Business Law Concentration
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Business Law Concentration

Advisor: Professor Edward Morse

Required Core Course:
LAW 326 Business Planning (3)
LAW 363 Federal Income Taxation (3)
LAW 436 Securities Regulation (3)
LAW 442 Taxation of Business Enterprises (4)

Elective Courses:
LAW 434 Advanced Commercial Transactions (2) *
LAW 314 Advanced Taxation (3)
LAW 324 Antitrust (3)
LAW 325 Banking Law and Regulation (3) *
LAW 316 Community Economic Development Clinic (4) *
LAW 319 Comparative Corporate Governance Seminar (2) *
LAW 339 Copyrights (2 or 3)
LAW 332 Corporate Finance (3)
LAW 329 Corporate Reorganization Seminar (2)
LAW 337 Debtor-Creditor Relations (3)
LAW 303 Financial Statement Analysis (2)
LAW 371 Insurance (2 or 3)
LAW 444 International Aspects of U.S. Income Taxation (3)
LAW 373 International Business Transactions (3)
LAW 342 International Trade Regulation (3)
LAW 397 Legal Issues in Electronic Commerce (2)
LAW 380 Mergers and Acquisitions (3)*
LAW 385 Mortgages (3)
LAW 411 Negotiable Instruments (3)
LAW 417 Nonprofit Organizations (3)
LAW 413 Patent Law (3)
LAW 430 Sales And Leases of Personal Property (2)
Selected Externships (3)
LAW 425 Sports and Entertainment Law (3)
LAW 443 State and Local Taxation (2)
LAW 440 Trademarks and Unfair Competition (2 or 3)

Substantial Project:
Students are required to complete a substantial project. This requirement is satisfied by satisfactory completion of any one of the courses above marked with * .

Credit hour and GPA requirements:
Students must accumulate a total of 18 hours worth of credit from approved coursework listed above and maintain a 3.0 GPA within the Business Law Concentration.

Please note that the following courses are required for all law students and are not listed above:
LAW 111 Contracts I (3)
LAW 112 Contracts II (3)
LAW 335 Business Associations (4)
LAW 429 Secured Transactions in Personal Property (3)