SLSPA CURRICULUM
2012
Summer Law School Preparation Academy
Coursework
Descriptions and Requirements for a Certificate of Legal Reasoning
SLSPA students must complete 12 hours of coursework
across one or two summers to earn the UTSA Certificate of Legal Reasoning.
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Phase I of the 2012 SLSPA runs from June 4 through July 11; Phase
II from July 12 through August 18.
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The cost of the SLSPA for students is the normal UTSA charge per
course for tuition, fees and books during the Summer of 2012. Check UTSA
Tuition and Fees for Summer 2012 at: http://utsa.edu/fiscalservices/tuition.html
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When accepted into SLSPA, staff
will enroll you in courses. Instructions are in student acceptance documents.
Contact Dr. Ana Alvarez with questions- x2990.
(Courses in black are 1st summer session, courses in blue are 2nd
summer session)
Category I (Students
should take one course from Cat I)
ENG 4953 Special Studies in English: Legal Technical Writing(Session
I, two sections @ 9:15 & 11)
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Professor D. Abdo
Organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally or
not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Studies
may be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but not more than 6 semester
credit hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor’s degree.
LGS 3013 Legal Research and
Writing (Session I, @ 7:30 a.m.)
(3-0) 3 hours credit.. Professor J. Oliva
Provides students with the opportunity to explore the modes and sources of
legal research, both traditional and electronic. Credit cannot be earned for
both LGS 3013 and CRJ 3613.)
LGS 3213 Law School Studies (Session I, @ 9:15 a.m.)
(3-0) 3 hours credit.. Professor J. Oliva
Basic introduction to the primary subject areas covered in American law schools.
Topics generally include Property, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Torts, Criminal
Law, Family Law, Constitutional Law, and Professional Ethics. Topic coverage
may extend to corporations, oil and gas, tax, or other more specialized topics.
The course will better prepare students for the anticipated coursework and
subject matter for the transition to law school. Concise and precise writing
emphasized in summer. (Category1 or 2 option)
Category II (Students should take two courses from Cat II)
LGS 4013 Constitutional Analyses I (Powers)
(Session I, Sections @ 11:00 a.m.)
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: POL 1013.
An analysis of constitutional cases, issues, and modes of interpretation focusing on governmental powers. Provides students the opportunity to hone analytical, critical reading, and writing skills and to increase substantive knowledge of constitutional law.
LGS 4013 Constitutional Analyses II (Rights) (Session I, Sections @ 12:45 p.m.)
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: POL 1013.
An analysis of constitutional cases, issues, and modes of interpretation focusing on the Bill of Rights, individual freedoms, and equal protection. Provides students the opportunity to enhance analytical, critical- reading, and writing skills and to increase substantive knowledge of constitutional law.
LGS 3213 Law School Studies (Session I, @ 9:15 a.m.)
(3-0) 3 hours credit.. Professor J. Oliva
Basic introduction to the primary subject areas covered in American law schools.
Topics generally include Property, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Torts, Criminal
Law, Family Law, Constitutional Law, and Professional Ethics. Topic coverage
may extend to corporations, oil and gas, tax, or other more specialized topics.
The course will better prepare students for the anticipated coursework and
subject matter for the transition to law school. Concise and precise writing
emphasized in summer. (Category1 or 2 option)
LGS 4223 Torts (crosslisted as BLW
4953, below) (Session II, two sections @ 9:15 & 11)
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Professor M. Laracey
This course provides students with the opportunity to analyze American tort
law. Topics may include negligence, intentional torts, affirmative defenses,
and legal damages as well as, vicarious products and strict liability. Students
should be prepared to read, brief, and discuss case law.
CROSSLISTED AS (i.e. same course; students may register for either
one or the other, whichever assists their major or minor)
BLW 4953 Special Studies in Business Law:
Torts (crosslisted as LGS 4223, above) (Session II, two sections @ 9:15
& 11)
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: MGT 3003 and consent of
instructor. Professor M. Laracey
An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally
or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Studies
may be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but not more than 6 semester
credit hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor’s degree.
Category III (Students should take one course
from Cat III)
LGS 4013 Issues in Law & Society:
Analytical reasoning, Logic, & LSAT (Session II, three sections @ 9:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,
12:45 p.m.)
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Instructor: Professor J. Espronceda and Staff
Provides students with the opportunity to conduct research on selected issues
associated with the law and society. May be repeated for credit when topics
vary, with permission of the Director of the Institute for Law and Public
Affairs
LGS 4123 Legal and Philosophical
Reasoning (Session I, @ 12:45 p.m.)
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Staff
An intensive analysis of selected philosophical texts focusing on law and
justice. Students are challenged to develop critical reading and thinking
skills by studying the texts of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Dworkin,
Hart, and/ or others who outline difficult arguments and unfamiliar ideas.
Emphasis is placed on drawing reasoned conclusions, advocating positions, and
expressing oneself in oral and written forms. (Credit cannot be earned for LGS
4123 and POL 4123.) (Option: may count toward Category 1 or 2, with permission
of Director, tailored to student assessments and needs.)
Summer
Law School Preparation Academy
Offered Coursework
Summer 2012