COURSE NUMBER & NAME: 122 Torts II

CREDIT HOURS: Three (3) REQUIRED: yes ELECTIVE: no

PREREQUISITES (Required): Torts I

PREREQUISITES (Advised): NONE

WHEN OFFERED: Spring semester

SUBSTANTIVE COVERAGE AND OBJECTIVES OF COURSE:

To introduce students to the Tort law and practice discourse community. Students will critically analyze, deconstruct, and reconstruct the lexicon of Tort law and its rhetorical models through the study of the following areas: Land Owner and Land Occupier Liability, Defenses to Negligence, Damages, Joint Tortfeasors, Imputed Negligence, Wrongful Death and Survival, Strict Liability, Products Liability, and Nuisance.

RELATION TO OTHER OFFERINGS IN CURRICULUM:

Torts II overlaps with Civil Procedure, Trial Practice, Legal Methods, Property, Remedies, and Products Liability Law.

RELATION TO BAR EXAM SUBJECTS:

The Law of Torts occupies 40 questions on the 200 question Multi-state portion of the Bar Examination.

RELATION TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Most fundamental tools of analysis are gained in the first year core curriculum.