4000 Series

Directed Research (4010)

Directed Research projects are supervised by resident faculty members.  

Directed Research (4020)

Directed Research projects are supervised by resident faculty members.

Law Review (4040)

Law Review is a team of highly motivated scholarly law students dedicated to publishing a diversified, high-caliber legal journal; to enhancing the reputation of the University of Detroit Mercy School of law and Law Review.

Selected Topics in Bankruptcy: Seminar on Evolving Issues in Business Insolvency Cases (4160)

This seminar is an opportunity for students to explore the changing face of business insolvencies in Michigan since the economic meltdown of 2008.  

Selected Topics in Commercial Law:Lender Liability Seminar (4861)

This seminar will explore emerging theories of lender liability and in particular, those based on breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary liability, interference, negligence and other tort theories.

Selected Topics in Constitutional Law: First Amendment Seminar (4240)

Surveying the course of U.S. history, from the cases stemming from the Sedition Act during the first Adams administration to those currently arising from the USA PATRIOT ACT during the “Global War on Terror,” this course examines many of the great cases that have determined the limits of free expression during times of national fear and military conflict.

Selected Topics in Copyright Law Seminar (4121)

This seminar will undertake an in-depth exploration of selected topics in copyright law. 

Selected Topics in Criminal Law: Sex, Drugs, and Rock N Roll- The Regulation of Vice in Modern America (4310)

This seminar will explore the regulation of prostitution and drugs from various perspectives—e.g., moral, historical, economic, political, and practical. 

Selected Topics in Criminal Procedure: Seminar on Federal Criminal Jurisprudence (4660)

The purpose of this course is to survey, in a relaxed and academic manner, the statutes, cases, and ideas that govern the prosecution and defense of federal crimes.

Selected Topics in Entertainment Law Seminar (4120)

This seminar will undertake an in-depth exploration of selected topics in entertainment law. 

Selected Topics in Environmental Law Seminar (4150)

This seminar will undertake an in-depth exploration of selected topics in environmental law.

Selected Topics in Family Law : Seminar on Child Abuse and Neglect (4381)

This seminar is designed to address child abuse and neglect issues from an interdisciplinary vantage point. 

Selected Topics in Health Law Seminar (4400)

This seminar will focus on two important topics in the practice of health law: litigation under the Civil False Claims Act, and the advent of "accountable care organizations." 

Selected Topics in Immigration Law Seminar (4330)

This Seminar is designed to allow students who have already taken the basic course in Immigration Law (LAW 2960) or U.S. and Canadian Immigration Law (LAW 6230)  to research and write a substantial paper on a topic in this area. 

Selected Topics in Labor Law: Seminar on Public Sector Labor Law (4350)

This seminar will examine selected topics in public sector labor law.