Course Description

Explores how law and business intersect to build understanding of how legal systems and contemporary issues affect businesses. Relevant for all business students, the course covers many topics in the AICPA Uniform CPA Examination Blueprints for the Regulation section and beyond.

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Athena Title

Business Law

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in LEGL 4400, LEGL 6400

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Non-Traditional Format

This course will be taught 95% or more online.

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Prerequisite

LEGL 2700 or LEGL 2700E or LEGL 2800H

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Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• Students will analyze factual scenarios to identify relevant legal issues and apply foundational principles of business law to determine legal rights, obligations, and potential liabilities in commercial contexts.
• Students will assess the economic and strategic significance of key areas of business law by connecting legal frameworks to their functions in enabling markets, managing risk, and promoting accountability.
• Students will evaluate how businesses can strategically leverage the law to create value, gain competitive advantage, and enhance long-term organizational resilience.
• Students will recognize the legal dimensions of contemporary business situations, demonstrating awareness of how legal principles operate in real-world contexts.

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Topical Outline

• Contracts
• Sale of goods under the Uniform Commercial Code
• Secured transactions
• Bankruptcy
• Agency
• Other business law areas

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Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.

Critical Thinking

The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.

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