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Land, Air and Water Resources is a multidisciplinary department with faculty who specialize in atmospheric, plant, resource, soil and water science, hydrology, and water engineering. Teaching and research focus on both agricultural and environmental science. The faculty contribute to numerous other undergraduate and graduate programs in the Colleges of Letters and Science, Engineering, and Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Major Programs. Undergraduates in the department major in Atmospheric Science, Environmental and Resource Sciences, Hydrologic Science, and Soil and Water Science.
Advising Center is located in 111A Veihmeyer Hall and 148 Hoagland Hall (916-752-1669).
Graduate Study. Four graduate programs, Atmospheric Science, Hydrologic Science, Soil Science, and Water Science are administered by Land, Air and Water Resources.
Courses. See courses listed under Atmospheric Science, Hydrologic Science, Environmental and Resource Sciences, and Soil Science.
Graduate Study. Graduate work offered in the area of resource sciences is Atmospheric Science, Hydrologic Science, and Soil Science. Detailed information can be obtained from graduate advisers for these areas and the Graduate Announcement.
Landscape architecture is the planning and design of land areas where human use requires adaptation or conservation of the environment. Students who study landscape architecture are concerned about the welfare of the environment and the people who use it. They are capable of solving physical problems and are able to visualize and "think" in terms of spaces and three-dimensional concepts. The program is fully accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects, which is the only organization professionally sanctioned to grant landscape architectureal accreditations in the United States, and was last reviewed in 1996.
The Program. The curriculum balances creativity and visual and spatial skills with technological expertise and a thorough background in physical, natural, and social sciences. Students develop proficiency at problem solving relating to design of parks, urban open spaces, energy-efficient neighborhoods, land reclamation projects, and landscape planning for wilderness and scenic regions, coastal and riparian environments, and other sensitive land areas. A process-oriented approach to design is stressed and environmental and community values are emphasized.
Preparatory Requirements. Students are admitted to the landscape architecture major only after submitting a portfolio for review and selection by the faculty. Contact the Environmental Design Advising Center or the Landscape Architecture major adviser for further information.
Career Alternatives. Graduates may find jobs in private landscape architectural firms or public agencies and corporations employing landscape architects. The landscape architecture major provides the student with excellent preparation for graduate school or career development in a wide range of environmental and design-related fields.
(For convenience in program planning, the usual courses taken to satisfy the requirements are shown in parentheses where possible. Equivalent or more comprehensive courses are acceptable. Courses shown without parentheses are required.)
English Composition Requirement . . . 0-8 units
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 61-70 units
Breadth/General Education . . . 6-24 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 68 units
Breadth Subject Matter . . . 13-17 units
Unrestricted Electives . . . 0-41 units
Total Units for the Major . . . 180 units
Major Adviser. H. Schenker.
Advising Center is located in 152 Walker Hall (916-752-1165).
Graduate Study. Refer to the Graduate Studies section in this catalog.
*Course not offered this academic year.
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum = Arts and Humanities; SciEng = Science and Engineering; SocSci = Social Sciences; Div = Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt = Writing Experience. Select this link to information on the General Education requirement.
11. Landscape Studio: Introduction (4) II. The Staff
Studio--8 hours. Prerequisite: courses 21 and 40 (may be taken concurrently). Introductory studio problems in landscape architectural design equally emphasizing exposure to design arts, human factors, and natural resource planning. Emphasis is placed on functional and aesthetic considerations for small scale projects.
21. Landscape Drafting and Visualization (4) I. McNiel and staff
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course in free-hand drawing recommended. Development of idea expression through graphic media and the use of drawing techniques for visual representation, including plan, section, and axonometric drawing. Includes an introduction to computerized drafting and drawing.
22. Landscape Graphic Communication (4) II, III. The Staff
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 21 or the equivalent. Graphic representation of landscape architectural designs. Emphasis will include sketching, perspective, rendering techniques, sheet layout, lettering and type use, and color use.
23. Computer Graphics for Landscape Architects (4) III. The Staff
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 21. Landscape architectural communications explored through the computer. Includes computerized drafting, drawing, rendering, desktop publishing, and photorealistic simulation.
40. Introduction to Landscape Architecture (3) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. History, theory, philosophy, techniques and applications of landscape architecture and the analysis, planning, design, and management of outdoor spaces. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Wrt.
111. Intermediate Landscape Architecture Studio 1 (4) I. McNiel and Owens
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: courses 11, 23, 40, and junior standing in landscape architecture. Studio projects focusing on site analysis and site planning, including the siting of structures, design of circulation systems, outdoor facilities and open spaces. Emphasis on energy-conserving and culturally responsive design.
112. Intermediate Landscape Architecture Studio 2 (4) II. Schenker and staff
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 111; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Studio projects focus on visual, spatial, aesthetic and symbolic characteristics of site design. Emphasis on relationship between form and meaning.
113. Intermediate Landscape Architecture Studio 3 (4) III. Thayer and staff
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 112; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Introduction to regional landscape analysis techniques and methods. Studio projects in the analysis, planning, and design of intermediate-scale and large-scale landscapes.
120. Advanced Computer Applications (4) II, Summer. McNiel
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 23; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Studio work using computer-aided design, geographic information systems, and other advanced computer programs.
122. Advanced Communication for Landscape Architects (4) III. Francis and staff
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 23; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Advanced concepts in multimedia and graphic presentation of landscape architecture projects, to include preparation of proposals, reports, audio-visual productions, and mixed-media presentations. Limited enrollment.
131. Landscape Construction: Materials and Detailing (4) I. The Staff
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: courses 11, 23; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Introduction to landscape construction with a focus on the materials and detailing of concrete, stone, and wood. Preparation of cost estimates and specifications will be introduced.
132. Landscape Construction: Site Engineering (4) II. McCulley
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 131; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Topographic and grading problems in landscape engineering: drainage plans, grading plans, spot elevations, road alignment, sections and profiles and cut and fill calculations. Limited enrollment.
133. Landscape Construction: Advanced Systems (4) III. McCulley
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 132; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Advanced study of materials and methods in landscape construction. Emphasis on drainage and irrigation systems, fountains, and roof deck design.
134. Landscape Construction: Professional Practice and Construction Documents (4) I. McCulley
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 133. Legal and professional aspects of landscape architecture, including the development of construction documents (drawings and specifications), proposal writing, fee calculations, project management, cost estimation, and insurance.
140. History of Landscape Architecture (3) III. McNiel
Lecture--3 hours. History of landscape architecture as an art form, technology, and profession. Emphasizes design of gardens and outdoor spaces from prehistoric civilizations to the present. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
153. Introduction to Landscape Ecology (3) II. Collinge
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 10 or an introductory course in biology, botany, or plant science. Introduction to theories, major concepts, and research methods in the field of landscape ecology, emphasizing spatial structure, function and dynamics of a variety of landscape types. Focus on these ecological principles and application in landscape planning, design, and management. GE credit: SciEng.
155. Plants in the Cultural Environment (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 10. Cultural parameters of selecting plants for use in environmental design and planning. Contemporary themes in climate, energy and resource conservation, low maintenance, aesthetics, edible landscapes, historic preservation, native plants, specialized gardens, and computerized plant selection.
156. Landscape Planting Design (4) I. The Staff
Studio--8 hours. Prerequisite: course 111, Environmental Horticulture 105; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Application of aesthetic, functional, and horticultural principles to the composition of the planted landscape and the development of planting plans.
181. Landscape Architecture Studio: Planning and Analysis (4) I. The Staff
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 113; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Landscape architecture studio to include the solution of large-scale landscape architectural problems with emphasis on landscape planning and analysis methods and environmental concerns. Limited enrollment.
182. Landscape Architecture Studio: Urban and Community Design (4) II. Owens
Studio--8 hours; two all-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 181; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Solution of community and urban landscape design problems with emphasis on community and social processes, participatory design methods, and comprehension of behavioral factors relating to urban open space. Limited enrollment.
183. Landscape Architecture Studio: Landscape Ecology (4) I. The Staff
Studio--8 hours. Prerequisite: course 113 and an upper division ecology course. Practical exercises in ecological design emphasizing conservation, habitat restoration, cultural impacts, and bioregionalism. Emphasis on management techniques, restorative methodology, and physical land use planning.
184. Sustainable Landscape Architecture (4) II. Thayer
Studio--8 hours. Prerequisite: course 113 or consent of instructor; open to majors in Landscape Architecture only. Planning and design of land areas for social and environmental stability creating sustainable landscapes which conserve water, energy, arable soil, and biological diversity.
185. Postmodern Landscapes and Critical Theory (4) II. Mac Cannell
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing in landscape architecture or consent of instructor. Students will develop a working knowledge of basic principles of critical theory and postmodern modes of analysis as they apply to interpretation and change of the designed environment.
190. Proseminar in Landscape Architecture (1) I, II, III. Thayer, Owens
Seminar--1 hour. Lectures and discussion of critical issues in landscape architecture. May be repeated three times for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
191. Workshop in Landscape Architecture (2-12) I, II, III. Francis
Seminar--1 hour workshop--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 11 and 40, upper division standing and consent of instructor. Faculty-initiated workshops featuring advanced studies and applications of original work in landscape architecture. May be repeated for credit for a total of 12 units.
192. Internship in Landscape Architecture (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff
Internship. Prerequisite: senior standing in Landscape Architecture major. Professional field experience in landscape architecture. May be repeated for a total of 12 units. (P/NP grading only.)
193A. Senior Project in Landscape Architecture (3) II. Schenker
Studio--6 hours. Prerequisite: senior standing in Landscape Architecture major. Projects will focus on a critical area of landscape architectural design, planning, analysis, communication, or research. Limited enrollment. Required of all landscape architecture majors. (P/NP grading only.)
193B. Senior Project in Landscape Architecture (4) III. Schenker
Studio--8 hours. Prerequisite: course 193A and senior standing in Landscape Architecture. Projects will focus on a critical area of landscape architectural design, planning, analysis, communication, or research. Limited enrollment. Required of all landscape architecture majors. (P/NP grading only.)
197T. Tutoring in Landscape Architecture (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
Tutoring--3-15 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Tutoring in landscape architecture courses. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study in Landscape Architecture (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Master Adviser in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Directed group study. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates in Landscape Architecture (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Master Adviser in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
*201. Theory and Philosophy of the Designed Environment (4) III. Francis
Seminar--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 140 or the equivalent; graduate standing or consent of instructor. Examines the major theories of environmental design. Epistemology of design serves as framework to examine modern landscape architecture, architecture, urban design and planning. Normative theories of design are reviewed along with the social and environmental sciences. Offered in alternate years.
202. Methods in Design and Landscape Research (4) II. Owens
Seminar--4 hours. Prerequisite: Statistics 102 or the equivalent; graduate standing or consent of instructor. Explores many of the research and advanced design and planning methods employed in landscape architecture. Exercises provide the student with a vehicle for designing independent landscape research and creative activities. Lectures provide an historical overview of research methodology. Offered in alternate years.
*203. Perceptions of Environmental Quality (4) III. Thayer
Seminar--4 hours. Prerequisite: Psychology 144 or consent of instructor. Examines human perceptual responses to the physical environment beginning with aesthetics and leading to more complex cognitive evaluations and personal and social interpretations of environmental quality. Discusses means by which intervention by design can affect human/environmental perception, cognition, and behavior. Offered in alternate years.
*204. Case Studies in Landscape Design and Research (4) II. Owens
Laboratory--8 hours. Prerequisite: contact department for prerequisite courses; graduate standing or consent of instructor. Case studies in landscape design and research have as their primary goal the exposure of the student to real-world, designed-environment situations where creative activity and/or basic research is the primary product. Offered in alternate years.
*210. Advanced Landscape Architecture Studio (4) The Staff
Laboratory--8 hours. Prerequisite: course 113 or the equivalent; graduate standing or consent of instructor. Exposes students to real-world, designed-environment situations where creative activity and/or basic research is the primary product. Advanced landscape problems will be utilized at the site, urban or rural scale. Offered in alternate years.
220. Public Space and Culture (3) The Staff
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 182 or the equivalent; graduate standing or consent of instructor. Explores the public environment of cities including their streets, parks, and squares. Public life and culture of American cities is examined and design responses to this culture evaluated. Typology is used to identify spaces. Offered in alternate years.
240. Rural Landscape Planning and Design (3) The Staff
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 181 or the equivalent; graduate standing or consent of instructor. Addresses physical planning issues facing rural farmsteads, subdivisions, commercial zones, and small communities in their challenge of economic and social change. Concern is with runaway growth, shrinking populations, shifting economies, and lack of public funds or consensus. Offered in alternate years.
*250. Technology and Sustainable Landscape (3)
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 184 or the equivalent; graduate standing or consent of instructor. Explores the relationship between technology and landscape quality. Typology of technological landscape adaptations is presented and impacts of these technologies are discussed. Emphasizes a theoretical understanding of technological change and a practical approach to sustainable technologies. Offered in alternate years.
280. Landscape Conservation (3) II. Collinge
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: contact department for prerequisite courses; graduate standing or consent of instructor. Focus is on land planning, design, and management techniques to further the goal of resource preservation. Examines current critical theory in the establishment and management of conservation areas. Offered in alternate years.
290. Graduate Seminar in Landscape Architecture (2) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Seminar on selected topics in landscape architecture research, analysis, planning, design, communication, or education. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
297. Practicum in Landscape Architecture (1-10) I, II, III. The Staff
Independent study--1-10 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Opportunity for students to work directly in the field with academics at other institutions or with professionals in an office setting. Gives experience beyond the confines of campus and allows direct interaction with the community. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
299. Directed Individual Research for Graduate Students (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
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Courses of Instruction. The following courses for students enrolled in the School of Law are set up for the semester-system basis only. Instruction dates can be found at the end of the School of Law section at the front of the catalog. For currrent schedule of classes, contact the School of Law.
*Course not offered this academic year.
200. Introduction to Law (1)
Discussion--1 hour. Introduction to basic 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. (S/U grading only.)
201A-201B. Property (2-3)
Discussion--2-3 hours. Study of doctrines and concepts of property law with primary emphasis on real property. Course coverage includes the estates in land system, the landlord-tenant relationship, conveyancing, and private and public land use control. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
202A-202B. Contracts (3-2)
Discussion--3-2 hours. Course examines the sorts of promises that are enforced and the nature of protection given promissory obligations in both commercial and noncommercial transactions. Inquiry is made into the means by which traditional doctrine adjusts--or fails to adjust--to changing social demands. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
203A-203B. Civil Procedure (3-2)
Discussion--3-2 hours. Study of the fundamental and recurrent problems in civil actions including the methods used by federal and state courts to resolve civil disputes. Among the topics covered are the relation between federal and state courts; the power of courts over persons, property, and subject matter (jurisdiction); the scope of litigation (joinder of claims and parties); preparation for trial through pleading, discovery, and pretrial; devices for resolving actions and issues before and during trial; functions of judge and jury; and the finality of the trial court's disposition. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
204A-204B. Torts (3-2)
Discussion--3-2 hours. Legal concepts which apply to actions brought by litigants who seek relief for injury. Intentional and unintentional invasions of personality and property. Analysis of civil actions based upon wrongs such as assault, battery, false imprisonment, negligence, strict liability, defamation, invasion of privacy, and misrepresentation. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
205. Constitutional Law I (4)
Discussion--4 hours. The principles, doctrines, and controversies regarding the basic structure of, and division of powers in, American government. In particular, course treats judicial review, jurisdiction, standing to sue, federalism, federal and state powers and immunities, and the separation of powers between branches of the federal government. It also begins an examination, continued in course 218, of procedural and substantive constitutional rights and the limits they place on governmental action. Economic substantive due process, procedural due process, and rights of privacy and personal autonomy will also be addressed.
206. Criminal Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Study of the bases and limits of criminal liability. Coverage of the constitutional, statutory, and case law rules which define, limit, and provide defenses to individual liability for the major criminal offenses.
207. Legal Research (1)
Discussion--0.5 hours; laboratory--0.5 hours. Description of the evolution and use of sources of law and secondary authority. Class discussion followed by research exercises.
208. Legal Writing (2)
Lecture--2 hours. Instruction in the form and substance of writing. A variety of law-related documents will be discussed and drafted. An experience in oral advocacy will be included. Graded on the basis of the writing and advocacy assignments. No final examination.
The second- and third-year courses fall into subject areas as shown here
209. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Techniques and Practice (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Course focuses on the theory of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). History and evolution of alternatives to the judicial system for resolution of disputes. Particular emphasis on understanding the distinctions between (a) binding arbitration, (b) non-binding arbitration, (c) statutory arbitration, (d) contractual arbitration, (e) mediation, (f) private judging, and (g) mediarbitration. Examines the question of whether or not to use a form of alternative dispute resolution and if such selection is made, tactics and strategies that may be applicable. Second portion of the course is clinical. Students will be expected to participate in various forms of alternative dispute resolution procedures. Case scenarios provided by the instructors. Additionally, students encouraged (but not required) to attend ADR proceedings with the instructors in connections with their practice. Guest presentations from arbitrators and judges engaged in private judging. Limited enrollment.
210. Business Reorganizations (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 243 recommended. Focus is on businesses trying to survive when they are in substantial debt, exploring the structure of relief available under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Focus is on the goals of a troubled debtor and the strategies or options available to meet them.
211. Negotiations and Dispute Resolution (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Course teaches negotiation and mediation skills and theories. Students will do five or more practice negotiations or mediations to develop skills, perception, and personal style. Class discussion and theory development are based on these exercises. Limited enrollment.
212. Financial Information and the Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: students with more than two semesters of accounting will not be admitted, except with consent of instructor. Reading and evaluating financial documents--balance sheets, income statements, etc., with the purpose of learning what they tell, and fail to tell, about the value of an enterprise. A few weeks of study on the mechanics of accounting, but focus primarily will be on the job of the lawyer in helping clients to prepare and use material of this sort. Consideration of what investors and creditors expect out of financial documents. Responsibilities of the client and the lawyer in furnishing documents to regulators. The liability of preparers (including lawyers) for real or supposed deficiencies in disclosure documents.
213. International Criminal Law Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: courses 205 and 206. Explores issues that arise when crime acquires an international character; for example, when an offense occurs in or harms more than one nation or when a person accused in one nation is a citizen of another. Topics may include the United States' role in investigating and prosecuting international offenses, and what law, domestic or international, U.S. courts should apply in such cases; the duty of a nation to extradite or prosecute persons accused of breaking the law of another nation; the prosecution of international war criminals in the post-World War II tribunals in Nünberg and Tokyo and in the current Bosnia and Rwanda tribunals in the Hague; and proposals for a permanent International Criminal Court with jurisdiction over international offenses such as kidnapping, money-laundering, and drug trafficking. In addition to class participation, students are required to write a research paper which will satisfy the advanced legal writing requirement. Limited enrollment.
214. Estate and Gift Tax (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 220; course 221 recommended. Fundamentals of federal transfer taxation, including the estate tax, the gift tax, the generation-skipping tax, and the valuation rules under Chapter 14. May include income taxation of trusts and estates.
215. Business Associations (4)
Discussion--4 hours. Course provides a broad survey of the legal rules and concepts applicable to business associations, both public and closely held. Principal attention is given the corporate form of organization, although partnerships are also treated briefly. Topics surveyed include the planning of business transactions, the process of incorporation, the financing of corporations, the role of managements and shareholders, the federal securities laws, and social responsibility.
216. Commercial Law: Article 9 (3)
Discussion--3 hours. The creation and enforcement of security interests in personal property. Focus on Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Article 9 security interests include liens given to banks by consumers to purchase cars and liens given by businesses in all of their assets. Billions of dollars each day are invented or lent on the strength of Article 9. We will also look at other state and federal laws which affect the Article 9 security interest, and current efforts to reform it.
217. Telecommunications Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. The economic and administrative regulation of telephony, radio and television broadcasting, and new video technologies such as cable and direct broadcast satellites. Emphasis on the recently enacted Telecommunications Reform Act and the role of the Federal Communications Commission, but other sources of regulation will be treated as well, such as related antitrust law and state public utility regulation.
218. Constitutional Law II (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Course principally covers the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause. The First Amendment study involves an examination of freedom of speech and assembly, focusing on the various kinds of speech the courts have identified and their constitutional significance: political speech, commercial speech, offensive speech, obscenity, fighting words, and speech constituting a clear and present danger. Attention will also be directed to issues involving the forum in which speech occurs: prior restraint, overbreadth, vagueness doctrine, and the protection provided symbolic expression. The equal protection study will examine suspect class doctrine involving discrimination on the basis of race, gender, alienage, and other characteristics, affirmative action, the problem of "invidious motive," state action, and the extent to which the equal protection clause prevents government from burdening the exercises of fundamental rights. If time permits, the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause will also be considered.
219. Evidence (4)
Discussion--4 hours. The rules regarding the admissability of testimonial and documentary proof during the trial of civil and criminal cases, including the concept of relevancy, the hearsay rule, the examination and impeachment of witnesses, the opinion rule, constitutional and statutory privileges.
220. Federal Income Taxation (4)
Discussion--4 hours. Introduction to basic principles of federal income taxation. Topics include identification of income subject to tax, gains and losses from property transactions, deductions from income, the timing of income and deductions (tax accounting), and the identity of persons subject to tax on particular items of income.
221. Trusts, Wills and Decedents' Estates (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Study of the law of wills and trusts. Course coverage includes intestate succession; family protection and limits on the power of testation; execution, revocation and revival of wills; will substitutes; intervivos and testamentary private trusts. Depending on the instructor the course may also cover one or more of the following topics: contracts to make will; class gifts; powers of appointment; the Rule Against Perpetuities; and introduction to the administration of estates and trusts, including powers, duties, rights and liabilities of fiduciaries and the management of assets.
222. Advanced Legislative Process Seminar with Clinical Component (3)
Seminar--1 hour; clinical--2 hours. Prerequisite: prior or concurrent enrollment in course 231. In-depth study of the legislative process focusing on the jurisprudence/"legisprudence" of statutory law, the role of the lawyer in the legislative process, and the legislative culture. Students participate in an weekly 8-hour clinical activity at the Capitol conducted under both the direct supervision of a legislative practitioner who is an attorney, and the periodic supervision of the instructor. A pre-arranged clinical placement will be offered as part of the course; however, students may arrange for their own clinical if approved by the instructor. Seminars include guest speakers. Participants prepare a journal recounting their clinical experience for each day of the experience. Limited enrollment.
223. Estate Planning (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 221. Selected topic(s) in the estates and trusts area. Class presentation and research paper will satisfy the legal writing requirement. Limited enrollment.
224. Consumer Transaction (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Study of selected consumer law problems, including a survey of state and federal regulatory efforts. Course coverage may include the following: common law and statutory approaches to fraudulent or deceptive practices, disclosure of information, consumer credit regulation, equal credit opportunity legislation, quality standards, enforcement by the creditor, consumer remedies, and attorney fees for representing consumers.
225. Marital Property (3)
Discussion--3 hours. The California community property system including rights of spouses and treatment of property during marriage; characterization, valuation, and division of property upon termination of marriage by dissolution, nullity, or death; and premarital contractual agreements. Also covered are nonmarital cohabitation, creditor's rights, and spousal support.
226. Mass Media Law (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Course will survey legal issues associated with the mass media. Topics covered will include legal problems of news media and news gathering, the regulation of broadcasting, free press/fair trial, and cable television, and the effect of the new technologies.
227. Criminal Procedure (3)
Discussion--3 hours. The police function: arrest, search and seizure, electronic surveillance, entrapment, police interrogation and confessions, lineups, the exclusionary rule, the role of counsel.
228. Business Planning (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: prior or concurrent enrollment in course 215, or consent of instructor; course 220 recommended (may be taken concurrently). Acquaints students with a range of transactions frequently encountered by lawyers representing business clients, emphasizing the tax aspects of such transactions. Topics may include formation of corporations, executive compensation, retirement of stock interests, financially troubled businesses, and acquisitions, dispositions, divisions, and liquidations of business. The class will be taught using the problem method and may include some drafting assignments, and or class presentations.
229. Family Law Mediation (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 225. Mediation has emerged as the indispensable dispute resolution alternative in family law. Course reviews the history and evolution of mediation in the family law context. Introduction to several different mediation models and practice of mediation techniques with the assistance of the instructor, who is a family law practitioner and mediator. Limited enrollment.
230. International Environmental Law Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: prior or concurrent enrollment in course 248 or consent of instructor. Examination of international law norms applicable to the protection of the global environment, including air and water resources, flora and fauna, and historical and cultural treasures of international interest. Study of institutions that make and enforce the norms. Special emphasis on implementation and compliance by the United States. Required seminar paper will satisfy the advanced legal writing requirement. Limited enrollment.
231. Legislative Process (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Course covers fundamental elements of the legislative process, including legislative procedure; the legislature as an institution; the legislative investigative power; lobbying; legislative-executive relations; and the legislature's constitutional powers and limitations.
232. Real Estate Finance (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Examination of the problems involved in the acquisition, financing, and development of real estate, and of lender remedies and debtor protections in the event of debtor default. Stresses the practical application of California legal doctrines.
233. Refugee Law Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 292 recommended. Focus on the law concerning the admission of refugees into the United States. Detailed study of the Refugee Act of 1980, which is the major piece of legislation dealing with refugee admission, the international law that fueled the passage of the Act, and the various regulations promulgated by the Attorney General implementing the law. Analysis of the implementation of the Refugee Act and examination of some criticisms of the immigration bureaucracy's implementation of the law. Study of some topical issues of refugee law, such as gender-based persecution, persecution based on the exercise of reproductive rights, and the persecution of lesbians and gay men. The advanced legal writing requirement may be satisfied at the discretion of the instructor. Limited enrollment.
234. Family Law Practice (3)
Seminar--2 hours; clinical--1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 225 and 272. Combined seminar and clinical course provides practical foundation in all aspects of family law. Students required to participate in an "on-campus" clinic (6 hours) and a "Pro Per" Assistance program in connection with Sacramento County Superior Court Family Law Division (6 hours) together with a weekly 2-hour seminar. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
235. Administrative Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Administrative due process, agency adjudication, rulemaking, delegation of legislative and judicial review. Emphasis on the federal Administrative Procedure Act, but some comparative aspects of state administrative procedure will be presented.
236. Securities Regulation I (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 215 or consent of instructor. Focuses on the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Topics covered include domestic and international public offerings, registration statements, exemptions from registration, secondary offerings, market regulation, liability provisions, the definition of a security, enforcement of the securities act, responsibilities of securities lawyers, and transactional securities fraud. Particular attention is devoted to problems of small issuers of securities.
237. Advanced Contracts (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Advanced topics in current contract law. Focus primarily on provisions of Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code relating to warranties and enforcement. Examination of selected portions of Article 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code regarding leases, and of the United Nations Convention of the International Sale of Goods. Examination of proposed revisions to Article 2 that are currently being drafted for adoption by the states.
238. Business Tax (4)
Discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 220. The owners of partnerships and subchapter S corporations (pass-through entities) are taxed on items of income, deduction, and loss, as if the owner incurred the item directly. Corporations and shareholders are subject to income tax at both the entity and shareholder levels. This course examines the identity, organization, operation, and dissolution of pass-through entities in terms of the income tax impact of these transactions. Also examined are the formation, capitalization, operation, and liquidation of regular corporations subject to the double tax regime of subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code.
239. Individual Responsibility and the Law (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Consideration of what it is to be a "good lawyer." Exploring issues such as "zealous advocacy," professional detachment, and professional expertise, and the prevailing norms on these topics. Understanding how these norms affect society, the client, and the lawyer. While these are issues of "public policy," we will approach the standpoint of individual choice and responsibility, focusing on ways to reconcile the demands of the profession and one's own demands on oneself. Weekly short papers. (S/U grading only.)
240. Elections and Political Campaigns (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Course covers constitutional, statutory, administrative and case law aspects of federal and state elections, including laws relating to primaries, general elections, initiatives, recalls, filing requirements, financial disclosures, and conflicts of interest. Satisfies advanced writing requirement. Limited enrollment.
241. Law and Psychiatry (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Open to medical students participating in the UCDMC Forensic Center of Excellence program, and to law students (third-year students have priority). Advanced seminar on forensic psychiatry for medical and legal professionals. Psychiatric trainees and forensic fellows will be paired with law students to work in tandem as a forensic team. Each team will be assigned to actual cases that have been adjudicated, although the teams will approach each client as if adjudication has not yet taken place. Cases will be evaluated both psychiatrically and legally, so that both team members will confront the legal and psychiatric issues presented, and a written psychiatric and legal assessment will be prepared. Cases selected to provide a broad array of legal/psychiatric problems and to raise specific critical issues around which psychiatrists and lawyers interact and at times collide. Limited enrollment.
242. Conflict of Laws (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Study of multistate and international transactions. Topics include jurisdiction, recognition of foreign judgments, and choice of applicable law. Problems practitioners encounter in a wide variety of fields, such as commercial law, family law and personal injury law.
243. Bankruptcy (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Survey of the rights and obligations of debtors in trouble, and of their creditors. Most of it concerns proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code. In the first part of the course, an examination of how and why debtors are permitted to get a "fresh start," wiping out their obligations. Later, consideration of how the bankruptcy trustee collects and distributes money to pay creditors' claims. Study of the bankruptcy system as it applies to both individuals and corporations.
244. Basic Human Physiology (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Several medical basic science faculty give lectures on the basic anatomy and physiological functioning of the organ systems; basic word roots which underlie medical/scientific terminology are emphasized. Several clinical faculty give lectures on new technologies in medicine and some of the associated legal problems which have arisen. Exams are in the format of simple, simulated medical-legal problems in which students are expected to evaluate medical/scientific data, as well as to determine the kinds of expert witnesses that might be valuable in particular cases. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
245. Advanced Criminal Law (3)
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 227; membership in a "death penalty defense team" (because of the constraints imposed by professional ethics, the seminar must be limited to work on one side of the death penalty cases. This year students may work only on the defense side); attendance at a meeting during the fall semester to finalize enrollment; and consent of instructor. In-depth study of selected death penalty issues focusing on federal constitutional and California law. Students will work on death penalty cases under the supervision of the lawyers handling the cases and instructor. There will be a formal classroom component to the course and a paper is required. The student's work on the case (such as a portion of the brief) will satisfy the paper requirement.
246. Federal Jurisdiction (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Study of the subject matter jurisdiction of federal courts. Constitutional and statutory authority of federal courses to adjudicate civil actions arising under federal law or between parties of diverse citizenship will be examined in contemporary detail, and from the perspective of history and the Constitution. Federal appellate jurisdiction, federal writs in the nature of habeas corpus, abstention, justiciability, and miscellaneous matters affecting attorneys' decisions to seek a federal forum will also be discussed. In addition to careful study of the relevant legislation in light of its history, the course will examine the constitutional themes of separation of powers and federalism as guides to understanding the Supreme Court's leading opinions on the scope of federal jurisdiction.
247. Banking Law and Regulation (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Surveys banking law in an era of regulatory reform after one of the worst periods of financial institutional failure and taxpayer bailout in U.S. banking history. Overview of the history of banking in the United States and the basic monetary and policy functions of financial institutions. Examination of the entry process into the banking business, followed by a consideration of the regulatory structure of traditional banking activities as well as a bank's abilities to participate in non-traditional banking activities.
248. International Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 217 recommended. This introductory course covers basic international law concepts such as statehood and recognition; treaty law and customary international law; use of force; human rights and war crimes; expropriation; the relationships between international law and national law; and the jurisprudence of international law.
249. Comparative Law (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Comparison of methods and sources of common and civil law; background and structure of the principal civil codes; analysis and study of problems arising in international transactions.
250. Jurisprudence (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Course deals with the philosophy of adjudication. Considers the nature of legal interpretation and the relationship between justice and law, with special attention to the problem of how judges should decide hard cases where the content of the law is in doubt. To what extent should a judge's personal convictions about justice affect decisions about the legal rights of the parties to a law suit? Does it matter if the judge is interpreting precedent rather than legislation? Introductory readings of a general and synthetic nature will be followed by a detailed study of particular problems and theories of adjudication. Grading will be based on active class participation and on an original paper. Limited enrollment.
251. Labor Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Survey of the legislative, administrative, and judicial regulation of labor relations. Focus on the historical development of labor law, the scope of national legislation, union organization and recognition, the negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements, legality of strikes, picketing, boycotts, and employer interference with employee-concerted activities.
252. International Litigation and Arbitration (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Current developments in international law, conflict of laws, civil procedure, arbitration and comparative law in the context of transactions and disputes that cut across national boundaries. Topics include jurisdiction, the enforcement of judgments, the relative merits of arbitration and adjudication, international discovery and international choice-of-law problems. Exercises in international arbitration and mediation.
253. Products Liability (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Civil action for harm to the consumer resulting from defective products. Includes manufacturing defects, warning defects and design defects.
254. American Legal History (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Historical study of the relationship between legal change and social and political movements. Between 1953 and 1969, the Warren Court made enormous changes involving civil rights, civil liberties, criminal procedure, federal-state relations, and legislative apportionment. These legal developments occurred in the midst of the McCarthy period and the Cold War, the civil rights struggle, the anti-war movement, the popularity of folk music and rock and roll, the beginning of the space age, the Great Society legislative program and economic prosperity. What is the relationship between legal change and social and political change? Broadly, perspectives from politics and culture help to understand the interplay between constitutional adjudication and social and political change. Focus on the modern Civil Rights Movement and assessment of the influence of law, lawyers, lower courts, and the Movement itself on the Court and the elected branches of government. Emphasis on the need to understand law in its social and historical context. Limited enrollment.
255. Pension and Employee Benefit Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Federal regulation and taxation of private pensions and employee benefits. Focuses on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and deals with such topics as coverage, vesting, funding, spousal interests (both during marriage and after divorce), retiree health and welfare plans, preemption of state law, and a variety of ERISA litigation and fiduciary duty issues. Internal Revenue Code issues such as discrimination in favor of the highly compensated limitations on contributions and benefits, rollovers, early distribution penalties, and minimum distribution rules are also highlighted. Problems surrounding plan terminations are also considered, including bankruptcy issues, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation Insurance, and the issue of asset reversions to employers.
256. Land Use Planning and California Environmental Quality Act (2)
Discussion--2 hours. An assessment of the adminstrative and judicial applications of land planning and development. Topics include zoning, general plans, and related environmental and local government regulation. In addition, course will analyze the role of the California Environmental Quality Act and its application to California land use law.
257. Foreign Relations Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 217 or consent of instructor. Seminar covers subjects such as the war power, the treaty power and executive agreements, arms sales and military assistance, the recognition power, the negotiation power, the scope of the appropriations power as a check on executive activities, and other separation-of-powers issues generated by the intersection of international law and constitutional law. Class presentation and required seminar paper will satisfy the advanced legal writing requirement. Limited enrollment.
258A. Professional Responsibility (1)
Discussion--1 hour. Study of ethical duties and responsibilities under the American Bar Association Code of Professional Responsibility, the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, and the Code of Judicial Conduct and the law of California. Required of all students for graduation. (S/U grading only.)
258B. Professional Responsibility (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Study of lawyers' ethical duties and responsibilities to clients, the courts, third parties, and the legal system. Application of the American Bar Association's Model Code of Professional Responsibility and Model Rules of Professional Conduct and Code of Judicial Conduct. California law studied in more detail than in course 258A and current issues affecting the profession also discussed.
259. Feminist Legal Theory Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Readings selected from the field of feminist legal theory and examination of the relationship between theory and legal practice in support of women's rights. Students required to help lead class discussions and write a research paper, which will satisfy the advanced legal writing requirement. Limited enrollment.
260. Employment Discrimination (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Examination of federal law prohibiting employment discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and sexual orientation. Course will focus on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and include coverage of Art. 1981, Art. 1983, the Equal Pay and Age Discrimination Acts. California fair employment laws will also be discussed.
261. Judicial Process Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Prepares student to participate in the judicial process as an extern. Examines the judge's role in the legal process, and explores problems in the administration of justice and considers judges' differing styles and philosophies. Focus primarily on the judge's role in law creation, dispute resolution, case management and overall administration of justice.
262. Antitrust (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Study of the federal antitrust laws including price fixing, limits on distribution, tying arrangements, monopolization, and mergers.
263. Trial Practice (3)
Discussion--2 hours; laboratory--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 219 (may be taken concurrently). Introduction to the preparation and trial of cases, featuring lectures, videotapes, demonstrations, assigned readings and forensic drills. Laboratory will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evening. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
264. Water Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Property rights in surface waters, including riparianism, prior appropriation and federal reserved rights; water administration institutions, including the federal reclamation program; the law of interstate waters and property rights in ground water. Emphasis on California water law and policy.
265. Natural Resources Law (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Legal aspects of "ecosystem management," as currently being developed in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. Although national forests and national parks will be the principal areas considered, some attention will be given to privately owned lands such as those in the Tahoe area. Limited enrolllment, with preference to students who have taken course 287.
266. Legal Realism and Critical Legal Studies Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Between the two World Wars, American scholars and judges developed and implemented a new approach to law, adjudication, and legal education, known as Legal Realism. Focuses on the antecedents of Legal Realism, the struggle over its meaning, its attack on "classical legal thought," its insights, its impact on American judges' understanding of their responsibilities and power, and its influence on modern American legal scholarship by setting the agenda of questions to be answered and by powerfully affecting the Law and Society, the Law
and Economics, and especially the Critical Legal Studies (CLS) movement. Limited enrollment.
267. Civil Rights Law (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Survey of federal civil rights litigation. Includes civil remedies for racial discrimination and civil rights violations, specifically actions under: 42 U.S.C.A.s 1981, et. seq.; Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; and Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
268. Jewish Law Seminar (2)
Discussion--2 hours. The term "Jewish Law" refers to those subjects that would normally be taught in an American law school as they have been approached by the Jewish legal system. This system is based primarily on the Talmud and on the commentaries and decisions that are derived from it. Jewish law is of interest to American law students not for its immediate practical value, but because it is a foreign legal system that is one of the oldest in the world, and one that has faced many of the problems now facing American law. Specifically, although Jewish law is purportedly based on immutable religious law, changing conditions over the centuries have encouraged methods of adaptation that are reminiscent of American constitutional law. Each student will be required to prepare and present a paper that would fulfill the advanced legal writing requirement. Neither a knowledge of foreign language nor a previous exposure to Jewish law is necessary. Limited enrollment.
269. Basic Finance (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: law basic finance course required; or consent of instructor. Students with a non-law basic finance course will not be admitted, except with consent of instructor. Gives students exposure to basic techniques of valuation that are part of the standard inventory in good business school. Gives a student helpful background for a range of business-related courses.
270. International Business Transactions (2)
Discussion--2 hours. A consideration of select legal problems arising from international business transactions. Topics include the international sales contract, letters of credit, transfers of technology, regulation of bribery, development of joint ventures, repatriation of profits, foreign exchange problems, and national efforts to control imports.
271. Nonprofit Organizations (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Focuses on the legal rules and concepts applicable to nonprofit organizations, such as public interest, cultural, religious, educational and other tax-exempt organizations. Considers nonprofits from the state law perspective, covering organization and dissolution, operation and governance, fiduciary obligations of officers and directors, rights of members of social clubs, trade associations and labor unions, enforcement of obligations and rights by the attorney general and others, and regulation of charitable solicitation. Basic information on the taxation of nonprofits, including qualification of exempt status, the inurement and private benefit concepts, limitations on political activities, the unrelated business income, and charitable contributions.
272. Family Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. For students with substantial interest in family law, especially the legal and psychosocial aspects of parent-child relationships. Who is a "parent"? How does the law create, dismantle, and reconstruct parent-child relationships? Should the law respond differently to biological or genetic as opposed to social (adoptive, foster, de facto) parenting? When should the law attend more to a "child's best interests" than to the autonomy and privacy of the child's parents? These issues are explored in the context of decisions about medical care, child abuse and neglect, foster care and adoption, abortion and birth control, alternative reproductive techniques, same sex parenting, child support and custody. The relevance of social science and mental health expertise to these issues is considered.
273. Current Issues in Family and Marital Property (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 225, course 230 or 272, or consent of instructor. Examination in depth of important current issues in the fields of family and marital property law. Heavy emphasis on law reform, including study and direct observation of the legislative process. Each student will select one issue for development and presentation in the seminar. A research paper or draft bill and supporting analysis is required. A more lengthy paper with additional unit credit may be arranged with consent of instructor to satisfy the legal writing requirement.
274. Intellectual Property (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Study of the protection of intellectual property and unfair competition. Among the topics considered are trade secrets, patents, trademarks, misleading and false advertising, and copyrights.
275. Complex Litigation (3)
Discussion--3 hours. A study of the issues that frequently arise in large complex litigation involving multiple parties and multiple claims. In-depth treatment of topics introduced in the first-year civil procedure course, with emphasis on cutting edge issues currently the topic of litigation. Topics include complex party joinder, multidistrict federal court litigation, motion practice and sanctions, class action litigation, discovery and "discovery abuse," including privilege and work product claims, judicial management and settlement of litigation, and preclusion (collateral estoppel and res judicata). Not all topics will necessarily be covered in any one semester.
276. Juvenile Justice (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Legal and philosophical bases of a separate juvenile justice process for crimes committed by minors; police investigation, apprehension, and diversion; probation intake and detention; juvenile court hearing and disposition; juvenile corrections. The role of counsel at each phase of the process. Guest speakers and a field trip possible.
277. Native American Law Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Focus on legal relations between Native Americans and the federal and state governments. Topics will include rights of indigenous peoples, tribal autonomy, assertion of federal and state authority, economic and technological development of Native American communities, and special protections and rights of terminated tribes, non-recognized tribes and Alaska and Hawaiian natives.
278. Pretrial Skills (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Not open to students who have completed course 297. Course uses a series of role-playing exercises, class discussions and written assignments to introduce students to a set of non-trial skills basic to the practice of law. Course covers client interviewing and counseling, witness interviewing, discovery practice, pleadings, pretrial motions, negotiations, and alternative dispute resolution. Expanded version of the client counseling course. No final examination. Limited enrollment.
279. International Human Rights Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: prior or concurrent enrollment in course 248 or consent of instructor. Selected topics pertaining to the protection of individuals under treaties and norms of customary international law. Specifically, problems such as the extent to which national courts are required to uphold such rights; how the U.N. can create human rights law; remedies and international enforcement mechanisms; the use of force for human rights purposes, and the substantive requirements of specific human rights norms such as those concerning war crimes, genocide, apartheid, terrorism and torture. Required seminar paper will satisfy the advance legal writing requirement. Limited enrollment.
280. Advanced Legal Writing Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. How to write a variety of legal documents in plain English. Writing exercises and outside readings will be assigned weekly. Each student will complete an individual writing project in lieu of final examination. The writing project will satisfy the law school's advanced legal writing requirements. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
281. Local Government Law (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Comprehensive course with some emphasis on California municipalities. Topics include organization, reorganization, and operation (including open meetings); intergovernment relationships (federal, state, and local, with emphasis on state and local); legislation (authority--including police power and citizen-initiated laws--and enforcement); finance; land use and environmental quality; redevelopment; eminent domain; and regional issues.
282. Energy Law Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Focus on the regulation of energy distributing industries, such as electricity and natural gas. Topics will include energy economics, cost/benefit analysis, rate-making methodologies, alternative energy technologies, conservation, and administrative regulation of the energy sector.
283. Remedies (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Survey of modern American civil remedies law, in both private and public law contexts. Topics include money damages, injunctive relief, restitution, contempt power, attorneys fees; and equitable defenses such as estoppel and laches. Additional attention to special obstacles to remedies against governmental officials and institutions, such as sovereign immunity, official immunity, and abstention.
284. Advanced Criminal Procedure (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Essential to those who wish to handle criminal cases. In particular, it treats bail, prosecutorial discretion, plea bargaining, trial by jury, and sentencing.
285. Environmental Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Introduction to the law dealing with the environmental impact of governmental decisions, with emphasis on the National Environmental Policy Act, to federal and state law dealing with air and water quality, and to federal and state law protecting endangered species.
286. Health Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Course will identify and analyze the myriad legal issues which arise in the dynamic health care industry of the 1990's. Specific focus on the legal implications posed by various business arrangements between providers and payors, from social issues such as AIDS, human reproduction, and the right to die, to external forces, such as government regulation, and the competitive market place. Course explores many substantive issues, and addresses legal issues posed by the various options presented under the label of "health care reform" and the emerging "integrated delivery system" of the health care industry.
287. Public Land Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Legal aspects of federal land management, including the history of public land law, authority over federal lands and specialized law dealing with particular natural resources and uses found on federal lands (minerals, timber, range, wildlife, recreation and preservation).
288. Advanced Constitutional Law Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours; paper. Explores in-depth selected topics or problems in constitutional law and theory. Initial topics may include the regulation of hate speech, the interpretation of the Establishment Clause, or the development of the Takings Clause doctrine. Other topics selected by the seminar group. Students will write papers and present them to the seminar. Satisfies advanced legal writing requirement. Limited enrollment.
289. Pollution Control and Remediation (3)
Discussion--3 hours. An introduction to the law regulating production of air and water pollution, disposal of waste products, and remediation of environmental releases of hazardous materials. Emphasizes federal statues, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, and CERCLA, and includes some treatment of common law and state law.
290. International Environmental Law (3)
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 248. Problem-oriented seminar will focus on current issues concerning the protection of international environment, including global warming, biodiversity, endangered species, cultural and historical heritage, ocean dumping and related topics. Will satisfy the advanced legal writing requirement.
291. International Trade Law and Latin American (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Covers the role of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the United States with respect to international trade policy. International topics include the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Agreements (GATT, 1947), the GATT, 1994, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and economic integration in this Western Hemisphere. Students are encouraged to do supervised research on selected topics of trade law and Latin America. Satisfies the advanced legal writing requirement.
292. Immigration Law and Procedure (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Course will survey a brief history of U.S. immigration and policy; federal agency interrelationship (Justice and State Department); entry of nonimmigrant (temporary) visitors and immigrants into the United States; the worldwide quota and preference systems; family and employment relationship critical to securing favored immigrant status; deportation procedures; discretionary relief available to persons otherwise subject to deportation; available defenses to deportation and exclusion proceedings; immigration consequences of criminal conviction; refugee and asylum law; administrative appeals; federal and state judicial relief; citizenship and naturalization.
293. Public Interest Law Seminar (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Examines the problems associated with providing legal services to those people and interests in American society traditionally unable to afford those services. The class will discuss selected readings that review various theoretical issues and specific problems facing public interest lawyers. May satisfy advanced legal writing requirement. Limited enrollment.
294. Problems in Fiduciary Administration (2)
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 221. Selected topics in the area of fiduciary administration of estates and trusts. Required class presentation and research paper will satisfy the advanced legal writing requirement. Limited enrollment.
295. Securities Regulation II (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 213 or 215, or consent of instructor; course 236 recommended. Principal focus is the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the regulation of securities markets. Topics include the evolution of securities markets, market efficiency, continuous reporting, institutional investors, shareholder voting and going-private transactions, regulation of securities markets and securities professionals, responsibilities of securities lawyers, transactional securities fraud, and enforcement of the securities acts.
296. Copyright and Entertainment Law (3)
Discussion--3 hours. Detailed consideration of the law of copyright, with emphasis on its application to motion pictures, music, television, and theater. Study of other legal problems in the entertainment industry, including protection of titles and characters, and the right of publicity.
297. Dispute Resolution and Lawyers (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Not open to students previously or concurrently enrolled in courses 278 or 209 or 213. Course uses a series of role-playing exercises and class discussions to introduce students to a set of non-trial skills basic to the practice of law. Exercises include interviewing, counseling, negotiations, arbitration and mediation. Limited enrollment.
408. Community Education Seminar (3)
Seminar/clinic--3 hours. Trains students to educate the community about basic legal rights and responsibilities. Students attend an initial four-hour orientation, followed by weekly seminars that will prepare students to teach in a local high school at least two times per week. Paper or journal required, to be determined by instructor. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
409. Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (1)
During the first eight weeks of fall semester, students research and submit briefs as appellants, respondents, or third parties on a problem of environmental law that is prepared by the national Environmental Law Moot Court Board. Students attend four to six classes (including guest lectures) on aspects of appellate advocacy, legal writing, and environmental law. Members of the spring environmental law moot court team will be selected on the basis of performance in class. (S/U grading only.)
410A. Appellate Advocacy (Moot Court) (1)
Program includes classroom instruction in appellate procedure and appellate advocacy skills and participation in the moot court program. Participants in 410A work on three oral advocacy problems and argue six times before a moot court. Both courses, 410A and 410B, must be taken in order to qualify for interschool competitions. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
410B. Appellate Advocacy (Moot Court) (1)
Prerequisite: course 410A. Continuation of course 410A. Participants in 410B research and write an appellate brief and argue the case twice before a moot court. Both courses, 410A and 410B, must be taken in order to qualify for interschool competitions. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
411. Journal of International Law and Policy (1)
The Editor-in-Chief of the Journal receives one credit for each semester of service. Only one person may receive this credit in any one semester. (S/U grading only.)
412. Carr Intraschool Trial Advocacy Competition (1)
Competition--1 hour. Named after the late Justice Frances Carr, this competition is open to second- and third-year students. A preliminary round is followed by quater-finals, semi-finals, and a final round. Students participate in mock trials presided over by judges and critiqued by experienced litigators. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
413. Interschool Competition (1-3)
Prerequisite: consent of appropriate faculty adviser. Participation in interschool moot court and lawyering skills competitions. Enrollment is limited to students actually representing the School in the interschool competitions. Competition must be authorized by the appropriate faculty adviser. The faculty adviser may condition the award of academic credit for any particular competition on the performance of such additional work as may be reasonable to justify the credit. May satisfy advanced legal writing requirement. (S/U grading only.)
414. Moot Court Board (1)
Prerequisite: course 410A-410B. Members of Moot Court Board may receive one credit for each semester of service on the board, up to maximum of two. Credit awarded only after certification by Moot Court Board and approval of the faculty advisers to Moot Court Board. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
415. Trial Practice Honors Board (1)
Members of the Trial Practice Honors Board administer the Frances Carr competition. Members are nominated by their individual Trial Practice I adjuncts. Students receive one credit for serving on the Board, awarded upon approval of the faculty adviser. (S/U grading only.)
416. Law Review Writer (1-2)
Writing of an editorship quality law review article under the editorial supervision of editors of the Law Review. Minimum of 40 hours contribution to the Review's publication is also required. Credit may be obtained only upon achieving status as a member of the Law Review, which requires that the student have made substantial progress toward completing an editorship article. Credit is awarded only after certification by the Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and approval of the faculty advisers to the Law Review. One unit of credit is earned the first semester. Two units are earned the second semester upon completing an editorship draft. One unit is earned second semester if only a membership draft is completed. (S/U grading only.)
417. Law Review Editor (1-2)
Editors must have completed an editorship article and must perform editorial duties requiring a substantial time commitment. Credit awarded only after certification by the Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and approval of the faculty advisers to the Law Review. Students may receive four credits over two semesters for service as an editor. [In exceptional cases, students may petition to participate for one semester only and receive two credits.] (S/U grading only. Deferred grading pending completion of sequence.)
418. Environs Editor (1)
The Editor-In-Chief of Environs receives one credit for each semester of service. Only one person may receive this credit in any one semester. (S/U grading only.)
419. Advanced Writing Project (1-4)
Completion of a writing project under the active and regular supervision of a faculty member in satisfaction of the legal writing requirement. Writing project must be an individually authored work of rigorous intellectual effort of at least 20 typewritten, double-spaced pages, excluding footnotes. Project may take any of several forms, for example, a paper, a brief, a memorandum of law, a proposed statute, a statutory scheme or set of administrative regulations (with explanatory comments), or a will or agreement (with explanatory comments). Advanced writing project may also be undertaken in connection with another course or seminar to satisfy the legal writing requirement. Number of units for the writing project shall be approved by the faculty supervisor and will depend upon the scope of the writing effort. (Grading may be on S/U or letter-grade basis at the faculty supervisor's discretion.)
420. Civil Rights Clinical Program (2-6)
Clinical program. Prerequisite: prior or concurrent enrollment in course 267 and 219. Provides practical experience in providing legal services to indigent clients who have filed civil rights actions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Studients will work on clinic cases under the supervision of the clinic director and supervising attorney. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
425. Judicial Clinical (2 to 6 or 12)
Clinical program. Prerequisite: course 261 required for full-time clinical students and recommended for part-time clinical students. Students may arrange judicial clerkship clinical programs with an approved list of state and federal judges through the Clinical Office and under the sponsorship of the faculty member in charge. All students must complete weekly time records and bi-weekly journals. Full-time clinical students must complete an evaluative final paper of approximately 10 pages. (S/U grading only.)
430. Clinical Program in Federal Taxation (2-6)
Clinical program. Prerequisite: course 220. Students will have the opportunity to work with the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental tax agency. Journals and attendance at group meetings are required. (S/U grading only.)
440. Immigration Law Clinical (2 to 6 or 12)
Clinical program. Students may represent clients in administrative law hearings in San Francisco. Minimum units for the course are 4 and maximum is 12. Each unit assumes four hours work per week, including participation in the seminar, conference, and case research and development. Students who have completed course 292 may take the clinic for a minimum of 2 units. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)
445. Legislative Process Clinical (2-4)
Clinical program. Prerequisite: prior or concurrent enrollment in course 231 or 210, or consent of instructor. Provides students with practical experience in the operation of the office of a legislator or a legislative committee. The major thrust of the program is to enable students to become familiar with the give and take realities of making laws, as contrasted with their interpretation and enforcement. Journals are required. (S/U grading only.)
450. Environmental Law Clinical (2-6)
Clinical program. Practical experience in environmental law. Students will work under the direct supervision of a government or private lawyer engaged in some form of environmental law work for a minimum of 8 office hours per week. Students will also be required to prepare a bi-weekly journal, noting, commenting upon, and reflecting upon their clinical experience. (S/U grading only.)
455. Employment Relations (2 to 6)
Clinical program. Prerequisite: prior or concurrent enrollment in course 251 or 260. Practical experience in employment relations: private and public sector labor law, or employment discrimination. Students will work under the direct supervision of a government or private lawyer and will have the opportunity to participate in a range of activities associated with their specific office, with emphasis on observation and participation in actual investigation, interviewing, drafting of pleadings, and attendance at hearings. Journals and attendance at one or more small group meetings are required. Clinical students must complete an evaluative final paper of approximately 8 pages. (S/U grading only.)
460. Public Interest Law Clinical (2-6)
Clinical program. Prerequisite: prior or concurrent enrollment in course 293 recommended. Students work with a public interest practitioner in a nonprofit organization. Journals and attendance at two group meetings are required. Clinical students must complete an evaluative final paper of approximately 8 pages. Hours completed in public interest setting may be applied toward the practicum requirement for the Public Interest Law Program. (S/U grading only.)
465. Clinical Program in Administrative Law (2-6)
Clinical program. Prerequisite: course 235 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. For students interested in a work experience in an administrative law setting. Students will work under the direct supervision of an administrative law judge, hearing officer, or government attorney. Placement assistance will be provided by the instructor. A goal of this clinical will be a breadth of experience in the areas of formal adjudication, informal adjudication, rulemaking, and judicial review. Students will be required to meet monthly as a group to share experiences and maintain observational journals. (S/U grading only.)
470. Clinical Program in the Administration of Criminal Justice (2 to 6 or 12)
Clinical program. Prerequisite: courses 219, 227 and 263A recommended. This program affords students the opportunity to gain practical experience working full or part time in a District Attorney's or Public Defender's office in one of several surrounding counties for a minimum of 13 office hours per week. Students enrolled in the program engage in the full range of activities associated with their specific office with emphasis on observation and participation in factual investigation, interviewing, counseling, negotiating, motion practice, and trials under State Bar rules. Journals and seminar attendance are required. Limited enrollment. May be repeated for a total of 12 units. (S/U grading only.)
480. Clinical Program in Prison Law (2-6)
Clinical program. Provides practical experience in providing legal services to real clients who have various problems related to their incarceration in state prison. The services require analysis and application of Constitutional Law, state statutory law, agency regulations, and the rules of professional responsibility. Students will work under the direct supervision of the Prison Law clinical director and will be assigned a portion of the director's case load. Students will be required to follow the law office procedure of the clinic and employ skills such as interviewing, research, writing, negotiating, and possibly, the preparation of legal documents to be filed in court. (S/U grading only.)
495. Instruction in Legal Research and Legal Writing Skills (1-2)
Participants will assist in instructing legal research and writing for first-year students under the direction of the legal research and writing instructors. Approval of the research and writing instructors is required for enrollment. Participants may assist once in the legal research program and once in the legal writing program. One unit will be given in the fall semester for legal research instruction and two units in the spring for legal writing instruction. (S/U grading only.)
498. Group Study (1-4)
Groups of students (not fewer than 4 or more than 10) with common interest in studying a stated legal problem may plan and conduct their own research and seminar program, subject to the following regulations: (1) the program may extend over no more than two semesters; (2) the plan for the program and the list of members of the group must be submitted to Dean's Office at least 4 weeks prior to opening of the semester in which the program is to begin; (3) a three-member faculty board will be appointed for each group proposed and will have authority to approve or disapprove the program and the amount of credit sought; (4) changes in the program or in membership of the group must be approved by the faculty board and normally will be approved only prior to the semester involved; (5) group members must conduct a weekly seminar session to be arranged by them; (6) each member of the group must submit an individual paper or an approved alternative growing out of the seminar subject to the faculty board; (7) S/U grading only unless the entire group requests letter grades in advance.
499. Research in Legal Problems (1-4)
Students may receive credit for individual research projects, subject to the following regulations: (1) the project may extend over no more than two semesters; (2) each project will be under the supervision of a faculty member; (3) an outline of the project must be approved by the supervising faculty member in advance of the semester in which it is to be undertaken; (4) normally, no faculty member will be permitted to supervise more than five students working on individual programs during any semester; (5) each student must submit an individual paper or approved alternative to the supervising faculty member. (S/U grading only.) In exceptional cases, with prior approval of a professor and an associate dean, students may arrange for directed research in foreign and/or international legal problems by working abroad under the supervision of a UC Davis Law School faculty member and an attorney or faculty member at a foreign or international government agency or educational institution (4 up to 12 units). S/U grading only unless letter grading requested in advance.
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