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LAW 7764 Concepts in Policing: Challenges and Application (SC)
Spring 2026

This short course will focus on selected topics that pose contentious policy challenges for law enforcement, including crafting and implementing effective crime control strategies, implementing investigative practices that are both …

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Difficulty
3.48
GPA
LAW 7765 Personal Data Protection in Europe (SC)
Fall 2022

This class will introduce students to the basic concepts and principles of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and reflect on the current challenges the GDPR is facing, most …

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Difficulty
3.46
GPA
LAW 7769 The Evolving AI Governance Landscape (SC)
Fall 2026

This short course will explore pressing issues in AI governance, the underlying perspectives and motivations of the different players in AI governance debates around the world, and areas where legislative …

Rating
Difficulty
3.45
GPA
LAW 7773 Inside the Boardroom (SC)
Fall 2024

The course will focus on the responsibilities of public company Boards of Directors and the issues Boards deal with from the routine to crisis management. Emphasis will be on practical …

Rating
Difficulty
3.50
GPA
LAW 7779 Topics in Private Company Acquisitions (SC)
Fall 2026

Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions of private companies is very different from public company transactions. This course explores the structuring and negotiating of private deals by strategic (another company) and financial …

Rating
Difficulty
3.51
GPA
LAW 7780 Taxing Multinationals in a Global Economy (SC)
Spring 2026

This is a short course about how countries tax the income of multinational companies. The course will provide an overview of the fundamentals of U.S. transfer pricing rules in the …

Rating
Difficulty
3.50
GPA
LAW 7782 Wildlife Advocacy (SC)
January 2026

This short course will teach students how to use professional skills to protect free-ranging wild animals. This course will introduce wildlife biology and animal ethics as they relate to various …

Rating
Difficulty
3.57
GPA
LAW 7786 Current Topics in Law, Medicine, and Society (SC)
Spring 2026

This discussion-based course will examine in depth a number of current topics in law, medicine, and society, such as organ transplantation, recent human research scandals, vaccination policy, unilateral treatment withdrawal, …

Rating
Difficulty
3.44
GPA
LAW 7787 Negotiating a Joint Venture in China (SC)
Fall 2023

Through a simulation oriented course, students will be exposed to recent economic history of the People's Republic of China, foreign direct investment law of China, and negotiating norms of US …

Rating
Difficulty
3.45
GPA
LAW 7788 Science and the Courts (SC)
January 2023

An examination of the numerous and increasingly sophisticated ways in which science and scientific evidence impacts the legal system and how scientifically unsophisticated judges try to deal with it.

Rating
Difficulty
3.52
GPA
LAW 7789 Federal Practice & Procedure (SC)
Spring 2024

This short course will explore federal trial and appellate court practice through a very practical lens. We will think about litigation strategy and federal court theory as we survey and …

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Difficulty
3.59
GPA
LAW 7791 Defining Leadership Moments (SC)
Fall 2023

This short course will develop managerial and leadership competencies through the case method and course dialogue. Readings include organizational psychology research and cases featuring UVA alumni and defining moments in …

Rating
Difficulty
3.45
GPA
LAW 7794 Corporate Social Responsibility (SC)
Spring 2021

This course introduces students to key international law and standards related to corporate social responsibility and business and human rights. It also explores the global governance structures through which these …

Rating
Difficulty
3.47
GPA
LAW 7795 Art Law (SC)
January 2026

This short course will introduce students to the practice of "art law,' which lies at the intersection of several bodies of law. Contract doctrines such as meetings of minds, mistakes …

Rating
Difficulty
3.51
GPA
LAW 7796 Computational Text Analysis for Legal Practice (SC)
January 2022

Automatic text analysis is transforming the legal field by improving discovery, facilitating contract review and analysis, and improving the summary and analysis of legal documents more generally. This short course …

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Difficulty
GPA
LAW 7797 Economic Statecraft and Public International Law (SC)
January 2025

This course will examine the legal tools and frameworks available to United States government policymakers in dealing with threats from states and non-state actors. These tools -- most notably sanctions …

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Difficulty
3.50
GPA
LAW 7798 The Business of Banking and Prudential Regulation (SC)
Spring 2025

The course will focus on the prudential regulation of banking through capital, liquidity, and related requirements. It will begin by describing the business of banking before turning to prudential regulation …

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Difficulty
3.54
GPA
LAW 7799 Topics in Public Equity Investing (SC)
Fall 2026

This short course focuses on public equity investing and related company analysis. The course is designed to give students a practical understanding of how professional equity investors at large investment …

Rating
Difficulty
3.49
GPA
LAW 7801 Antitrust in the Digital Economy (SC)
Fall 2024

"Tech giants now rank among the largest and most valuable companies in history. This course will explore the implications of ""big data"" and economic concentration in the New Economy, and …

Rating
Difficulty
3.54
GPA
LAW 7805 Founders and Foes (SC)
January 2023

This course will explore the arguments for and against our great Constitution. Only by understanding the original debates can you understand the document's original meaning. And to understand the original …

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Difficulty
GPA