COURSE NUMBER & NAME: 111 & 121 Contracts I and II

CREDIT HOURS: Six (6) REQUIRED: yes ELECTIVE: no

PREREQUISITES (Required): NONE

PREREQUISITES (Advised): NONE

WHEN OFFERED:  Contracts I - Fall

                          Contracts II - Spring

SUBSTANTIVE COVERAGE AND OBJECTIVES OF COURSE:

Contract formation, breach of contract, and remedies. Coverage includes: the meaning of contract enforcement; the substantive bases for enforcing promises; the mechanics of offer and acceptance; the requirement of a writing for certain types of contracts; various methods of policing the bargain; the process of defining the scope of the contract and interpreting the contract; the problems relating to basic assumptions made by contracting parties; third-party beneficiaries; and assignment and delegation.

RELATION TO OTHER OFFERINGS IN CURRICULUM:

This course is fundamental to all consensual arrangements and to concepts encountered throughout the curriculum. It is also directly relevant to Commercial Transactions (UCC articles 1 and 2) and Remedies.

RELATION TO BAR EXAM SUBJECTS:

Contracts is a principal area for examination in the multistate exam and for state bar exams. It also relates to Commercial Transactions (UCC articles 1 and 2), Restitution, and Remedies, subjects identified as areas of law tested on the Tennessee Bar Exam.

RELATION TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Essential to the practice of law in all its forms, including litigation, transactions, and administrative work.