Curriculum Second Year: 22 semester credit hours
Second Year: 22 semester credit hours
Civil Procedure (Law 651)
A study of how rights and remedies are addressed through a civil lawsuit, including a survey of the goals and strategies of litigation. The course analyzes the development of a civil action from pretrial to the entry of judgment, including pleadings, motions, joinder of parties, discovery, process, and practice. Examination is also given to the appellate process and to the organization and jurisdiction of federal and state courts.
- Credit hours: 5
- Course professor: Peter Fear
Legal Research & Writing II (Law 652)
A continuation of the subject matter developed in Legal Research & Writing I. The second year focuses on objective writing and computer-aided research skills.
- Credit hours: 2
- Course professor: Tracy Banks
Property (Law 661)
An introduction to private property, both real and personal. Topics of study include personal property, donative transfers, future interests and estates in land, landlord/tenant law, freehold and non-freehold estates, easements and covenants, land improvements, conveyances and transfers of interest, and adverse possession. Attention is also given to the practical aspects of real property law, such as real estate contracts, deeds and mortgages, liens on property, legal descriptions, the recording system, and title insurance.
- Credit hours: 5
- Course professor: Michael Tapp
Constitutional Law (Law 681)
A study of the basic concepts of constitutional law, with particular emphasis on the United States Constitution and governmental design. The course examines the separation of powers between branches of the federal government and between federal and state governments, federal commerce and fiscal power (including taxation and the Commerce Clause), judicial review, international affairs, procedural and substantive due process, state police power, equal protection, civil rights, and First Amendment liberties.
- Credit hours: 6
- Course professor: Jordan Lorence
Principles of the Common Law (Law 611)
An examination of the Biblical principles which provided the basis of English common law and their application to modern American jurisprudence. Students will study the development of these principles and analyze current legal issues from the perspective of Biblical principles. The limits of governmental authority and scope of individual liberty are also studied.
- Credit hours: 4
- Course professor: Robert Barth