An Introduction to American Law

$49.00

This course will give you a glimpse into six different areas of American law: Tort Law, Contract Law, Property, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Civil Procedure. read more…

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What you'll learn

Welcome

Contract Law

Property Law

Constitutional Law

Criminal Law

Civil Procedure

Final Exam

Description

This course will give you a glimpse into six different areas of American law: Tort Law, Contract Law, Property, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Civil Procedure.

You will gain insight into the complexities and dilemmas that arise from the application of law in different settings, and what is distinctive about American approaches.

Requirements

Access to a computer or mobile device with an internet connection.

Motivation to learn!

There are no special materials or prerequisite knowledge required for this course.

Who this course is for

Students who are new to this field

Students willing to put in a couple hours to learn about An Introduction to American Law

Advanced students wanting to add another skill to their portfolio

Content Creator

Anita Allen – Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy – Penn Law

Shyam Balganesh – Professor of Law – Penn Law

Stephen Morse – Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell Professor of Law; Professor of Psychology and Law in Psychiatry; Associate Director, Center for Neuroscience & Society – Penn Law

Theodore Ruger – Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law – Penn Law

Tess Wilkinson-Ryan – Assistant Professor of Law and Psychology – Penn Law

Tobias Barrington Wolff – Professor of Law – Penn Law

This course includes

Participation Confirmation/Certificate

Option for learning at your own pace

Videos and reading material about the course

Practice tests

Assessed tasks with feedback from other course participants

Evaluated tests with feedback

Evaluated programming tasks

Discussions

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