PROGRAM AND DESCRIPTION
OF CLASSES
LAW
AND MEDICINE
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
The course deals with the issues of liability and government regulations
of physicians and the health care profession.
LAW
AND PSYCHIATRY
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
Overview of the mental health profession, psychiatric nomenclature;
criminal responsibility and competency to stand trial; traumatic
neurosis, psych injuries; liability for improper treatment; civil
commitments; capacity to make a will, etc.
LEGAL
WRITING *
One Semester/Session - 2 Units
Instruction in methods of legal research in State and Federal law,
and legal writing techniques.
PRODUCTS
LIABILITY
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
Sources, development and limited to the law of product liability;
theories of recovery; problems of evidence and proof; liability
of the product manufacturer and the distribution chain to the injured
user.
PROFESSIONAL
RESPONSIBILITY *
One Semester/Session - 2 Units
A course dealing with the concepts of morality, ethics, etiquette
and professional values and attitudes which are dictated by a lawyer's
function in society.
REAL
PROPERTY *
Two Semester/Sessions - 7 Units
The law relating to the various types of real property interest
including freehold, non-freehold estates and future interests, landlord-tenant
relationships; conveyancing, and the use of the land.
REMEDIES
*
Two Semesters/Sessions - 6 Units
The law relating to equitable remedies; including injunction and
specific performance and the defenses thereto; the protection against
certain types of tort liability including waste, nuisance, unfair
competition, the law of rescission and reformation.
TORTS
*
Two Semester/Sessions - 7 Units
The law relating to civil liability for intentional wrongs to person
and property, negligence, strict liability, misrepresentation, defamation
and other civil wrongs.
TRUSTS
*
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
The law relating to the creation of the trust relationship, charitable
trusts, resulting and constructive trusts, the powers and duties
of the trustee, the alteration and termination of the trust, remedies
of the beneficiary.
UNIFORM
COMMERCIAL CODE
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
A course dealing with the interpretation and application
of the uniform Commercial Code with emphasis on the sale of goods.
WILLS
*
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
The law relating to intestate succession, testamentary capacity
and intent, the formalities of execution, alteration and revocation
and the problems of distribution.
The above courses are not meant as an all exclusive
list. Courses and content may be added to the curriculum or taken
from it at the discretion of the administration. Each unit represents
15 hours of classroom instruction. |