Human Resources & Employment Law

By focusing on the law regulating the hiring, retention, supervision, promotion, and termination of employees, human resource professionals and office managers can acquire the understanding of the law of the workplace necessary to navigate complex employment law issues. Students design their own course plan after they complete the five program requirements. The requirements include two core courses, Law 503 and Law 504, and two foundation courses in Contracts, Civil Procedure, Torts, Criminal Law, or Property. Students select their curriculum pathway from the options below.

• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Evidence & Trial Practice
• Low-Cost/No-Cost Legal Research
• Structure and Operation of the American Legal System
• Introduction to Legal Reasoning and Communication
• Contracts
• Torts
• The Regulation of Work
• Employment Discrimination Law Compliance
• Disability Law
• Business Organizations
• Contract Management
• Legislation and Regulation
• Health Law Compliance
• Civil Procedure
• Criminal Law
• Written Project (minimum of 1 credit hour)

All courses listed above are designed specifically for students pursuing the MLS or Graduate Certificate and are offered online in an asynchronous fashion unless indicated otherwise. With some exceptions, students pursuing the MLS or Graduate Certificate through the Knoxville Campus enrollment option are permitted to take JD courses. Check the Graduate Catalog for a list of JD courses.