The first-year curriculum is prescribed and provides the essential framework for subsequent legal study.

Introduction to Law The first week of law school constitutes a basic introduction to the concepts of the law, the historical roots of common law and equity, the precedent system in its practical operation, the modes of reasoning used by courts and attorneys, and the fundamentals of statutory interpretation. Civil Procedure A study of civil actions focusing on the methods used by federal and state courts to resolve civil disputes. Constitutional Law I Learn the principles, doctrines, and controversies regarding the basic structure and division of powers in the U.S. government.

Contracts This course examines the sorts of promises that are enforced and the nature of protection given promissory obligations in both commercial and noncommercial transactions. Criminal Law This course studies the bases and limits of criminal liability. It covers the constitutional, statutory and case law rules that define, limit and provide defenses to individual liability for the major criminal offenses. Legal Research & Writing I Integrated legal research and writing skills course. Basic legal research resources and strategies are introduced and practiced.

Legal Reseach & Writing II Persuasive writing and oral advocacy. Students will complete integrated research and writing assignments, including a complaint, a strategic defense office memorandum, a motion to dismiss in federal court, and an appellate brief, with oral arguments by all students. Property Study the doctrines and concepts of property law with primary emphasis on real property. Course topics include the estates in land system, the landlord-tenant relationship, conveyancing and private and public land use control. Torts Familiarizes students with legal rules, concepts and approaches pertinent to the recovery for personal injuries, property damages and harm done to intangible interests.

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. Law students may receive credit for courses taken in other UC Davis departments and for courses satisfactorily completed in accredited law schools.

Business Law Antitrust Basic Finance Business Associations Business Planning and Drafting Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Corporate Tax Estate and Gift Taxation Estate Planning Seminar Federal Income Taxation International Business    Transactions International Finance International Investment Dispute    Seminar Law of Corporate Governance Seminar Law and Economics Law of E-Commerce Mergers and Acquisitions Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations:    State and Local Governance    Issues Nonprofit Organizations:    Tax Exemptions & Taxation    Focus Pension and Employee Benefit    Law Private International Law    (Conflicts of Law) Products Liability Real Estate Finance Securities Regulation I Securities Regulation II Taxation of Partnerships and    LLCs Trusts, Wills and Decedents' Estates Criminal Law Advanced Criminal Procedure Criminal Justice Administration    Seminar Death Penalty Law and Religion Legal Psychology Seminar Privatization of Criminal    Justice Seminar Transnational Criminal Law White Collar Crime Constitutional Law Advanced Constitutional Law    Seminar Constitutional Law II Indian Gaming Law Law of the Political Process Law and Religion Law and Rurual Livelihoods Supreme Court Simulation    Seminar Environmental and Natural Resources Law Administrative Law Administrative Law and    Policy Seminar Agricultural Law and Policy Biotechnology Law and Policy Energy Law Seminar Environmental Law Environmental Law Externship Environmental Law Moot Court    Competition Environmental Practice Farmworkers and the Law International Environmental Law Land Use Planning and the    California Environmental    Water Quality Act Law and Religion 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 Marital Property Private International Law

General/Topical Survey Agricultural Law and Policy Animal Law Seminar Farmworkers and the Law Indian Gaming Law Law and Rurual Livelihoods Sociology of the Legal    Profession Health Law & Bioethics Bioethics Disability Rights Health Law Law and Psychiatry Legal Psychology Seminar 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 Immigration Law and Procedure International Human Rights Jewish Law Seminar Latinos & Latinas and the Law Legal Psychology Native American Law Seminar Sex-Based Discrimination Sexual Orientation, Gender    Identity, and the Law Transnational Criminal Law Women and the Law Practicum Women, Islam, and the Law Individual and Group Study Advanced Writing Project Environs Editor 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 Biotechnology Law and Policy Copyright Intellectual Property Intellectual Property in    Historical Context International Intellectual    Property Jurisdiction in Cyberspace Law of E-Commerce Patent Law Right of Publicity and Related    Doctrines Telecommunications Law Trademark and Unfair    Competition Law International, Comparative, and Foreign Law Animal Law Asian American Jurisprudence Criminal Justice Administration    Seminar Immigration Law Clinic Immigration Law and Procedure International Business    Transactions International Environmental Law International Finance International Human Rights International Intellectual    Property International Investment Dispute    Seminar International Litigation and    Arbitration International Trade Dispute    Seminar Is International Law Democratic Jewish Law Seminar Private International Law    (Conflict of Laws) Public International Law Transnational Criminal Law

Labor and Employment Law Agricultural Law and Policy Employment Discrimination Farmworkers and the Law Labor Law Pension and Employee Benefit    Law Public Sector Labor Law Seminar Legal Theory and Ethics Bioethics Seminar Feminist Legal Theory Jurisprudence Law and Economics Legal History Legal Psychology Professional Responsibility Procedure and Jurisdiction Alternative Dispute Resolution Complex Litigation Federal Jurisdiction Private International Law    (Conflict of Laws) Remedies Public Law and Policy Administrative Law Administrative Law and Policy    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 Local Government Law Public Benefits Law Public Interest Law Public International Law Public Regulatory Law Public Sector Labor Law Seminar Statutory interpretation Skills and Litigation Advanced Legal Writing Seminar Alternative Dispute Resolution Appellate Advocacy (Moot Court) Appellate Advocacy Seminar Carr Intraschool Trial Advocacy    Competition Environmental Law Moot Court    Competition Evidence Interschool Competition Judicial Process Seminar Mediation: Theory and Practice Moot Court Board Negotiations Pretrial Skills Scientific Evidence Trial Practice Trial Practice Honors Board Taxation Corporate Tax Estate and Gift Taxation Federal Income Taxation Nonprofit Organizations:    State and Local Governance    Issues Nonprofit Organizations:    Tax Exemptions, Pension and    Employee Benefit Law Taxation of Partnerships    & Limited Liability Corporations