Business Law (B LAW)

B LAW 199 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

B LAW 243 LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS ( 3) Social control through law: courts, basic policies underlying individual and contractual rights in everyday society. May not be used to satisfy Smeal College baccalaureate degree requirements. Not available to students who have taken B A 243. Prerequisite: third-semester standing

B LAW 296 INDEPENDENT STUDIES ( 1 -18)

B LAW 297 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

B LAW 298 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

B LAW 299 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

B LAW 340 BUSINESS LAW ( 3) Course examines topics such as commercial paper, secured transactions, bankruptcy, suretyship, professionals' libility, malpractice, and related topics.

B LAW 346 AGENCY, EMPLOYMENT & BUSINESS STRUCTURE ( 3) An examination of the laws governing agency relationships, employment, and the various structures of commercial enterprises. Prerequisite: B A 301 or FIN 100

B LAW 397 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

B LAW 398 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

B LAW 399 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

B LAW 410 CRIMINAL LAW IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ( 3) The basic principles of criminal law as they affect society and the business community. Prerequisite: B A 243 or B LAW 243

B LAW 424 (R EST) REAL ESTATE LAW ( 3) Analyze contemporary law applicable to various types of ownership interests and rights, methods of transferring ownership, and use of real property. Prerequisite: B LAW 346

B LAW 425 (R EST) ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, PROPERTY, AND COMMERCE ( 3) Examines the impacts of major federal environmental laws on business relations and property interests. Prerequisite: B A 243 , B LAW 243 , or E R M 151

B LAW 444 ADVANCED UCC AND COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS ( 3) All articles of the Uniform Commercial Code, banking relationships, debtor- creditor law, and bankruptcy law. Prerequisite: B A 241 or B A 243 and ACCTG 211 and B A 301 or FIN 100

B LAW 445 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COMPETITION LAW ( 3) Copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets followed by related topics in the regulation of competition. Prerequisite: B LAW 346

B LAW 471 (CRIMJ) LEGAL RIGHTS, DUTIES, LIABILITIES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL ( 3) Civil law issues within a justice agency and between criminal justice agencies and members of the public. Prerequisite: CRIMJ 100

B LAW 473 (CRIMJ) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ( 3) Law of evidence and proof, constitutional constraints on police procedures (arrest, search, etc.) in society and the business community. Prerequisite: CRIMJ 100

B LAW 494 RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

B LAW 494H RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

B LAW 496 INDEPENDENT STUDIES ( 1 -18)

B LAW 497 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

B LAW 498 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

B LAW 499 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

B LAW 521 CYBERLAW ( 2) Survey of legal, regulatory, and public policy issues related to information technology and eBusiness.

B LAW 525 BUSINESS LAW FOR INNOVATION AND COMPETITION ( 2) Nature of intellectual property rights, as well as process for obtaining and enforcing them.

B LAW 575 LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ( 2) Impact of securities regulations on corporate finance, investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and the securities industry.

B LAW 596 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES ( 1 - 9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

B LAW 597 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

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Effective Date: Current

Review Date: 06/20/2008

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