Sports Law

SLN #: 26536
Course Prefix: LAW-715
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Maledon
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Sports law is a course that deals with various legal issues relating to the structure and operation of the sports industry, particularly professional sports. The course reviews the antitrust principles that apply to sports, the labor law principles applicable to sports associations and professional athletes, the growing statutory regulation of professional and amateur sports, NCAA regulation of collegiate athletics, representation and counseling of professional athletes, and various other legal issues relating to professional and amateur sports.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Paper required at the end of the course
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is expected unless the instructor is notified in advance.

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.