3003 Business in Its Legal Environment
(3-0) 3 hours credit. This course may be taken in lieu of BLW 3013.
Study of the legal environment of business, including the social and ethical
responsibility of business, legal process concepts, case law and legislative
jurisprudence, and constitutional perspectives of doing business. Credit cannot
be earned for both BLW 3003 and BLW 3013.
3013 Business Law
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Legal analysis of contemporary environment of business law including the common
law, legal reasoning, court systems and procedure, constitutional law, torts,
contracts and corresponding areas of Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code,
agency, property, bailment, international law, and related jurisprudential topics
in light of social, ethical, political, economic, and global perspectives. Credit
cannot be earned for both BLW 3013 and BLW 3003.
3023 Business Organizations and Commercial Law
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: BLW 3013 or the equivalent.
A detailed legal analysis of the Uniform Commercial Code, including sales, commercial
paper, bank deposits and collections, electronic transfer funds, letters of
credit, secured transactions, and creditors' remedies. This course may also
include a discussion of the Bankruptcy Act, the legal analysis of the Uniform
Partnership Act, and the Business Corporations Act.
3523 Real Estate Law
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: BLW 3013 or the equivalent.
Legal environment of real property ownership and transfer and legal brokerage;
estates in land; sales contracts; mortgage transactions; title conveyances;
landlord and tenant; restrictions and zoning; eminent domain; federal, state,
and local laws governing housing discrimination; and equal opportunity and community
reinvestment.
4153 Tourism Law
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: BLW 3013 or the equivalent.
An investigation of the legal aspects of the accommodation, attraction, destination
management organization, restaurant, and transportation industries.
4913 Independent Study
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Permission in writing from the instructor, the
Department Chair, and the Dean of the College of Business. See Undergraduate
Business Advising Office for required forms.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction
of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 semester
credit hours of independent study, regardless of discipline, will apply to a
bachelor's degree.
4953 Special Studies in Business Law
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.
An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally
or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Studies
may be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but not more than 6 semester
credit hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor's degree.
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