Course Descriptions
Business Law
BLA 300
Law for Life
3 credits
This course introduces the student to the legal aspects of a variety of life events, from everyday transactions to buying a home and planning an estate. Through lectures, discussions, and mock transactions, it provides students with an understanding of these events and the role they will play in their lives.
BLA 303
Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
3 credits
This course examines legal and ethical aspects affecting corporate and non-corporate organizations. Topic coverage includes ethical issues in business, differences between legal and ethical issues in business, contracts, agency relationships, personal and real property, government regulations and how they affect operations of businesses, uniform commercial codes, and trusts.
Prerequisite(s): BBM 201
BLA 305
Business Law for Accounting and Finance Majors
3 credits
This course is designed for Accounting and Finance majors. Topics include contracts, the Uniform Commercial Code, debtor-creditor relationships, business organizations, and government regulation of business and property.
BLA 310
Small Business Law
3 credits
This course examines the laws that effect, regulate, and impact small businesses.
Prerequisite(s): BBM 201