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.
Athena Title
Business Law
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LEGL 4400, LEGL 6400
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
LEGL 2700 or LEGL 2700E or LEGL 2800H
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
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.
Topical Outline
Contracts
Sale of goods under the Uniform Commercial Code
Secured transactions
Bankruptcy
Agency
Other business law areas
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.
