BUSI 210 - Business Law I

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): None

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course offers an introduction to law and the legal system in the United States, with emphasis on the courts, state and federal, and their procedures; the law of Contracts and the law of Agency. Applicable sections of the Uniform Commercial Code are studied and analyzed. Case studies are used extensively.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Explain the United States legal system, including state and federal courts and their procedures
Distinguish between criminal and civil law
Analyze basic contracts for enforceability, discharge and release
Classify agency and employment relationships.
Describe basic methods of consumer, borrower, and creditor protection