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Graduate Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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English The following courses are offered on a three-year rotation. At least two courses are offered each semester and in the summer sessions.
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ENG 6400 Special Topics in Literature
3 Hours
Each course offering will address a different topic, issue, or theme from the disciplines of literature and/or critical theory. Deep knowledge of a topic, issue, or theme is the chief goal of the seminar. May be repeated twice for credit up to nine hours.
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ENG 6420 Composition Theories
3 Hours
The course provides a basic overview of composition theories: audience analysis, writing process theory, writing to learn theory, discourse theory, invention in the rhetorical tradition. Other topics include evaluation, electronic discourse, and grammar.
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ENG 6500 Special Topics in English Grammar and Linguistics
3 Hours
This course, which will vary in focus with individual offerings, builds on basic understanding of English grammar from History of the English Language by focusing on special topics in Advanced English Grammar and Linguistics. Course is repeatable once with different topics.
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ENG 6600 Portfolio and Comprehensive Examination
1 Hours
This course is available by petition only, and each case will be evaluated individually by the Director of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Advisory Committee. If the petition is granted the student must complete and submit a portfolio of representative course work and a synthesis, reflective essay that is academic in nature; the student must also pass a written comprehensive examination. The student must register for this course in the last semester prior to graduation. Pass/Fail.
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ENG 6700 Thesis Prospectus and Research
3 Hours
Directed by the faculty mentor, the student undertakes the research and other forms of preparation necessary to write the thesis. Pass/Fail. Completion and approval of the prospectus by the thesis committee are required for the student to receive a grade of “P” for this course Successful completion of this course is a pre-requisite to registration in ENG 6800, Thesis Writing.
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ENG 6800 Thesis
3 Hours
Directed by the faculty mentor, students complete all the requirements for the thesis, including a formal public presentation of their finished work. Pass/Fail. Completion and approval of the thesis by all members of the thesis committee are required for the student to receive a grade of “P” for the course.
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ENG 6801-6804 Thesis Continuation
1 credit hour each Hours
Prerequisites: ENG 6700 .
Any student who has received an IP in ENG 6800 must enroll in this series of courses to allow for completion of that course after the original semester of enrollment. Thesis continuation sections must be taken consecutively and continuously until ENG 6800 is complete, to a maximum of 4 semesters or two years. If a student has not completed the thesis by that time, the only option for completing the M.A. in English program will be to switch at the end of that semester to the non-thesis option and complete any outstanding requirements for that program. Hours do not count toward degree hours earned for the M.A. degree. Pass/Fail.
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Entrepreneurship |
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ETP 6500 The Entrepreneurial Challenge
2 Hours
This course explores the contemporary view of entrepreneurship as a method of management applicable in enterprises of all sizes and stages of development. Within this view, entrepreneurs are “made, not born” as they develop different strategic orientations, different patterns of commitment to opportunity and differing perspectives on resource control, management structure, and compensation/reward policy. This orientation may be summarized as being more nimble with a persistent emphasis upon innovation. Completion of an entrepreneurship project is an integral part of the course.
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ETP 6600 Opportunity Assessment
2 Hours
Prerequisites: ETP 6500 .
This course is designed to cultivate an understanding of the various processes involved in evaluating opportunities for new enterprise. Students will work toward developing an understanding of how personal interest, strategy, marketing, financing, and legal matters impact opportunities in terms of perception, execution and growth. A key goal will be to empower students to enhance further their understanding of how to position a new venture for success. Completion of an opportunity assessment project is an integral part of the course.
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ETP 6650 Strategy for New Enterprise and Innovation
2 Hours
Prerequisites: ETP 6500 .
This course is designed to cultivate an understanding of the processes involved in developing strategy for new enterprise and innovation in economic environments that are increasingly fast-paced, rapidly changing, and highly uncertain. Students will explore how an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to create a richly stocked opportunity register by identifying new sources of differentiation, ways to reconfigure market spaces or resegment existing markets, mobilize innovative ideas for redesigning existing products, seize on the potential created by design breakthroughs, and develop a dynamic portfolio of strategic business options to move a venture, whether new or existing, toward an increasingly profitable and sustainable future. Individuals who are responsible for, or play a role in, technical innovation and business development within existing organizations should find this course equally helpful to those launching new ventures.
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ETP 6700 New Venture Financial Management
2 Hours
Prerequisites: ETP 6500 .
This course examines the effective day-to-day cash flow and resource management of an emerging business. Students will also explore the various sources of financing an entrepreneurial venture including self-funding, investments from family and friends, bootstrapping, angel investments, venture capital, and debt financing.
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ETP 6750 The Entrepreneur: Driver of Social, Cultural, and Economic Transformations
2 Hours
Prerequisites: ETP 6500 .
Entrepreneurship is a major driving force behind social, cultural, and economic transformations around the globe. This course examines the public policy and moral implications that underlie these transformational forces.
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ETP 6800 Venture Planning
2 Hours
Prerequisites: ETP 6500 .
This course examines the process of planning a successful launch and development of an entrepreneurial venture. Students in this class will work actual business ventures that they intend to launch or that they are already operating. Completion of a fully developed business plan for the students’ ventures is the major outcome of this course.
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ETP 6850 Managing a Growing Venture
2 Hours
Prerequisites: ETP 6500 .
For entrepreneurs and managers in growing entrepreneurial businesses to effectively manage the growth of a business they must be prepared to move their business successfully through key transitions that include managing strained resources, improving core management systems, bringing in new talent and building a team, and enhancing the operating infrastructure of the company. The owner also begins a transition into very different roles. This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and tools to help make growth transitions easier and more effective. It is relevant for entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, managers and executives in growing entrepreneurial ventures, and those who consult with growing companies. Students will conduct a consulting project using material learned in class on a local growing company as the major project for the class.
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ETP 6990 Independent Study
2 Hours
Under some circumstances, an independent study may be available in any area of the program, such as accounting, finance, management, etc. An instructor in that area must agree to oversee the study. Prior approval of the directing professor and the Associate Dean is required.
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FIN 6100 Financial Management
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Must pass entrance exam.
This course contains the basic financial concepts, tools, and techniques used by financial managers. The topics covered include cash flow analysis, stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return, the cost of capital, long-term financial planning, and strategic financial decisions.
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FIN 6150 Corporate Finance
2 Hours
Prerequisites: FIN 6100 or permission of instructor.
This course focuses on two topics as they relate to corporate finance: short and long term valuation / securities issuance, and options. Short term valuation / financing is analyzed from a cash and credit management perspective. Long term valuation / financing issues include discount rate estimation, alternative Net Present Value methods and mergers and acquisitions. The role of options in firm valuation and securities issuance is explored. Other topics may also be discussed.
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FIN 6200 Advanced Corporate Finance
2 Hours
Prerequisites: FIN 6100 or FIN 6150 .
This course focuses on two topics as they relate to corporate finance: securities issuance and derivatives. It examines the roles of bankruptcy, capital structure and dividend policy in securities issuance. The roles of options and futures in corporate finances are examined. Other topics may also be discussed.
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FIN 6210 Case Studies in Finance
2 Hours
This course provides an application of financial theory to financial problems faced by corporations.
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FIN 6220 Introduction to Investing
2 Hours
Prerequisites: FIN 6100 or FIN 6200 .
This course offers students an overview of the products and services in the investment marketplace as well as a basic understanding of how different securities are traded, valued and measured for risk/return. In addition, the course focuses on developing a top-down equity and fixed income investment selection strategy - starting with macroeconomic, sector and industry analysis, thereafter concentrating on utilizing various quantitative and qualitative fundamental and technical screens in selecting particular equity and fixed income securities.
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FIN 6230 Investment Management
2 Hours
Prerequisites: FIN 6100 or FIN 6200 .
This course introduces students to the application of the theory behind managing equity, fixed income and balanced portfolios within different parameters for risk and return. Utilizing active and passive management disciplines, students will engage in “hands-on” learning experiences to understand how institutional asset managers use risk and return measures to structure “optimal” portfolio compositions. In addition, this course focuses on fixed income management strategies as well as how to use options and futures to enhance returns and minimize portfolio risk.
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FIN 6240 Mutual Funds
2 Hours
This course analyzes the elements that affect mutual funds and their shareholders. Key topics include the role of the mutual fund manager, the ownership of mutual funds, regulation and disclosure, mutual fund costs and how mutual funds are used in retirement planning by individuals.
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FIN 6250 International Corporate Finance
2 Hours
This course studies the application of financial management principles to the financial decisions of multinational corporations. The underlying causes of the accounting and economic exposure of multinational corporations are examined. The financial instruments available to hedge accounting and economic exposure are identified. The capital budgeting process is explored from the perspective of a multinational corporation.
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FIN 6260 International Financial Markets and Institutions
2 Hours
This course analyzes the key financial markets and instruments that facilitate international trade and investment activity. The economic determinants of prices, price changes and price relationships in the major financial markets are studied and the financial tools and techniques used to manage price exposure are identified.
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FIN 6290 Special Topics in Finance
2 Hours
Special topics in finance are explored.
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FIN 6410 Advanced Healthcare Financial Management
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Healthcare Management MBA Program and finance management modules or the equivalent finance competency modules.
Basic principles of financial management with specific applications and modifications for healthcare organizations. The course makes extensive use of case studies and problems to apply principles to topics not addressed in Finance 6100. Examples include financial ratios applicable to health providers and insurance companies, cost effectiveness estimation, issues in healthcare revenue cycle and value chain, recognizing sources of risk in reimbursement options and addressing risk in financial plans.
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FIN 6990 Independent Study
2 Hours
Under some circumstances, an independent study may be available in any area of the program, such as accounting, finance, management, etc. An instructor in that area must agree to oversee the study. Prior approval of the directing professor and the Associate Dean is required.
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LAW 6100 Contracts and Sales
4 Hours
This course studies the creation, enforcement, transfer, and termination of contract rights and duties, as well as performance and enforceability of contracts, contract defenses, and contract remedies. Fundamental common law principles such as capacity to contract, mutual assent, consideration, and legality of subject matter will be addressed. Pertinent portions of the Uniform Commercial Code, particularly Article 2 dealing with sales, will be covered.
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LAW 6110 Property
3 Hours
This course studies rights and interests in personal and real property. Topics covered include the acquisition of rights in property, possessory and non-possessory interests, estates in land, concurrent ownership, landlord-tenant relations, and land-use regulation.
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LAW 6120 Legal Information and Communication I, Practicum
3 Hours
This course provides an introduction to legal analysis, research, and writing through the preparation of legal memoranda and other written assignments.
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LAW 6121 Legal Information and Communication II, Practicum
3 Hours
This course builds upon the legal research, analysis, and writing skills taught in Legal Information and Communication I. Students will develop their persuasive writing skills through the preparation of briefs and other assignments. Oral advocacy will also be covered.
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LAW 6130 Torts
4 Hours
This course explores the legal rules that determine whether non-contractual civil liability arises from conduct resulting in harm to others. Topics covered include intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability torts, as well as defenses commonly asserted in tort actions.
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LAW 6150 Civil Procedure
4 Hours
This course explores the techniques for attaining judicial enforcement of substantive rights and will cover topics such as venue, pleadings, joinder of claims and parties, discovery, and issue and claim preclusion. Federal and state jurisdiction will also be examined, including the constitutional aspects of such jurisdiction.
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LAW 6160 Constitutional Law
4 Hours
This course studies the principles of American constitutional law, including judicial review, federalism, and separation of powers. It also studies specific provisions of the Constitution, including the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause.
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LAW 6170 Criminal Law
3 Hours
This course studies substantive criminal law, including an examination of crimes and their elements. Specific common law and statutory crimes and defenses will be covered.
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LAW 6180 Criminal Constitutional Law
3 Hours
The major constitutional restraints upon the criminal justice process are the focus of this course. Particular attention is given to the provisions of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution, including such specific issues as arrest, search and seizure, interrogations and confessions, the exclusionary rule, and the right to defense counsel.
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LAW 6200 Business Associations
4 Hours
This course studies basic corporate law, including formation, management, and dissolution of corporations, and the rights and duties of those involved with corporations. The law related to business organizations such as partnerships and limited liability companies will also be covered.
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LAW 6210 Evidence
4 Hours
This course studies the techniques by which facts are presented in litigation before judicial tribunals. It focuses on the Federal Rules of Evidence, but will also touch on the Tennessee Rules of Evidence and common law evidentiary rules.
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LAW 6212 Land Use
2-3 Hours
This course focuses on public and private controls of land use. Topics to be considered include zoning, subdivision controls, building codes, and covenants and students will explore how governments accommodate the conflicting interests of landowners, their neighbors and community. Additionally, students will consider the direct and indirect limitations on government regulation imposed by the Takings Clause.
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LAW 6213 Sales
2 Hours
A study of the law of contracts for the sale of tangible, movable items. The course focuses on Articles 2 and 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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LAW 6215 National Security Law
2 Hours
This seminar addresses national security law related issues, beginning with an examination of the national security interagency process. This seminar will also focus on the role of national security lawyers in the midst of an emergency or threat, and the authorities and processes that shape the response of decision makers in a national security crisis. Specific areas of study include preventive detention, surveillance standards, enemy combatants, military commissions, the role of international tribunals, the targeting of foreign nationals for killings by drones, enhanced interrogation techniques, and the regulation of speech and association. Students lead one class discussion and prepare a 20-page paper on a topic covered in the seminar.
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LAW 6218 Civil Procedure I: Mechanics
3 Hours
This course is a study of the process of civil litigation from the commencement of a lawsuit through final judgement, with an emphasis on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Study may include rules rules and law concerning pleading, joinder of claims and parties, trial and pretrial motions, and basic tools of discovery.
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LAW 6219 Civil Procedure II: Jurisdiction
3 Hours
Prerequisites: (LAW 6218 )
This course is a continuation of the process of civil litigation from the commencement of a lawsuit through final judgement. Study may include the binding effect of judgements, selecting the proper court (including subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, and venue), service of process, and choice of law themes.
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LAW 6220 Intellectual Property
3 Hours
This course covers the basic principles of intellectual property law in the United States and internationally. The course provides an overview of the law governing the securing and exploitation of property and other rights in ideas, including protection by patents, copyrights, trademarks, state legislation, and the common law.
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LAW 6225 Separation of Powers
2 Hours
This seminar addresses advanced issues raised by the interaction of the three branches of the federal government, beginning with an examination of each branch’s authority to interpret the Constitution and the interplay between the branches in checking each other’s assertions of power. This seminar also examine how the political popularity and personal characteristics of decision makers affect their ability to exercise power in Washington. Specific areas of study include executive immunity and privilege, congressional oversight of executive actions, judicial selection, foreign affairs, the war power, the issues raised by the executive branch’s refusal to defend the constitutionality of acts of Congress, and judicial review of executive branch efforts to address foreign terrorism. Students will lead one class discussion and prepare a 20-page paper on a topic covered in the seminar.
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LAW 6230 Client Interviewing, Counseling & Communication, Practicum
2 Hours
This course focuses on the skills lawyers need when dealing with clients, including interviewing and counseling skills and the ability to communicate (orally and in writing) effectively with a client.
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LAW 6232 Pretrial Litigation, Practicum
2 or 3 Hours
This course covers the major steps in the pretrial litigation process. Topics covered include litigation planning, fact investigation, legal research, pleading, discovery, pretrial motions, and settlement strategy.
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LAW 6233 Negotiations, Practicum
2 or 3 Hours
This course examines and practices theories of effective negotiating in a transactional context.
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LAW 6235 Tennessee Attorney General Field Placement-Consumer Advocate and Protection Division
2 Hours
As the state’s chief legal officer, the Tennessee Attorney General represents state officials, departments, boards, agencies, and commissions in matters arising from their public duties. The Consumer Advocate and Protection Division protects consumers and businesses from unfair and deceptive trade practices, enforces state and federal antitrust laws, and enforces the unauthorized practice of law statutes. That division also represents the interest of consumers in utility ratemaking proceedings before the Tennessee Regulatory Authority. A student’s duties in the clinic include drafting memoranda, briefs, and motions, and researching statutory and case law on specific consumer protection related topics. Among other things, students will have the opportunity to learn about the investigation process, including the pre-filing subpoena process and the relationship between state and federal consumer enforcement authorities, and will likely assist with cases in active litigation. Students are supervised on-site by deputy and assistant attorneys general. To earn two academic credits, students must successfully complete 100 hours at the clinic and complete the clinic’s classroom component.
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LAW 6236 Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers and Professionals for the Arts Field Placement
2 Hours
The Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers and Professionals for the Arts (“TVLPA”) offers pro-bono legal services to low-income artists of all disciplines, as well as legal and business assistance to emerging nonprofit arts organizations. The field placement allows students to apply the skills learned in the core curriculum and the entertainment law curriculum to live-client situations. The TVPLA is located in the Hitch Building. Students are supervised on-site by a licensed attorney. To earn two academic credits, students must successfully complete 100 hours at the field placement and complete the field placement’s classroom component.
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LAW 6240 Family Law
3 Hours
This course covers a variety of laws impacting the family unit and defining the rights and duties of family members. Topics covered include marriage, annulment, separation, divorce, support, custody, and equitable distribution.
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LAW 6245 Global Health and Human Rights
3 Hours
This interactive course explores the dynamic relationship between global human rights and health. The course utilizes an evidence based approach, studying examples of success and failure around the world, to evaluate different means for improving global health. While the course focuses on major international and regional human rights documents, it also emphasizes the complex web of economic, political, social, and environmental decisions that influence health. Through the course, students will gain a better understanding of the impact of human rights abuses on health, the impact of health policy and practice on human rights, and how the law can help shape both.
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LAW 6250 Professional Responsibility
2 or 3 Hours
This course explores the professional obligations of attorneys and judges as prescribed by regulation and tradition.
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LAW 6255 TBelmont Criminal Law Journal
1-3 Hours
The Belmont Criminal Law Journal is a student organization composed of second-year and third-year law students who host criminal law symposiums and/or forums and produce an on-line published journal with the purpose of advancing discussion of timely criminal law related legal issues among the professional and academic communities. The student will also run, under the supervision of their faculty advisor, a criminal law focused legal blog with the purpose of disseminating news and information about important developments and issues in criminal law for professional practitioner and academic law communities.
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LAW 6256 Health Care Blog
1 Hours
Students who are members of the Belmont Health Law Journal, a student organization composed of second-year and third-year law students who host health law symposiums and/or forums and produce an on-line published journal with the purpose of advancing discussion of timely health law related legal issues among the professional and academic communities, will be eligible to work under their associated law supervision of local attorneys for the purpose of assisting the attorney(s) and their associated law firms with the research and writing of blog posts regarding current and developing health law topics. The students will be selected by the law firm for participation in advance of the course. Blog posts may be published by the attorney or law firm and also by the Belmont Health Law Journal on its website.
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LAW 6257 Belmont Entertainment Law Journal
1-3 Hours
The Belmont Entertainment Law Journal is a student organization composed of second-year and third-year law students who host entertainment, sports and media law symposia and/or forums and produce a published journal with the purpose of advancing discussion of timely entertainment, sports and media law related legal issues among the professional and academic communities. The students will also run, under the supervision of their faculty advisor, an entertainment law focused legal blog with the purpose of disseminating news and information about important developments and issues in entertainment, sports, and media law for the professional practitioner and the academic communities. The legal blog will also include interviews of and presentations by industry professionals who are involved in the legal and business elements of entertainment, sports and media.
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LAW 6258 Franchise Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course examines the legal, practical, and conceptual aspects of franchising, including the review of franchise agreements, federal and State franchising regulatory systems, and legal issues associated with the franchise relationship.
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LAW 6260 Wills and Trusts
3 Hours
This course explores the gratuitous transfer of property at death, including intestate and testate succession. It also examines the nature, establishment, management, and termination of inter vivos and testamentary trusts.
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LAW 6265 Employment Discrimination
2 or 3 Hours
This course examines federal constitutional and statutory law as it applies to employment discrimination. The course includes a discussion of the prohibitions of discrimination based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion and age. The course also will explore the most prominent statutes in this area including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and an older civil rights statute from the Reconstruction era, 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The course considers the basic framework for proving discrimination under Title VII, the substantive meanings of “discrimination” under these acts, and some of the procedural and remedial issues relevant to employment discrimination law. The course provides both the practical knowledge necessary to identify and analyze employment discrimination problems and a theoretical foundation relevant to antidiscrimination law.
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LAW 6270 Public International Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course studies the basic rules and principles governing the conduct of nation-states and international organizations and their relations with each other. Topics include the law of treaties and customary law, the relationship between international law and municipal law, human rights law, the use of force in international relations, and international criminal law.
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LAW 6271 International Business Transactions
3 Hours
This course explores selected issues encountered in private international transactions and emphasizes the options available to counsel engaged in the preventive practice of law.
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LAW 6272 International Humans Rights Law
3 Hours
This course offers a thorough introduction to the theory and practice of international human rights law, with particular emphasis on the changing ways in which human rights law is made and used. Topics to be covered include: an introduction to basic principles of international law; the philosophical foundations of universal human rights; core international human rights norms and their foundations in the UN Charter and other treaties; recent human rights-based challenges to the idea of state sovereignty; and an overview of international humanitarian law and the law of war, human rights, and development.
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LAW 6273 Mediation
2 or 3 Hours
This practicum provides students with mediation theoretical concepts, explores key mediation techniques and strategies, and develops practical skills in students in order for them to serve as effective legal advocates during mediation or as neutral third-party mediators in various conflict situations, including legal and transactional disputes. As one form of alternative dispute resolution, students will learn the stages of the mediation process and the different styles, approaches, techniques, and strategies used by effective mediators to assist parties with resolving their disputes. Students will also learn about ethical issues in mediation. Students will acquire practical, hands-on experience in the mediation process and will develop their skills in mediating different types of disputes through the use of interactive, in-class exercises and simulated mediations.
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LAW 6282 Energy Law
2 Hours
This course will examine the legal and administrative framework governing energy production and consumption in the United States–integrating legal, economic and environmental analysis. It will cover the regulatory environment–state and federal–for electricity, coal, natural gas, and nuclear power. In particular, the course will focus on the basics of state public utility regulation and the major statutes administered by the federal agencies that regulate energy. The course will conclude by examining current legislative efforts designed to address the significant environmental and energy-related challenges facing the United States.
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LAW 6300 Alternative Dispute Resolution, Practicum
2 or 3 Hours
This course studies various forms of ADR, including mediation and arbitration. The course will examine the appropriateness and effectiveness of various forms of ADR in particular situations and types of action.
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LAW 6301 Contract Drafting
2 Hours
This course reinforces the substantive law learned in Contracts and Sales by allowing students to apply the law they have learned. Students learn about contract negotiation, planning, and drafting, and draw on these practical skills, as well as their substantive knowledge, in representing clients in simulated contract exercises.
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LAW 6310 Trial Advocacy, Practicum
2 or 3 Hours
This is an intensive course in the analysis, skills, and techniques of trials. The course includes simulated exercises on all aspects of in-court trial practice, including opening statements, development of witness testimony on direct and cross-examination, use of illustrative aids and exhibits in evidence, impeachment, expert testimony, and summations.
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LAW 6311 Business Planning, Practicum
2 Hours
This course equips students to effectively formulate a business plan. The course covers the legal authority and the techniques involved in this area, including those dealing with the organization, maintenance, and termination of businesses.
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LAW 6312 Practicum: Applied Legal Ethics
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Professional Responsibility
This practicum will build upon the foundation established in Professional Responsibility to help students become proficient at spotting ethical issues that can arise in law practice and in developing strategies for effective responses to those challenges. This practicum allows students to explore emerging and complex topics in legal ethics. The course focuses on application of the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct. Topics vary as developments occur in the legal profession, and may include: technology-related ethics issues; lawyer advertising and its regulation; pro bono; judicial selection and regulations; specialized conflict issues (e.g., criminal defense, insurance defense, business relationships with clients, corporate counsel, personal interest conflicts); attorney-client privilege issues; bar admissions; disciplinary issues; legal malpractice (e.g., Standing requirements, role of expert witnesses); and modern law film structures.
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LAW 6313 Practicum: Practical Issues in Criminal Law
1-2 Hours
In this course students explore in a classroom setting issues confronting attorneys for both the prosecution and the defense. Topics include conflicts of interest, discovery and exculpatory evidence, plea negotiations, sentencing considerations, and ethical concerns. This class is combined with a field placement in a criminal law setting during the same semester (students must register separately for the field placement).
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LAW 6314 Practicum: Government Relations Law
2 Hours
This course exposes students to the role of lawyers who deal with governmental agencies on behalf of clients. There is a two hour class session each week devoted to lectures and discussion of relevant subjects such as campaign finance law, lobbying ethics, tax consequences of lobbying activities. Students also gain hands-on experience working on behalf of the Uniform Law Commission to seek enactment by the Tennessee General Assembly of select Uniform Acts.
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LAW 6320 Clinics
2 Hours
The clinics will afford students the opportunity to represent actual clients under the supervision of a faculty member. The types of clinics that will be offered by the College of Law are yet to be determined.
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LAW 6321 Health Law Practicum
2 Hours
This course provides practical application of the various aspects of a transactional health law practice. Students participate in a number of activities including drafting of contracts, contract negotiations, business planning analyses, strategic planning for legal structure, and drafting research memoranda in connection with applicable healthcare laws.
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LAW 6322 Health Care Business and Finance
3 Hours
This course focuses on health care transactions and the various legal and business issues that affect and inform such transactions. Specifically, it examines various business transactions and structures, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, network affiliations, and other business arrangements, and also explores basic corporate organizational structures, including considerations for transactions involving nonprofit organizations. It also examines the various legal issues related to business operations of health care organizations, including financing, reimbursement, and taxation.
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LAW 6324 Disability Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course looks at the various laws that have been enacted to protect individuals with disabilities, primarily focused on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which has changed the legal landscape for employers, government, and businesses with regard to their treatment of disabled individuals. Specifically, it examines the basic framework under applicable laws to protect against discrimination of disabled individuals, including public accommodations, and also analyze some of the challenges that organizations face in implementation of the law.
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LAW 6325 Field Placement
2 Hours
The field placement allows students to apply the skills learned in the core curriculum to live-client situations. Field placement students work in a judges’ chambers, public law office, public interest organization, or for in-house counsel under the direct supervision of a licensed attorney. A minimum of 100 hours of work is required to successfully complete the field placement as well as the successful completion of the classroom component. Field placement policies are available on the College of Law’s website.
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LAW 6330 Advanced Trial Advocacy, Practicum
2 or 3 Hours
This course builds on the skills learned in Trial Advocacy. Each participant will take part in at least one full simulated trial.
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LAW 6331 Appellate Practice, Practicum
2 Hours
This course focuses on the art of oral advocacy and provides further instruction in persuasive writing. Students write appellate briefs and present oral arguments.
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LAW 6332 Real Estate Transactions, Practicum
2 Hours
This course focuses on how commercial and residential real estate is conveyed. Topics covered include legal theories of title, transfer, and ownership issues. The skills portion of this course may include real estate title search; drafting of purchase and sales agreements, deeds, mortgages, UCC statements, closing settlement statements, and leases; drafting and review of easements, attachments, and other encumbrances; and drafting and scheduling of foreclosure sales.
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LAW 6333 Estate Planning, Practicum
2 Hours
This course focuses on the role of careful planning and drafting in the estate and gift transfer areas, with particular attention to the goal of minimizing estate and gift tax liability.
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LAW 6334 Entertainment Law Practice, Practicum
2 Hours
This course is designed to give students a look into the actual practice of entertainment law and into the role of lawyers in the modern entertainment world.
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LAW 6335 Law Office Management, Practicum
2 Hours
This course focuses on the management of a small law office. Topics include: structure of law firms; financial issues (including compensation, billing, fees, and trust accounts); business development (marketing and advertising); law practice tools; and personnel, office, and operational issues.
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LAW 6337 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Regulation
3 Hours
With federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid providing healthcare coverage for Americans, a body of laws have developed to ensure that individuals and organizations that provide services to Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries are not defrauding or abusing such programs either by billing the government for services that were not provided or were not medically necessary. This course will focus primarily on the federal Antikickback Statute, the Physician Self-Referral Statute (commonly known as the Stark Law), the False Claims Act, and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law, examining the basic framework behind the laws, the complex legal structures and arrangements that result from complying with such laws, and the steep penalties assessed for failure to comply.
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LAW 6338 Medical Malpractice
2 Hours
This course will examine the substantive and procedural aspects of medical malpractice litigation, including issues arising out of submission of evidence, discovery and records requests, expert witness testimony, and notice requirements for filings. It will also examine internal investigations in connection with such malpractice actions, peer review protection, the challenges of a medical malpractice trial.
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LAW 6339 Mental Health Law
2 Hours
This course examines the unique set of laws and regulations that govern patients with mental health issues. Specifically, the course looks at the various complexities of the treatment of mental health patients, including issues surrounding informed consent, involuntary admissions, privacy of patient information, competency for decision making, patient safety, conservatorships, and guardianships. This course also examines important issues at the intersection of law and psychology/psychiatry, both civil and criminal.
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LAW 6341 Non-Profit Organizations
2 or 3 Hours
This course will prepare students to interact with nonprofit organizations in a variety of capacities, from board member to founder to adviser. Topics discussed will include nonprofit corporations, tax exempt organizations, the role and duties of the board of directors, standards of conduct and fiduciary duties of directors, conflicts of interest, record keeping, annual compliance, indemnification and protection of board members, board operations, and board-staff relationship. In addition, students will discuss the process for forming a new organization, including drafting governance documents and the application to the IRS for recognition of tax exempt status. These issues will be examined in an interactive setting using real world examples.
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LAW 6342 Public Health Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course examines both the authority and limitations of the government in the provision, promotion, and regulation of the health of its citizens. It explores the various aspects of public health law, including laws and regulations designed to prevent illness and disease and promote good health and the agencies charged with enforcement and implementation of such efforts (e.g., USDA, FDA, etc.), and examines the private enforcement mechanisms to regulate the same concerns such as the litigation against the tobacco companies. This course also examines the establishment and operation of government safety net programs for certain underserved populations, such as public health centers and federally qualified health care centers.
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LAW 6343 Music Industry Law
2 Hours
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the legal, business, and financial aspects of the music business. It will focus on the representation of artists and will address the transactional deals between artists and those with whom the artist conducts business, including managers, agents and attorneys. Topics will include recording agreements, music publishing, touring, merchandising, sponsorships and other key areas.
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LAW 6344 Judiciary Practicum
2 or 3 Hours
This course has a two-fold purpose: to explore the constitutional and legal role of the judiciary in our tri-partite system of government; and, second, to explore the role of the judge, judicial ethics and the role of law clerks. The purpose of the practicum is to better prepare students for clerkships and for eventual judgeships. It is also beneficial to anyone interested in litigation to gain additional insight into the functioning of a judicial officer.
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LAW 6345 Motion Picture Financing Transactions
2 Hours
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the legal, business, and financial aspects of film financing transactions, financing sources and structures, financing through new media, evolving creative financing, choice of entity, securities laws, accounting, bankruptcy, taxation, completion guarantees, pre-sales, and the calculation of net profits. The course will cover film financing transactions from inception to closing.
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LAW 6346 Film and Television Transactional Law
2 Hours
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the legal, business and financial aspects of filmed entertainment, with pertinent comparisons and contrasts between the motion picture and television industries, and between studio and independent production. The course will cover issues relevant to acquisitions, financing sources and structures, personal service contracts, theories of protection, completion risks and guarantees, distribution, revenues and contingent proceeds, litigation, reality television, and idea disclosure.
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LAW 6350 Bar Refresher
5-6 Hours
This course is designed to prepare students for the Multistate Bar Examination and state essay examinations. The primary focus of the course will be to refresh the following topics: real property, contracts, sales, criminal law, criminal procedure, torts, evidence, constitutional law, and professional responsibility. The course also may refresh the following subjects: negotiable instruments, secured transactions, civil procedure, family law, remedies, wills, and trusts. The course will include practice and graded essay and multiple-choice examinations.
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LAW 6355 Sports Law
2 Hours
This course examines legal issues impacting amateur and professional sports. Students will analyze sports cases and materials that cover multiple disciplines, including contracts, torts, constitutional law, antitrust (including collective bargaining, player drafts and other player restraints), labor and employment, intellectual property, criminal law, individual player-club contract issues, gender equity issues, and disability discrimination issues.
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LAW 6356 Cyber Law
2 Hours
This course will explore specific problems in applying law to cyberspace in areas such as intellectual property, privacy, content control, and the bounds of jurisdiction.
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LAW 6357 Mass Media Law
3 Hours
This course surveys the law of multimedia including print, radio, television, Internet, and other forms of distribution. The subject matter addressed includes the First Amendment, defamation, invasion of privacy and the right of publicity, Federal Communications Commission regulation, advertising and commercial speech, fair use, newsgathering and other relevant subjects.
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LAW 6358 Constitutional Law I: Powers and Structures
3 Hours
This course examines the structure of governance created by the United States Constitution and the roles that separate powers, federalism, and judicial review play in that governmental structure. The course explores the relationship among the three branches of the federal government, the allocation of power between the states and the federal government, and the principles that govern judicial review of governmental action.
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LAW 6359 Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights
3 Hours
Prerequisites: (LAW 6358 )
This course examines the individual rights provided by the United States Constitution. This course will examine the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment protections for procedural and substantive due process, equal protection, and the First Amendment protection of religious liberty and freedoms of speech and association.
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LAW 6361 Local Government Law
2 Hours
This course examines the source, scope, uses, and limits of local government power. This course addresses the relationship between local governments and state and federal governments as well as examining the important role of local government in shaping communities.
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LAW 6362 Mergers and Acquisitions
2 or 3 Hours
Prerequisites: A prerequisite to enrolling in this course, students must have taken and passed Business Associations with a B or better average
This course will focus on advanced topics in corporate governance, particularly with respect to acquisitions and mergers. Essential to any understanding of acquisitions, are topics that include fiduciary duties, due diligence, tax advice and anti-trust. This course will cover such issues.
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LAW 6363 State and Local Taxation
2 Hours
This course examines various issues in state and local taxation, including ad valorem (property), sales and use, individual, and corporate income taxes. It also studies federal cases and statutes that limit states in design and implementation of their tax systems.
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