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2012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendum73Although a passing grade will be charged to the student’sP/NP option, no petition is required. All otherstudents will receive a letter grade unless a P/NPpetition is filed.) GE credit: ArtHum | AH.—I. (I.)Popescu, Rundin(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)2. Elementary Latin (5)Lecture—5 hours. Prerequisite: course 1. Continuationof course 1. GE credit: ArtHum | AH.—II. (II.)Rundin(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)3. Intermediate Latin (5)Lecture—5 hours. Prerequisite: course 2. Continuationof course 2. Selected readings from Latinauthors. GE credit: ArtHum | AH.—III. (III.) Rundin(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Upper Division118. Roman Historians (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:course 100 or equivalent. Readings in Latinfrom one or more of the major Roman historians andbiographers. Authors may include Sallust, Nepos,Livy, Tacitus, Suetonius, and Ammianus Marcellinus.Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum | AH,WC, WE.—Seal(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)119. Readings in Republican LatinLiterature (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:course 100 or equivalent. Translation and discussionof selected readings from Republican Latinliterature. May be repeated for credit when topicsvary. Offered in alternate years. GE credit:ArtHum | AH, WC, WE.—Stem(change in existing course—eff. summer 12)120. Readings in Imperial Latin Literature(4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:course 100 or equivalent. Readings in ImperialLatin literature. Offered in alternate years. GE credit:ArtHum | AH, WC, WE.—Stem(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)121. Latin Prose Composition (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course100 or equivalent. Prose composition. Offered inalternate years. GE credit: ArtHum | AH.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)130. Readings in Late Latin (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:course 100 or equivalent. Translation and discussionof selected readings from late imperial-earlymedieval Christian and pagan literature. Offered inalternate years. GE credit: ArtHum | AH, WC, WE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)LawNew and changed courses in Law(LAW)Graduate209AT. Patent Prosecution and Practice (2)Discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 274 orconsent of instructor. Essential aspects of patent prosecution:the role of the patent practitioner, claimsand specification drafting, requirements, and strategy,appeals and post-grant proceedings, AmericanInvents Act considerations, portfolio developmentand strategy, and litigation considerations.(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)213T. Terrorism and International Law (2)Seminar—2 hours. International terrorism remains apressing concern. Devising effective remedies forresponding to it within the bounds of the law is critical.Therefore, the new generation of internationallawyers needs to be familiar with the relevant lawand standards.(new course—eff. fall 13)218TB. Law of War (3)Discussion—3 hours. Surveys the law of armed conflictas it applies to today’s battlefields.(new course—eff. fall 13)219. Evidence (3)Discussion—3 hours. Covers rules regarding theadmissibility of testimonial and documentary proofduring the trial of civil and criminal cases, includingrules governing relevancy, hearsay, the examinationand impeachment of witnesses, expert opinion, andconstitutional and statutory privileges.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)220T. State and Local Taxation (3)Discussion—3 hours. Introduction to fundamentals ofstate and local taxation. Beginning with historicaland constitutional aspects, students will analyzerecent developments in state and local taxation andtheir impact on client representation.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)221. Trusts, Wills and Decedents' Estates (3)Discussion—3 hours. Law of decedent’s estates, willsand trusts.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)222. Critical Race Theory Seminar (3)Discussion—3 hours. Examines race relations andracial discrimination in America through the perspectivesof proponents of the Critical Race Theory(CRT) movement, a collection of legal scholars whochallenge both conservative and liberal politicalorthodoxies.(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)224. Animal Law Seminar (2)Seminar—2 hours. An introduction to legal principlesaffecting animals and their use. GE credit: WE.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)243A. Secured Transactions (2)Discussion—2 hours. Secured transactions are transactionswhere a lender takes an interest in debtor’sproperty as “collateral,” or security, for repayment ofa loan. Covers secured transactions in personalproperty such as auto and bank loans against businessinventory.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)248B. International Human Rights (2)Discussion—2 hours. Introduces international humanrights legal system through an examination of its historicalorigins and precursors and a review of itsinternational legal backdrop, including the characterand sources of international law, the UN Charterand the UN system.(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)250BT. Writing Requirement Workshop (2)Seminar—2 hours. Students who have written acourse paper or an independent study paper andwould like to take papers to the next level, producinga work of publishable quality. (S/U grading only.)GE credit: WE.(new course—eff. fall 13)254T. Practicum in Rural CommunityAdvocacy (3)Seminar—3 hours. Provides an opportunity to learnabout Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodsand community--based lawyering in the context ofrural community development and advocacy. Usingthese skills and knowledge to serve rural Californiacommunities.(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)257B. Statutory Interpretation (3)Discussion—3 hours. Elective course for EnvironmentalLaw Certificate Program. Provides an introductionto the theory and practice of statutory interpretation.(change in existing course—eff. fall 12)264A. Ocean and Coastal Law (2)Discussion—2 hours. Introduction to the goals andchallenges of coastal and ocean policy; the complicatedweb of public and private interests in coastallands and ocean waters; regulation of coastal development;domestic and international fisheries management;and preservation of ocean resources.(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)269AT. The Financial Crisis: Law & Policyand Inequality (2)Seminar—2 hours. Examines the regulation of financialintermediaries. The stated goal of regulation isto ensure systemic stability and to pursue consumerprotection. We will ask whether there is an imbalancebetween systematic stability and consumer protectionbefore the crisis of 2008.(new course—eff. spring 13)274BT. Law of Trade Secrets and RestrictiveCovenants (2)Discussion—2 hours. Focus is on the law of tradesecrets, including the Uniform Trade Secret Act(UTSA), restrictive covenants not to compete, andcurrent case law developments in the areas ofemployee mobility and raids, and corporate espionage.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)274CT. Knowledge Commons,Collaborative Authorship, Open Access (2)Seminar—2 hours. Focuses on the increasinglyglobal diffusion and success of collaborative formsof cultural and technoscientific production rooted incopyright-based licenses.(new course—eff. spring 13)275. Complex Litigation (2)Discussion—2 hours. Issues that frequently arise inlarge complex litigation involving multiple partiesand multiple claims.(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)277. Native American Law (3)Discussion—3 hours. Seminar focuses on legal relationsbetween Native American tribes and the federaland state governments.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)280AT. Legal Analysis (2)Discussion—2 hours. Selected enrollment by permissionof professor; 2L’s only. Focuses on skills criticalto law school success, and ultimately, bar exam success.(S/U grading only.)(new course—eff. fall 13)284. Law and Economics (4)Discussion—4 hours. Prior study of economics is notrequired. Introduces students to the economic analysisof law.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)285. Environmental Law (3)Discussion—3 hours. An introduction to federal andstate environmental law, including coverage of historicaldevelopment of environmental law; the role ofcourts.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience