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Upper Division
Curriculum Clusters Years Two and Three
The work during years two and three is elective, except for required courses in professional responsibility, lawyering skills, and a writing requirement. A wide-range of elective courses and seminars are offered, although every class may not be taught each year. Courses below listed with an asterisk (*) will be offered in the 2011-2012 academic year. While students are free to choose their own upper division electives, students wishing to focus on specific practice areas may wish to consider the following lists:
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Business Law
- Accounting for Lawyers *
- Antitrust*
- Basic Finance *
- Business Associations *
- Business Planning and Drafting *
- Commercial and Bankruptcy Law *
- Corporate Governance Seminar *
- Corporate Tax *
- Estate and Gift Taxation
- Estate Planning Seminar *
- Federal Income Taxation *
- Financial Regulations Seminar*
- Globalization and the Law*
- International Aspects of U.S. Taxation*
- International Business Transactions *
- International Finance *
- International Investment Dispute Seminar*
- International Tax *
- Law of Financial Markets
- Law and Economics
- Law of E-Commerce
- Mergers and Acquisitions *
- Nonprofit Organizations and Drafting *
- Nonprofit Organizations: State and Local Governance Issues
- Nonprofit Organizations: Tax Exemptions & Taxation Focus
- Pension and Employee Benefit Law
- Private International Law (Conflict of Laws) *
- Products Liability
- Real Estate Finance
- Regulated Industries*
- Securities Regulation I *
- Securities Regulation II *
- Taxation of Partnerships and LLCs*
- Trusts, Wills and Decedents' Estates *
Criminal Law
- Administration of Criminal Justice Externship *
- Advanced Criminal Procedure *
- Corporate and White Collar Crime *
- Criminal Justice Administration Seminar *
- Death Penalty
- Juvenile Justice *
- Law and Religion *
- Seminar in Legal Psychology *
- Policing Seminar *
- Scientific Evidence *
- Transnational Criminal Law
- White Collar Crime*
Constitutional Law
- Advanced Constitutional Law Seminar*
- Civil Rights Law
- Constitutional Law II *
- Indian Gaming Law
- Law of the Political Process
- Law and Religion *
- Law and Rural Livelihoods *
- Law Making and Law Changing in the Nation's Capital*
- Native American Law*
- Supreme Court Simulation Seminar
- Topics in Constitutional Law: Habeas Corpus and 11th Amendment
Environmental and Natural Resources Law
- Administrative Law*
- Administrative Law and Policy Seminar
- Agricultural Law and Policy
- Biotechnology Law and Policy
- California Environmental Issues Seminar
- Climate Change Law and Policy*
- Environmental Justice*
- Energy Law Seminar*
- Environmental Law *
- Environmental Law Externship *
- Environmental Law Moot Court Competition *
- Environmental Practice *
- Farmworkers and the Law
- Free Trade and the Environment*
- International Environmental Law
- Land Use Planning and the California Environmental Water Quality Act *
- Law and Religion *
- Native American Law*
- Natural Resources Law
- Ocean and Coastal Law
- Public Land Law*
- Water Law*
Estate Planning
- Estate and Gift Tax
- Estate Planning Seminar *
- Trusts, Wills and Decendents' Estates *
Family Law
- Family Law *
- Family Protection Clinic *
- Juvenile Justice *
- Marital Property *
- Private International Law (Conflict of Laws)*
General/Topical Survey
- Agricultural Law and Policy
- Animal Law Seminar
- Farmworkers and the Law
- Indian Gaming Law
- Law and Culture of Food*
- Law and Popular Culture*
- Law and Rural Livelihoods *
- Legal Spanish for U.S. Lawyers*
- Legislative Process *
- Local Government *
- Sociology of the Legal Profession
Health Law & Bioethics
- Bioethics *
- Disability Rights*
- Health Care Law *
- Law and Psychiatry
- Seminar in Legal Psychology *
- Medical Liability and the Law*
- Public Health Law*
- Reproductive Health Law and Policy
- Topical Issues in Health Law Seminar
Human Rights and Social Justice
- Advanced Constitutional Law Seminar*
- Asian American Jurisprudence
- Civil Rights Clinic *
- Civil Rights Law *
- Civil Rights Seminar
- Community Education Seminar *
- Constitutional Law II *
- Critical Race Theory *
- Disability Rights *
- Education Policy and the Law
- Employment Discrimination *
- Farmworkers and the Law
- Feminist Legal Theory *
- Housing Law
- Immigration Law Clinic *
- Immigration Law and Procedure *
- International Human Rights *
- Jewish Law Seminar
- Juvenile Justice *
- Labor Law *
- Latinos & Latinas and the Law
- Law and Rural Livelihoods *
- Native American Law Seminar*
- Seminar in Legal Psychology *
- Prison Law Clinic*
- Public Benefits Law *
- Public Interest Law *
- Public Interest Law Externship *
- Public International Law Seminar*
- Sex-Based Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Law *
- Tax and Distributive Justice*
- Topics in Constitutional Law: Habeas Corpus and 11th Amendment
- Transnational Criminal Law
- Women and the Law Practicum
- Women, Islam, and the Law
Individual and Group Study
- Advanced Writing Project *
- Business Law Journal*
- Environs*
- Group Study
- Instruction in Legal Research & Writing Skills *
- Journal of International Law & Policy Editor *
- Journal of Juvenile Law & Policy Editor *
- Law Review Editor *
- Law Review Writer *
- Research in Legal Problems *
Intellectual Property and Technology
- Agricultural Law and Policy*
- Art Law*
- Bioethics *
- Biotechnology Law and Policy
- Copyright *
- Fictional Characters
- Intellectual Property *
- Intellectual Property Agreement Drafting for Biotech & Pharma*
- Intellectual Property Externship*
- Intellectual Property in Historical Context
- International Aspects of U.S. Taxation*
- International Intellectual Property
- International Intellectual Property and Development
- Jurisdiction in Cyberspace
- Law of E-Commerce
- Patent Law*
- Patent Law *externship
- Public Interest Law Externship *
- Right of Publicity and Related Doctrines
- Telecommunications Law
- Trademark and Unfair Competition Law*
- Trademark and Branding Seminar*
International, Comparative, and Foreign Law
- Animal Law
- Asian American Jurisprudence
- Criminal Justice Administration Seminar *
- Free Trade and the Environment*
- Globalization and the Law*
- Immigration Law Clinic *
- Immigration Law and Procedure *
- International Aspects of U. S. Taxation*
- International Business Transactions *
- International Dispute Resolution Seminar*
- International Environmental Law
- International Finance*
- International Human Rights *
- International Intellectual Property
- International Intellectual Property and Development
- International Investment Dispute Seminar*
- International Litigation and Arbitration *
- International Tax *
- International Trade Dispute Seminar
- Is International Law Democratic
- Jewish Law Seminar
- Private International Law (Conflict of Laws) *
- Public International Law Seminar*
- Theories of International Law
- Transnational Criminal Law
- Women, Islam and the Law
Labor and Employment Law
- Agricultural Law and Policy
- Employment Discrimination *
- Employment Relations Externship*
- Farmworkers and the Law
- Labor Law*
- Pension and Employee Benefit Law
- Public Sector Labor Law Seminar
- Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and the Law *
Legal Theory and Ethics
- Bioethics *
- Feminist Legal Theory *
- International Human Rights *
- Jurisprudence*
- Law and Economics
- Legal Ethics in Corporate Pratice*
- Legal History*
- Seminar in Legal Psychology *
- Professional Responsibility *
- Tax and Distributive Justice Seminar*
- Topics in Constitutional Law: Habeas Corpus and 11th Amendment
Procedure and Jurisdiction
- Alternative Dispute Resolution *
- Complex Litigation
- Federal Jurisdiction *
- Legislative Process *
- Local Government Law *
- Private International Law (Conflict of Laws) *
- Remedies *
Public Law and Policy
- Administrative Law *
- Administrative Law and Policy Seminar
- California Environmental Issues Seminar
- Educational Policy and the Law
- Elections and Political Campaigns*
- Housing Law
- Law and Society Seminar
- Law of the Political Process
- Legislative Intent Seminar
- Legislative Process *
- Legislative Process Externship *
- Local Government Law *
- Policing Seminar *
- Public Benefits Law *
- Public Interest Law *
- Public Interest Law Externship *
- Public International Law *
- Public Regulatory Law
- Public Sector Labor Law Seminar
- Statutory Interpretation
Skills and Litigation
Faculty Recommendations - Advocacy Skills and Litigation
Faculty Recommendations - Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Administration of Criminal Justice Externship*
- Advanced Legal Writing Seminar
- Advanced Legal Research *
- Advanced Evidence*
- Advanced Negotiations Strategy and Client Counseling*
- Alternative Dispute Resolution *
- Analytical and Persuasive Writing*
- Appellate Advocacy (Moot Court) *
- Appellate Advocacy Seminar
- Business Planning *
- Carr Intraschool Trial Advocacy Competition *
- Civil Rights Clinic*
- Complex Litigation
- Employment Relations Externship*
- Environmental Law Externship*
- Environmental Law Moot Court Competition *
- Evidence *
- Family Protection Clinic*
- Federal Taxation Externship *
- Immigration Law Clinic*
- Intellectual Property Externship*
- Intellectual Property Drafting for Biotech and Pharma*
- Interschool Competitions *
- Judicial Process Seminar*
- Legislative Process Externship*
- Mediation: Theory and Practice
- Moot Court Board *
- Negotiations *
- Nonprofit Organizations and Drafting *
- Pretrial Skills *
- Prison Law Clinic*
- Public Interest Law Externship*
- Scientific Evidence *
- Trial Practice *
- Trial Practice Honors Board *
- UCDC Externship*
Taxation
- Corporate Tax *
- Estate Planning Seminar *
- Estate and Gift Taxation
- Federal Income Taxation *
- International Aspects of U. S. Taxation*
- Nonprofit Organizations and Drafting *
- Nonprofit Organizations: State and Local Governance Issues
- Nonprofit Organizations: Tax Exemptions, Pension and Employee Benefit Law
- Tax and Distributive Justice Seminar*
- Taxation of Partnerships & Limited Liability Corporations*














