally conflict with each other. The course will analyze various intellectual property licensing practices under governing antitrust principles, the extent of a patent owner’s right to exclude others from technology markets, antitrust risks in the prosecution or settlement of intellectual property claims, how adoption of industry standards for intellectual property can violate the antitrust laws, and similar practices. It also includes a comparative analysis between antitrust liability and the defense of patent misuse.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 652 - Appellate Advocacy


    Unit(s): 3

    An advanced advocacy course that teaches the complementary skills of brief writing and oral argument at a sophisticated level.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
  
  • LAW 654 - Arbitration


    Unit(s): 3

    This course will combine lecture and practice to examine the utility of arbitration as a dispute resolution process from both a litigation and transactional perspective. The course will study both the statutory and decisional law applicable to arbitration. Students will draft arbitration agreements, advocate for and against arbitration, experience the difference between advocacy in arbitration and advocacy in court, and test the finality of arbitration awards.


    Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
    School of Law
 

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