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The American Common Law System (ACLS)
Introduction to Contract, Tort, and Property Law
Explore how American common law shapes everyday life, business, and society. Build practical legal knowledge and critical thinking skills to support your professional growth.
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The Professional Development Certificate in the American Common Law System (ACLS) offers a practical foundation in the legal principles that shape everyday life, business relationships, and property ownership in the United States. Offered fully online through the Pascua Yaqui Tribe–University of Arizona Microcampus, the program welcomes working professionals, Tribal and non-Tribal community members, and anyone interested in expanding their understanding of the law.
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Four course options—Law of Contracts, Law of Torts, Property Law, and Property & Land Use—explore how agreements are formed and enforced, how the law addresses injuries and liability, and how property is owned, used, and regulated. Through court decisions and practical legal problems, participants develop skills in legal reasoning, critical thinking, and written communication that support their professional goals and further learning.
402A Law of Contracts
| Introduction to the Law of Contracts |
| Making a gift |
| Basics of Consideration |
| Contract Formation |
| Contracting in a Digital World |
| Damages & Restitution |
402B Law of Torts
Introduction to Torts
Negligence
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Proximate Cause
Risk, Duties & Liabilities
402C Property Law
Introduction to Property Law
Possession & Adverse Possession
Transfers of Ownership & Gifts
Estates in Land & Mortgages
Concurrent Ownership & Condominiums
Easements & Covenants
402D Property & Land Use
Covenants & Equitable Servitudes
Racially Restrictive Covenants
Nuisance Law
Zoning & Land Use Controls
Eminent Domain & Regulatory Takings
Landlord-Tenant Law