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Second Year Part-Time
Fall Semester
5501 CONSITUTIONAL LAW I
Historical and legal analysis of the basic constitutional framework of the American system of government with an emphasis on the sources and limits of federal and Supreme Court jurisdiction, allocation of powers between the federal government and states, separation of powers, congressional regulatory power under the Commerce Clause and the guarantees of individual rights.
3 credits
5400 PROPERTY I
A study of the acquisition, ownership, and transfer of property. Topics include an analysis of ownership concepts, rights of possession, future interests, concurrent interests, landlord and tenant issues, common law principles, gifts, estates in land, licenses, easements, restrictive covenants, contracts for the sale of land, conveyancing, mortgages, recording systems and land use regulation.
3 credits
5700 TORTS I
The history and development of the legal principles underlying non-contractual civil wrongs at common law and under modern statutes are studied together with analysis of the responsibility in tort for wrongs to the person and property. Topics include: intentional acts, liability without fault, negligence, privacy rights and harm to reputation.
3 credits
Spring Semester
5502 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II
Historical and legal analysis of the basic constitutional framework of the American system of government with an emphasis on the sources and limits of federal and Supreme Court jurisdiction, allocation of powers between the federal government and states, separation of powers, congressional regulatory power under the Commerce Clause and the guarantees of individual rights.
3 credits
5401 PROPERTY II
A study of the acquisition, ownership, and transfer of property. Topics include an analysis of ownership concepts, rights of possession, future interests, concurrent interests, landlord and tenant issues, common law principles, gifts, estates in land, licenses, easements, restrictive covenants, contracts for the sale of land, conveyancing, mortgages, recording systems and land use regulation.
2 credits
The history and development of the legal principles underlying non-contractual civil wrongs at common law and under modern statutes are studied together with analysis of the responsibility in tort for wrongs to the person and property. Topics include: intentional acts, liability without fault, negligence, privacy rights and harm to reputation.
2 credits
Summer Session
6112 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Introduction to the basic criminal procedure from arrest through judicial review, with an emphasis on the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and their impact on the constitutional rights of the accused.
3 credits