Spring 2027

Contracts

This course covers the creation of promissory liability, interpretation of words and conduct, requirements for creating liability, remedies for breach, and unfairness as a basis for avoiding contractual liability.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Kathryn Hendley

The class is dense and complicated, but Kathryn Hendley broke up the material with videos and lots of practice problems to ensure students were prepared for the exam.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Analyze fact patterns to determine whether enforceable contracts exist

  • Determine what terms are contained in any contracts and what legal remedies are available in the event of contract breach

  • Read and interpret key sources of contract law

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Law JD

  • Declared in Law JD
LAW 711

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  • Declared in Law JD

Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JASON YACKEE is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KATHRYN HENDLEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2010, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MITRA JUNE SHARAFI is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Mitra Sharafi

Mitra Sharafi taught the dense Contracts material in a way that made it bearable and enjoyable. She set clear expectations and followed the curriculum closely to help students prepare with time.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.27 GPA, 34.6% A/AB (n=81 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.36 GPA, 45.5% A/AB (n=110 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.20 GPA, 27.1% A/AB (n=96 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Kathryn Hendley

The class is dense and complicated, but Kathryn Hendley broke up the material with videos and lots of practice problems to ensure students were prepared for the exam.

Past student reviews · Mitra Sharafi

One student found Sharafi’s final exam to be tough but fair, noting that her passion for the subject was infectious and made them want to do well.

Topics

  • Creation of promissory liability and interpretation of words and conduct
  • Exchange, reliance, or formality as necessary for creation of promissory liability
  • Remedies for breach of contract and unfairness as a reason for avoiding contractual liability

Skills

  • Analyzing fact patterns to determine if enforceable contracts exist
  • Determining contract terms and legal remedies for breach
  • Reading and interpreting key sources of contract law

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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