Criminal Practice Track
Criminal Practice (Litigation Professional Track)
Contact Person: Professor Kincaid
The Criminal Practice Professional Track is designed to provide students with a broad exposure to concepts, topics, and skills vital to criminal practitioners. Choosing this professional track provides students with a firm foundation for beginning a career in criminal law. Career opportunities available in the criminal practice area include joining a district attorney’s office as an assistant prosecutor, working for a division of the Texas Attorney General’s Office or the United States Department of Justice prosecuting a diverse array of crimes (such as environmental crimes, antitrust crimes, and civil rights violations), or working as a criminal defense attorney. This professional track carries students well beyond the Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure courses which are required of all students. The Criminal Practice Track provides a working familiarity with many practical aspects of criminal law and procedure – which are fundamental to criminal practice but often neglected by law schools – including plea bargaining, sentencing procedure, appeal, and habeas corpus. Students in Criminal Practice also have the opportunity to complete a practice experience in a district attorney’s office or federal prosecutor’s office under the direct supervision of a prosecutor. This professional track qualifies as a foundation track for the Special Distinction in Litigation.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Criminal Practice Required Courses | ||
LAW 9350 | Advanced Criminal Procedure | 3 |
LAW 9V93 | Field Placement (Prosecutorial) | 2 |
LAW 9259 | Post Conviction Procedure: Sentencing | 2 |
LAW 9352 | Texas Criminal Practice & Procedure | 3 |
Criminal Practice Electives | ||
Select at least three courses from the following: | 5-8 | |
Client Relations | ||
Criminal Law Capstone | ||
Healthcare Fraud & Abuse | ||
Immigration Law | ||
Juvenile Justice | ||
Post Conviction Procedure: Criminal Appeals | ||
White Collar Crime | ||
Total Hours | 15-18 |