Plan of Study – Law

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Law Minor

Minor Courses (Minimum number of 21 semester hours required.)

LAW 1000 Introduction to Paralegal Studies (3 s.h.)

Introduction to the various roles of the paralegal, with an emphasis upon job functions, ethics, and skills, legal terminology, the court system.

LAW 1010 Legal Research and Writing I (3 s.h.)

An introduction to the law library and the use of legal references; the techniques of legal research as used in writing letters, instruments, pleadings, briefs, and memoranda. Emphasis on State law. Prerequisite: WRT 1020.

Minor Electives (Minimum number of 15 semester hours required.)

LAW 2350 Real Estate (3 s.h.)

Interviewing and data collection, title work, mortgage work, taxation, drafting of purchase and sale agreements, closing, liability, insurance.

LAW 2410 Contractual and Commercial Relations (3 s.h.)

Fundamentals and theory of the law of contracts. Sales transactions, the Uniform Commercial Code, banking transactions, consumer law, analysis of standard commercial contracts.

LAW 2570 Litigation (3 s.h.)

Pre-trial, trial, appeal, and enforcement/compliance procedures for civil cases. Data collection and analysis; calendar control and scheduling; organization and coordination of exhibits; drafting of interrogatories, complaint, answer, and other pleadings.

LAW 4220 Torts: An Overview of Negligence (3 s.h.)

The fundamentals of tort law with emphasis on application to fact situations encountered in legal practice. Areas covered are intentional interferences and defenses, negligence and defenses, strict liability, product liability, misrepresentation, defamation, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and auto negligence.

LAW 4230 Medical-Legal Concepts and Medical Records (3 s.h.)

Practical applications of legal concepts to medical-legal records. Medical terminology and review of medical records are covered.

LAW 4270 Evidence (3 s.h.)

Practical use of evidentiary rules in terms of case development and the trial process, including pre-trial discovery plans, trial preparation, and trial assistance.