NCCU - School of Law - First Year Curriculum

CIVIL PROCEDURE I - 7031 - (2)
An introduction to the principles of subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, proper venue, removal and transfer.

CIVIL PROCEDURE II - 7130 - (3)
Pre-requisite: Civil Procedure I. A survey of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as they apply to pleadings, motions, practice, joinder of claims and parties, and discovery.

CONTRACTS I - 7010 - (3)
An introduction to contract formation including offer, acceptance and consideration, contract formalities including the Statute of Frauds, the parol evidence rule and implied obligations.

CONTRACTS II - 7111 - (2)
Pre-requisite: Contracts I. An examination of contract interpretation; performance of the contract, conditions and breach; avoidance of the contract, including the defenses of frustration of purpose, impracticability, impossibility, incapacity, duress, undue influence, mistake, misrepresentation and unconscionability; and remedies.

CRIMINAL LAW 7080 - (3)
A survey of the substantive criminal law, emphasizing elements of criminal culpability including defenses, constitutional limitations on declaring certain conduct criminal, and the purposes of punishment.

LEGAL REASONING AND ANALYSIS I - 7121 - (3)
Students are introduced to the basics of legal reasoning, analysis and writing, such as preparation of case briefs, issue identification, identification of key facts, analogy, distinction, case synthesis, and statutory construction. The course concludes with a closed-research, objective memorandum of law.

LEGAL RESEARCH AND PERSUASION 7122 - (3)
Pre-requisite: Legal Reasoning and Analysis I. This course will teach students the fundamentals of legal research and citation form and will provide advanced instruction in legal reasoning and analysis. The course identifies and describes the primary sources of law and relevant finding tools in print and electronic format. Students receive instruction on the research strategies necessary to find and update the law. Students prepare a research outline and an open-research, persuasive memorandum of law.

PROPERTY I - 7050 - (3)
An introduction to private real and personal property rights and estates in land. Subjects covered may include the law of finders and other possessors, bailments, adverse possession, and present, future, and concurrent estates in land.

PROPERTY II - 7051 - (2)
Pre-requisite: Property I.

Subjects typically covered include landlord and tenant law, covenants and easements, and conveyancing.

TORTS I - 7040 - (3)
An introduction to the principles of tort liability for intentional and negligently caused injuries to persons and property. Subjects covered typically include assault, battery, false imprisonment, infliction of emotional distress, and trespass and defenses to liability, including consent.

TORTS II - 7041 - (2)
Pre-requisite: Torts I.

An examination of defenses to liability based on negligence, including contributory negligence, assumption of risk, and statutes of limitation. Coverage also includes releases and covenants not to sue, vicarious liability, wrongful death actions, negligent infliction of emotional distress, nuisance, misrepresentation, strict liability, and products liability.

Updated 10/21/09