Course Descriptions
Please select the courses you would like to review
from the list below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Courses are graded unless indicated as Pass/Fail. Unless otherwise
indicated, all
courses will employ one or more evaluation methods, such as a final
examination. Students are encouraged
to speak with
instructors for more details about course coverage and requirements.
Administrative Courses
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Fall Semester
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| Administrative Law |
LAW 406 3 Hours |
| This course will examine the largest branch of government administrative agencies. It will discuss agencies' legal authority to act and the limitations on that authority, including constitutional and satutory constraints. It will also examine administrative procedure. Students will learn administrative law through a practice orientated approach that will require them to apply their knowledge throughout the semester to various hypothetical fact scenarios. Not offered fall 2013. |
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| Environmental Law |
LAW 451 3 Hours |
| A survey of statutory regulations applicable to the protection of the environment. Attention is directed to the role of the EPA and other administrative agencies in the development and implementation of environmental policy. |
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| Federal Taxation of Wealth Transfers |
LAW 454 3 Hours |
| A study of the statutes, regulations, and decided cases relating to the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes and to the income taxation of trusts and estates. Formerly entitled Taxation of Estates, Gifts and Trusts |
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| Health Care Law |
LAW 468 3 Hours |
| This course examines problems in health care delivery from the perspectives of consumers and providers. The major issues explored are: (1) quality of care including licensing and malpractice; (2) organization of the health care system including professional relationships and new organizational structures; (3) financing of medical care through private insurance and public programs and; (4) access to care including legal obligations to provide care. We will explore the traditional common-law response to these issues and contrast it with statutory and regulatory reforms as well as proposals advocating free market reforms. Not offered fall 2013. |
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| Immigration Law |
LAW 472 3 Hours |
| Designed as an introduction to the area of immigration law, the course will cover the following core topics: constitutional, historical, and moral dimensions of United States immigration policy; the structure of relevant administrative agencies; admission and exclusion of aliens (immigrants and non-immigrants); deportation and relief from deportation; and immigration reform. Possible additional topics include: judicial review of agency determinations; special problems relating to refugees; illegal/undocumented aliens (including employer sanctions and legalization programs); and/or acquisition and loss of citizenship. This course is graded. There will be a final in-school exam. |
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| Labor Law |
LAW 501 3 Hours |
| A survey of key issues in labor relations law, with emphasis on the factors catalyzing the genesis of the National Labor Relations Act; the right to organize; recognition; protected activities; the representation process; and the obligation to bargain for a collective agreement; National Labor Relations Board procedure, the nature of judicial review for an administrative agency and remedies are discussed as well. |
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