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Curriculum: 52 Weeks Continuous Schedule; One (1) Unit = Forty (40) study hours
| First Year Courses |
Study Hours |
Class Weeks |
Units |
| Law101 Introduction To Law / Legal writing |
80 |
4 |
2 |
| Law102 Contracts |
360 |
18 |
9 |
| Law103 Torts |
320 |
16 |
8 |
| Law104 Criminal Law |
280 |
14 |
7 |
| In total |
1040 |
52 |
26 |
Course Descriptions
| Courses |
Descriptions |
Law 101
Introduction to Law / Legal writing,
2 Semester Unit,
4 Weeks |
In this introductory course, the student discovers the basic concepts of law and the history of the American system of jurisprudence and juristic theory that originated from, and was developed and formulated through, the common law of England and is now recognized as an organic part of the jurisprudence of most of the United States. Students are introduced to important legal terminology, basic legal analysis, and the practice of the law. An Orientation to legal writing presented, with the goal that students develop their analytical writing skills, case analysis, and legal philosophy and reasoning. |
Law 102
Contracts
7 Semester Units,
18 Weeks |
Students will study both the Common Law contractual principles relating to contracts for services and the Uniform Commercial Code contractual principles relating to contracts for goods. They will learn the rules governing the formation of contracts such as offer, acceptance, consideration and defenses, i.e., the Statute of Frauds, incapacity, illegality, misrepresentation/frauds, duress, unconscionability, undue influence and mistake. Also, students will study contractual conditions, and the law pertaining to the enforcement of contracts, liability and remedies for breach of contract and warranty liability for goods under the Uniform Commercial Code. Finally, the students will study third-party rights and obligations, i.e., third-party beneficiaries, assignments and
delegations. |
Law 103
Torts
8 Semester Units,
16 Weeks |
This course is a survey of civil causes of action for which and injured part may seek redress and compensatory relief in court. Students will learn various theories of tort liability including intentional torts to person and property such as assault, battery, false imprisonment, infliction of emotional distress, trespass to land and chattel, and conversion. Students will also examine the law relating to causes of action for ordinary and professional negligence, wrongful death, products liability, and dignitary torts such as invasion of privacy, defamation, constitutional torts and nuisance. They will also examine strict liability causes of action such as animal and products liability. Finally, students will examine tort defenses of privilege, mistake, self-defense,
consent, necessity, immunity, contributory and comparative negligence and assumption of the risk. |
Law 104
Criminal Law
7 Semester Units,
14 Weeks |
Students will examine Common Law and modern criminal justice systems including their classification of crimes and the necessary elements of various crimes. Students will study the criminal culpability rules applicable to perpetrators such as principals, accessories and accomplices. Students will learn the elements of various crimes committed against persons such as homicide, assault, battery, rape and mayhem. Students will also study property crimes such as larceny, embezzlement, false pretenses, receiving stolen property, robbery, burglary and arson. Further, students will examine the inchoate crimes of attempt, solicitation and conspiracy, and will also learn many justifications and excuses including mistake, self-defense, defense of others, crime prevention, force used to effectuate and arrest consent, insanity, infancy, intoxication, public authority, duress, necessity and entrapment. |
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