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Legal Studies 3 Credits This course provides an overview of the history and structure of criminal law and focuses on the elements of common crimes, common defenses, the concepts of criminal liability, criminal intent, and conduct punishable by the criminal law. The course is designed to give students an understanding of the development and current state of criminal law and the similarities and differences between criminal and civil law. Students will use a text supplemented with outside readings that include case law, jury instructions, law-review articles, and fiction. Requirements and Prerequsites LAW 103 Offered Fall Spring
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Legal Studies 3 Credits An examination of the law of property and how it is obtained, held, and disposed of during life and at death. The course includes preparation and drafting of various estate planning documents. Instruction includes using computer software in the writing of wills. Requirements and Prerequsites LAW 103 Offered Spring
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Legal Studies 3 Credits This course introduces the student to the following areas: ownership interests, methods and problems of co-ownership, contracts for the sale of real estate, deeds, mortgages, title examinations, brokerage contracts, leases, and landlord and tenant rights and liabilities. The course includes preparation of a title examination and various real estate documents, including RESPA forms. Requirements and Prerequsites LAW 103 Offered Fall
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Legal Studies 3 Credits Courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Class Schedule for specific titles. Course/seminar may be repeated if topic is different. Requirements and Prerequsites Prerequisite: To be determined based on course offering Offered Fall Spring
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Legal Studies 3 Credits The law and fiction both employ the creation of comprehensive, compelling narrative to support persuasive argument and appeal to the intellect and emotion. Both fictional narratives about the law and legal narratives often illuminate how the law defines roles and relationships within society and how the lives of people are shaped or affected by legal institutions and law. Using a variety of sources, including novels, short stories, legal opinions and commentary, film, poetry and criticism, students will examine these themes through class discussion and short written assignments. Students will be expected to participate in class discussion and the course may require attendance at one or more evening film or theatrical event. Requirements and Prerequsites ENG 122 ENG 124 LAW 103 Offered Fall Spring
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Legal Studies 3 Credits The student chooses a law office or other legal setting that offers a varied exposure to all aspects of paralegal work to gain practical experience within a realistic setting. The internship has been designed for those students who will be entering the legal assistant profession after completing the associate degree program. Requirements and Prerequsites Prerequisites: A minimum cgpa of 2.0 and approval of the department chair Required of associate degree paralegal majors Offered Fall Spring
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Legal Studies 3 Credits This course introduces students to aspects of laws affecting traditional and nontraditional families, including such issues as marriage, divorce, custody, support, alimony, adoption, and property rights. Requirements and Prerequsites LAW 232 LAW 240 Offered Fall Spring
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Legal Studies 3 Credits This course is an interdisciplinary examination of the functions of law in society emphasizing the relationship between individuals and institutions. Students will research and evaluate the law and legal and social institutions, addressing primarily the issues of justice, fairness, and equality. Requirements and Prerequsites LAW 103 Offered Fall Spring
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Legal Studies 3 Credits This course provides an overview of the juvenile justice system as it applies to juveniles from infancy to majority. Emphasis is on the law as it applies to children who have been abused or neglected, who are in need of supervision, or who have been charged with delinquent acts. Consideration is also given to issues surrounding placement, treatment, foster care, and termination of parental rights. Requirements and Prerequsites LAW 232 LAW 240 Offered Fall Spring
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Legal Studies 3 Credits Building on the information learned in Principles of Litigation, students will explore topics raised there in greater detail, focusing on the key to the process of civil litigation—the gathering of potential evidence and the presentation at trial of admissible evidence. Students will also concentrate on processes likely to be encountered in a litigation practice, such as discovery and dispositive motions. Requirements and Prerequsites Prerequisites: LAW 232 and three legal specialty electives Offered Fall
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