LAWS9957 · Law
Boston College Law School
This course offers the study of selected topics in the application of law and legal thinking to sports. Particular attention is paid to how law or legal thinking shapes the business of sports and the behavior of those who run, play in, or regulate sports. Topics include league governance, merchandising, media rights, antitrust, labor law, and tort law. The class also includes on major simulation about the movement of college football teams to new conferences. The class requires a substantial research paper on a topic of the student's choice.
Course experience
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Organization
4.5 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.5 / 5
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Attendance
4.4 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
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Across time
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Fall 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionFall 2022
1 sectionFall 2020
1 section