This document outlines the curriculum for the Juris Doctor non-thesis program at New Era University College of Law. It lists all required courses over six semesters, including course codes, descriptions, units, and prerequisites. The core subjects covered include constitutional law, criminal law, contracts, property law, civil procedure, evidence, and taxation among others. Students must complete 149 units to graduate.
This document outlines the curriculum for the Juris Doctor non-thesis program at New Era University College of Law. It lists all required courses over six semesters, including course codes, descriptions, units, and prerequisites. The core subjects covered include constitutional law, criminal law, contracts, property law, civil procedure, evidence, and taxation among others. Students must complete 149 units to graduate.
This document outlines the curriculum for the Juris Doctor non-thesis program at New Era University College of Law. It lists all required courses over six semesters, including course codes, descriptions, units, and prerequisites. The core subjects covered include constitutional law, criminal law, contracts, property law, civil procedure, evidence, and taxation among others. Students must complete 149 units to graduate.
This document outlines the curriculum for the Juris Doctor non-thesis program at New Era University College of Law. It lists all required courses over six semesters, including course codes, descriptions, units, and prerequisites. The core subjects covered include constitutional law, criminal law, contracts, property law, civil procedure, evidence, and taxation among others. Students must complete 149 units to graduate.
COLLEGE OF LAW JURIS DOCTOR (NON-THESIS) PROGRAM Effective AY 2019-2020
FIRST YEAR – FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE COURSE DESCRIPTION LEC/LAB UNIT PRE-REQUISITE JDINTRO Introduction to Law 1 1 JDPERSON Persons and Family Relations 4 4 JDCON1 Constitutional Law 1 3 3 JDCRIM1 Criminal Law 1 3 3 JDSTAT* Statutory Construction 2 2 JDLR* Legal Research 2 2 JDLW* Legal Writing 2 2 TOTAL 17
FIRST YEAR – SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE COURSE DESCRIPTION LEC/LAB UNIT PRE-REQUISITE JDOBLIC Obligations and Contracts 5 5 JDPERSON JDCON2 Constitutional Law 2 3 3 JDCON1 JDCRIM2 Criminal Law 2 4 4 JDCRIM1 JDTECH* Legal Technique and Logic 2 2 JDETHICS Basic Legal Ethics 3 3 JDJURIS-19* Jurisdiction 1 1 TOTAL 18
SECOND YEAR – FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE COURSE DESCRIPTION LEC/LAB UNIT PRE-REQUISITE JDPRO Property 4 4 JDOBLIC JDSALES Sales 2 2 JDOBLIC JDCIVPRO Civil Procedure 4 4 JDPERSON, JDOBLIC JDLABOR1 Labor Law 1 3 3 JDLTD Land, Titles, and Deeds 2 2 JDPRO Natural Resources and Environmental JDNATRES-19* 3 3 Law JDHRLAW* Human Rights Law 2 2 JDCON2 TOTAL 20
SECOND YEAR – SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE COURSE DESCRIPTION LEC/LAB UNIT PRE-REQUISITE JDCRIMPRO Criminal Procedure 3 3 JDCRIM1, JDCRIM2 Negotiable Instruments and Banking JDNIBL 3 3 JDOBLIC Laws JDCREDIT Credit Transactions 3 3 JDOBLIC JDLABOR2 Labor Law 2 3 3 JDLABOR1 Administrative Law, Law on Public JDADMIN 3 3 JDCON1 Officers and Election Law JDPIL-19 Public International Law 3 3 JDCON1 JDAGSOC* Agrarian Law and Social Legislation 2 2 JDIP-19 Intellectual Property Law 2 2 TOTAL 22 THIRD YEAR – FIRST SEMESTER COURSE CODE COURSE DESCRIPTION LEC/LAB UNIT PRE-REQUISITE JDSUC Succession 4 4 JDPERSON, JDPRO JDBO1 Agency, Trust and Partnership 3 3 JDOBLIC JDTAX1 Taxation Law I 3 3 JDCON1 JDTRANS Transportation 2 2 JDOBLIC JDINS Insurance 2 2 JDOBLIC JDCONF Conflict of Laws 2 2 JDOBLIC, JDPERSON JDSPECPRO Special Proceedings 2 2 JDSUC JDADR-19* Appropriate Dispute Resolution 2 2 TOTAL 20
THIRD YEAR – SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE COURSE DESCRIPTION LEC/LAB UNIT PRE-REQUISITE JDEVID Evidence 4 4 JDCIVPRO, JDCRIMPRO JDBO2 Corporation Law 4 4 JDOBLIC JDPERSON, JDPRO, JDTAX2 Taxation II 3 3 JDTAX1, JDSUC JDTORTS Torts and Damages 2 2 JDOBLIC JDPALE* Problem Areas in Legal Ethics 3 3 JDETHICS JDLEGMED* Legal Medicine 1 1 JDCRIM2 JDOBLIC, JDNEGO, JDLTD, JDBO1, JDSALES, JDFORMS* Legal Forms 2 2 JDCREDIT, JDPRO, JDCRIMPRO, JDCIVPRO JDALWR-19* Academic Legal Writing and Research 2 2 TOTAL 21
FOURTH YEAR – FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE COURSE DESCRIPTION LEC/LAB UNIT PRE-REQUISITE Constitutional and International Law JDCONIL-19 6 6 JDCON1, JDCON2 Review JDCIV1 Civil Law Review 1 4 4 JDPRO, JDSUC, JDPERSON JDCRIMREV Criminal Law Review 4 4 JDCRIM1, JDCRIM2 JDSPECPRO, JDEVID, JDREM1 Remedial Law Review 1 3 3 JDCIVPRO, JDCRIMPRO JDLABOR3-19 Labor Law Review 3 3 JDLABOR1, JDLABOR2 JDEVID, JDCRIMPRO, JDPRAC1-19 Practice Court 1 2 2 JDCIVPRO, JDSPECPRO, JDFORMS TOTAL 22
FOURTH YEAR – SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE COURSE DESCRIPTION LEC/LAB UNIT PRE-REQUISITE JDREM2-19 Remedial Law Review 2 4 4 JDREM1 JDCIV2 Civil Law Review 2 4 4 JDCIV1 JDINS, JDTRANS, JDBO1, JDCOMREV-19 Commercial Law Review 6 6 JDBO2, JDCREDIT, JDNEGO JDTAX3-19 Taxation Law Review 3 3 JDTAX1, JDTAX2 Legal and Judicial Ethics and Practical JDLJEPE-19 2 2 Exercises JDPRAC2-19 Practice Court 2 2 2 JDPRAC1 TOTAL 21