Whether you are an advanced law student looking to review the basics, or an aspiring law student looking for head start, this course will help you build the foundation you will need to succeed in law school and beyond. This course will introduce you to terminology, concepts, and tools lawyers and legal academics use to make their arguments. It will help you follow these arguments—and make arguments of your own.
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Approx. 21 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English, French, Chinese (Simplified)
Learner Career Outcomes
50%
started a new career after completing these courses
36%
got a tangible career benefit from this course
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Approx. 21 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English, French, Chinese (Simplified)
Offered by
Yale University
For more than 300 years, Yale University has inspired the minds that inspire the world. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale brings people and ideas together for positive impact around the globe. A research university that focuses on students and encourages learning as an essential way of life, Yale is a place for connection, creativity, and innovation among cultures and across disciplines.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
1 hour to complete
Introduction
An overview of what you will learn, how it will help you, and how to get the most from it.
1 hour to complete
1 video (Total 7 min), 3 readings
1 video
3 readings
Before You Begin10m
Reading - Basic Legal Terms10m
Pre-Course Survey10m
9 hours to complete
Categories and Distinctions
Dichotomies and oppositions that will help you categorize legal rules and frame policy questions.
9 hours to complete
11 videos (Total 79 min), 8 readings, 4 quizzes
11 videos
2.1 Lecture15m
2.2 - Lecture6m
2.3 - Lecture8m
2.4 - Lecture13m
2.5 - Lecture5m
2.6 - Lecture4m
2.7 - Lecture8m
2.8 - Lecture4m
2.9 - Lecture4m
2.10 - Lecture4m
2.11 - Lecture2m
8 readings
2.1 - Reading10m
2.3 - Reading10m
2.4 - Reading10m
2.7 - Reading10m
2.8 - Reading10m
2.9 - Reading10m
2.10 - Reading10m
2.11 - Reading10m
1 practice exercise
Applying the Box8m
5 hours to complete
Law and . . .
Interactions between the law and academic disciplines such as economics, philosophy, and psychology.
5 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 71 min), 10 readings, 1 quiz
10 videos
3.2 - Lecture2m
3.3 - Lecture8m
3.4 - Lecture3m
3.5 - Lecture5m
3.6 - Lecture4m
3.7 - Lecture5m
3.8 - Lecture4m
3.9 - Lecture9m
3.10 - Lecture19m
10 readings
3.1 - Reading10m
3.2 - Reading10m
3.3 - Reading10m
3.4 - Reading10m
3.5 - Reading10m
3.6 - Reading10m
3.7 - Reading10m
3.8 - Reading10m
3.9 - Reading10m
3.10 - Reading10m
3 hours to complete
Legal Structures
Fundamental frameworks of legal analysis and procedure.
3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 36 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
4 readings
4.1 - Reading10m
4.2 - Reading10m
4.3 - Reading10m
4.4 - Reading10m
1 hour to complete
Evidentiary Tools
Concepts from the law of evidence that can help you respond to questions and make compelling arguments
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 12 min), 2 readings
2 readings
5.1 - Reading10m
5.2 - Reading10m
3 hours to complete
Preparation Tools
The tools you need to get the most out of law school.
3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 32 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
2 readings
6.1 - Reading10m
6.2 - Reading10m
1 practice exercise
Statutory Interpretation2m
28 minutes to complete
Postscript
28 minutes to complete
2 videos (Total 8 min), 2 readings
2 readings
Reading10m
Post-Course Survey10m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM A LAW STUDENT'S TOOLKIT
by HKMar 28, 2016
I enjoyed this course but you really need to have some legal background to get the most out of it. The assignments were worth the time they took and I learned a lot trying to grade my fellow students.
by CTOct 14, 2018
The course is gorgeous!!! Although I am an experienced lawyer in my country it was an excellent training for my brains, more over, the lectures were really very interesting!!! Strongly recommended!!!
by BBMay 24, 2020
A challenging and insightful course. The only downside is that it had to end. Excellent professor with engaging videos, in-depth analysis, peer graded assignments and just a good overall course.
by KENov 27, 2017
Really interesting course, quite intense, especially in week 1. Good instructor who engages students (quite a feat for an online course) and encourages one to think about law in different ways.
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