| 41.103 | Introduction to Paralegal Studies | Credits: 3 |
| Familiarizes students with the role of a paralegal in both the public and private sector. Other topics will include principles of jurisprudence and basic legal concepts and terminology. |
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| 41.234 | Criminal Law | Credits: 3 |
| Studies substantive criminal law, with emphasis on general principles of criminal culpability, such as the act requirement, the mens rea requirement, and causation. The course will also cover the law of attempted crimes, accomplice liability, and defenses. The elements of specific crimes, such as homicide, burglary, robbery, and larceny will be studied in depth. |
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| 41.250 | Disability and the Law: Legal Rights of People with Disabilities | Credits: 3 |
| An examination of the history and progress of the disability rights movement in America, the current state of the law and trends ad prospects for the future, with particular focus on those laws designed specifically to address the needs of people with disability. |
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| 41.262 | Introduction to Business Law | Credits: 3 |
| Introduces the student to the fundamentals of criminal and tort law. The main emphasis is on all aspects of contract law including the agreement consideration, writing third-party rights, illegality, performance, and remedies. Also covered is agency law concerning all situations where one party is working for another in the business world. This course is highly recommended for pre-law students, CPA's, and paralegals. |
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| 41.360 | Legal Issues in Racism | Credits: 3 |
| A study of racial discrimination in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on relevant constitutional provisions, statutory provisions, and on United States Supreme Court cases. |
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| 41.363 | Corporate and Property Law | Credits: 3 |
| Studies the law and its impact on the business world. Partnerships, limited partnerships, and joint ventures are studied at the outset of the course. The main emphasis is on elements of the corporate structure. The last part of the course deals with personal and real property with coverage of wills and trusts. This course is highly recommended for pre-law students, CPA's, and paralegals. |
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| 41.364 | Law for the CPA and Pre-Law Student | Credits: 3 |
| This course is recommended for the senior level student, especially those students studying for the CPA exam and for those students preparing for law school. The course deals exclusively with the Uniform Commercial Code, including sales, bills, notes, secured interests, and bulk sales. |
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| 41.365 | The Legal Environment of Business | Credits: 3 |
| Deals with the manager's role in understanding and determining the firm's relations with government and society. Topics relating to government include the tax and regulatory provisions of local, state, and federal agencies. Some of the regulatory provisions studied include provisions governing licensing and mergers. The antitrust laws are also examined. Topics relating to society include the social cost of business, civil rights, business ethics, and problems in ecology. |
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| 41.366 | International Law | Credits: 3 |
| Introduces the body of international rules, customs, and regulations which are in force between nations. Specific legal issues involving a study of multinational, cultural, political, economic, and ethnic perspectives are addressed. Topics covered include human rights, war prevention, foreign policy, tort and criminal liability, business trade practices, and dispute settlement. Recommended at the senior level. |
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| 41.367 | Environmental Law | Credits: 3 |
| Examines the legal and administrative problems of protecting the quality of the human environment. Federal and state legislation on environmental policy is studied. Public interest litigation as a supplement to the enforcement of environmental law is discussed. Places emphasis on the law as a means of protecting the environment. |
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| 41.370 | Real Estate Law | Credits: 3 |
| Examines contracts for the sale of real estate, deeds, title examinations, security for real estate transactions, methods and problems of co-ownership, zoning ordinances, brokerage contracts, leases and landlord and tenant rights and liabilities. |
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| 41.372 | Sports and Entertainment Law | Credits: 3 |
| Explores the legal issues that arise in the sports and entertainment industry. In the amateur sport setting, the legal relationships between athletes, coaches, schools, and athletic associations are examined in depth. Contract law, federal labor, and antitrust regulations are reviewed to define the rights and responsibilities of the various participants in the professional sports arena. |
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| 41.376 | Family Law | Credits: 3 |
| Studies the critical family law issues facing society today. Subject matter examined includes the law of marriage, custody, adoption, divorce, child support, juveniles, right to die, fetal tissue transfer to prolong the life of another, reproduction control, and surrogate parenting. This course is taught from a legal and human values perspective. |
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| 41.381 | Women and the Law | Credits: 3 |
| Presents issues that particularly affect women. Topics include: sex discrimination, sexual harassment, marriage, divorce, reproductive control, surrogate motherhood, and custody. |
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| 41.387 | Legal Research Methods | Credits: 3 |
| Designed to introduce the student to the fundamentals of legal research and writing. The student will gain hands-on experience in legal research and in the reporting of such research in case briefs and memoranda. Emphasis will be placed on the case law and statutory law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
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| 41.388 | Directed Study: Law | Credits: 3 |
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| 41.390 | Litigation | Credits: 3 |
| Examines the practices and procedures involved in the litigation process. Topics include: legal research, courts and jurisdictions, evidence and discovery, pleadings, motions, depositions, trials and appeals, and federal rules of procedure. |
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| 41.392 | Wills, Trusts, and Estates | Credits: 3 |
| Introduction to the law of wills, trusts, and estates. This course covers the fundamental legal concepts and vocabulary necessary to understand, draft, and work with the core estate planning tools. Practical examples and sample legal cases and materials will be provided and discussed. No prior legal knowledge is required, though some familiarity with the United States legal system or case law will be helpful. |
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| 41.481 | Legal Study Practicum | Credits: 3 |
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| 41.488 | Directed Study in Law | Credits: 3 |
| Permits superior students to engage in specialized study. |
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| 41.489 | Seminar in Law | Credits: 3 |
| Provides opportunity for small groups of advanced students to study selected topics. |
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| 41.490 | Legal Aspects of Cyberspace | Credits: 3 |
| The growth of the Internet has created two parallel universes each with its own set of rules and reality: real space and cyber space. Traditional notions about privacy, defamation, contracts, freedom of expression, pornography, stalking, jurisdiction and intellectual property are challenged by the latest cyberspace technology. Much of the debate about control, which leads to questions about rights and responsibilities, centers around who, if anyone, should design the architecture of cyberspace, i.e., the "code". These and other topical subjects serve as the focus on the study of legal issues in cyberspace. |
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| 41.497 | The Paralegal Practicum | Credits: 3 |
| Assigned fieldwork under the supervision and with the permission of the coordinator. This course is designed to broaden the educational experience of paralegal students by providing exposure to selected legal environments such as corporate legal departments, financial institutions, law firms, real estate departments, banks, and government agencies. This course is intended to provide a correlation of theoretical knowledge with practical experience in an area of particular interest to students. |
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