Advanced Curriculum

In the second and third years, UCLA Law students may choose from a wide array of law and law-related courses, in addition to a mandatory course in Professional Responsibility and an upper-division writing requirement. Typically, these years fulfill several objectives. Some of the student’s time will be taken up with basic and advanced courses, in such areas as constitutional law (freedom of speech, press, and religion, or the rights of the accused in the criminal process); courses that examine the legal framework in which society’s economic life takes place (Business Associations, Federal Taxation, Labor Law); and others focusing on basic elements of the judicial process (Evidence, Remedies). The upper years also allow students to explore more specialized offerings in fields as diverse as International Law, Family Law, and Intellectual Property Law. In addition, upper class students often choose from among a variety of offerings in the Clinical Program, or pursue a coordinated course of study through the Corporate Law Specialization, the Critical Race Studies Specialization, or the Public Interest Law and Policy Program.