Online Courses

Online Courses

Advanced Legal Research (2 or 3 cr.) D/N 664 - Simulation - builds on the basic research skills and techniques covered in the basic course, Legal Research, this course offers students an opportunity to gain in-depth working knowledge of legal research resources and methods. This course is intended to develop a mastery of legal research beyond the level of the standard first year curriculum. The course will cover several major areas of legal research, including, but not limited to, extensive coverage of primary and secondary sources, practice and specialized topical resources, international law, cost-effective legal research, legal resources on the Internet and advanced training on LEXIS and WESTLAW. Depending on the semester specialized topics may vary. Course objectives are: 1) to expand students’ skills in primary and secondary US legal sources, in all formats; 2) to teach students how to evaluate resources and use them effectively, with particular emphasis on cost-effective research; 3) to help students develop efficient online research skills; 4) to introduce students to some non-legal information resources. Students are required to complete weekly research assignments and a comprehensive research assignment. P: Legal Research.

Art and Museum Law (2 cr.) D/N 896 - Elective - covers the law, people and institutions which constitute the world of the visual arts, including artists, museums, collectors, dealers, publishers and auctioneers. The course will also cover non-legal material geared to shaping practices of art market participants, such as codes and guidelines adopted by art-museum associations, as well as some relevant literature from other academic disciplines. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Comparative and International Competition Law (2 or 3 cr.) D/N 742 - Elective - After introducing the economic rationale for antitrust or competition law and enforcement, the course analyzes the rules and their interpretation in the U.S. and E.U. with regard to the three major pillars of antitrust law: cartels/collusion, abuse of dominant position/monopolization, and merger control. Some discussion of the laws of other countries will be added for illustrative purposes or in response to student interest. P: No prerequisites. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Comparative Law (2 or 3 cr.) D/N 821 - Elective - focuses on select features of civil and common law systems. It provides an overview of the history, legal structures, and legal reasoning of several systems, including countries in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia, with comparisons to legal institutions and cultures of the United Kingdom and the United States. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Contract Drafting (2 cr.) D/N 538 - Simulation - This simulation course provides introductory training in the basic techniques of contract drafting. Through classroom discussion, reading assignments, in-class exercises, and drafting assignments, students will learn about different contract concepts; how to translate agreed terms into enforceable provisions that concisely and precisely reflect the contracting parties' intent; and how to draft a logically organized contract in plain English. P: Completion of Contracts and Sales and LCA I & II.

Education Law (2 or 3 cr.) D/N 856 - Elective - This course examines the application of discrete doctrines from constitutional law, federal statutory law, and employment law to the legal problems facing American schools. Students will explore the ways in which the objectives of these discrete legal doctrines either promote or interfere with educational policies. Substantive areas of concentration include employment of teachers, student expression, student Fourth Amendment rights, Title IX, and equal educational opportunities. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Entertainment Law (2 or 3 cr.) D/N 731 - Elective - examines intellectual property law, contract law and constitutional law as these doctrinal areas apply to major issues in the fields of music, publishing and the film and television industries. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Family Law (3 cr.) D/N 610 - Required (HR) - addresses state, federal, and constitutional regulation of family relationships, premarital agreements, and domestic partnerships, marriage, and divorce. It explores common dissolution issues such as property division, child and spousal support, child custody and visitation, and modification and enforcement orders. Other topics may include domestic violence, non-marital family rights, incest, polygamy, family law courts, and jurisdiction

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (2 cr.) D 700 - Elective - This course will explore some of the main legal and practical issues surrounding compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Students will explore the basic elements of FCPA as well as offer practice-oriented exercises to introduce the nuts and bolts of FCPA compliance practice, including on conducting due diligence and performing risks assessments, as well as non-legal sources of information such as resolved FCPA enforcement actions, and application of the Department of Justice's guidance on building FCPA compliance. Students will also discuss when to voluntarily disclose a potential wrongdoing, when to turn to outside counsel for third-party evaluation and when to keep investigations internal. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Income Taxation of Individuals, Fiduciaries and Business Associations (4 cr.) D/N 648 - Elective - addresses basic problems of income taxation of individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and corporations. Topics covered include gross income, deductions, tax computations, rates, credits, accounting methods, accounting periods, as well as practice before the United States Department of the Treasury, federal courts, and tax court. The course emphasizes statutory and policy interpretation, using problems extensively. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Information Privacy Law (3) D/N 913 - Elective - will provide an understanding of privacy law as it relates to torts, contracts, constitutional, and statutory law. Specific topics will include both domestic and international developments in data privacy, security, the impact of the Global Data Protection Regulation, and emerging regulations establishing fair information practices for the Internet and global ecommerce. The course will touch on emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things, and discuss their impact on society and privacy. The course is taught synchronously online during the scheduled hours and may be accessed from any location. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

International Business Transactions (2 or 3 cr.) D/N 783 - Elective - analyzes the most common issues related to international sales and other business transactions, in particular the choice of law, drafting of the main contract, methods of financing problems related to shipping, passing of property and risk, insurance, as well as related issues, such as licensing and technology transfer. May be taught as a short course on a compressed schedule (students should check the schedule online before enrolling).

International Criminal Law (2 or 3 cr.) D/N 713 - Elective - covers the application of domestic and international law to questions of jurisdiction over international criminal activities, granting of amnesty to persons responsible for international crimes, international cooperation in criminal matters, substantive international law as contained in multilateral treaties concerning war crimes and terrorism, and the permanent International Criminal Court.

International Law (3 cr.) D/N 818 - Elective - introduces basic concepts and principles such as sources of public international law, the law of treaties and international agreements, states and recognition, state liability and human rights, and jurisdiction and immunities from jurisdiction. The course also covers act of state doctrine, law of the sea, and resolution of transnational disputes through national and international courts, arbitration tribunals, the United Nations, and diplomatic exchanges. Course topics include terrorism and hostage-taking, U.S. executive-legislative conflict in the conduct of foreign relations, suits by and against foreign states, worldwide improvement of civil and political rights, extraction of seabed resources, and prohibition of the use of force in international relations. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Introduction to Health Care Law and Policy (3 cr.) D/N 785 - Elective - This introductory health law course is designed to introduce students to the legal issues that arise between and among patients and health care providers and surveys current federal and state regulatory schemes of health care law and policy, quality, access and cost containment. Topics surveyed will include accreditation and licensure, individual and institutional liability, the legal and ethical properties of the hospital/medical staff relationships, the regulation of health insurers, funding mechanisms such as Medicare/Medicaid, federal self-referral and "anti-kickback" prohibitions, and other topics.

Legal Process for M.J. Students (4) D/N 836 - - This course serves as an introduction to the law and legal education for students in the Master of Jurisprudence program. The course explores the development of and relationship between common and statutory law. The course also focuses on skills needed to address effectively the meaning of law: the careful reading and briefing of cases; the interpretation of statutes; the application of precedent and the synthesis of rules from a series of cases; and the ability to support a party’s position on debatable issues. Students will also learn how to prepare for and take law school examinations. In addition, this course includes a writing component, which introduces basic principles of effective legal analysis and communication, including how to structure a legal analysis and how to communicate that analysis to a legal reader. The course will also introduce students to core substantive law subjects which will provide the foundational knowledge necessary to make 3 well-informed decisions about future course selection. Students will also be provided with introductions to all of the first year required subjects.

Payment Systems (2 or 3 cr.) D/N 617 - Elective - This course (formerly called Commercial Paper) considers the creation and transfer of negotiable instruments, liability of parties thereon, bank-collection systems, electronic funds transfers, and payment by credit card; with an emphasis on Articles 3, 4, and 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code and applicable federal statutes and regulations. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Professional Responsibility (2 or 3 cr.) D/N 861 - Required (HR) - This course covers the history, traditions, and responsibilities of the legal profession as well as ethics of office practice and trial practice, admission, disbarment, and disciplinary proceedings. The number of credit hours will be announced when the course is scheduled. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Publicly Traded Corporations (2 cr.) D/N 646 - Elective - covers the management and control of publicly held corporations, including proxy regulations, struggles for control, transactions in shares by insiders, shareholder litigation, and fundamental changes in corporate structure. Closely Held Business Organizations (DN645) is not a prerequisite for this course. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Secured Transactions (2 or 3 cr.) D/N 618 - Required (HR) - covers (1) creation, perfection, and enforcement of security interests in personal property under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code; and (2) Indiana debt collection, including garnishment, attachment, and bankruptcy exemptions. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.

Securities Regulation (3 cr.) D/N 738 - Elective - addresses state and federal laws governing the offering and distribution of securities to the public by corporate issuers and others, regulation of securities markets, and the rights and liabilities of purchasers and sellers of securities under such statutes. The course emphasizes statutes administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Trusts and Estates (3 or 4 cr.) D/N 722 - Required (HR) - surveys the law on family property settlement, including intestate succession, wills and will substitutes, intervivos and testamentary trusts, fiduciary administration, powers of appointment, and future interests. This course may be listed either synchronously or asynchronously online.