The Business Law course is designed to provide students with an overview of our legal system, including statutes and regulations that affect businesses, families, and individuals in a variety of ways.  Knowledge of business law is particularly useful because all students eventually assume the role of citizen, worker, and consumer in society.

Businesses operate in an increasingly global environment where the laws of different governments and judicial systems frequently conflict. As a result, business students must include in their academic preparation a basic knowledge of the legal system and how business law impacts commerce both nationally and internationally. Students must understand how and why local, state, and federal law works in conjunction with international law.  Students need to also be able to distinguish unethical behavior from illegal behavior and to understand the rising importance of social responsibility as an aspect of corporations and organizations in a global society.  One of the most crucial changes in business law involves teaching students about the efforts of the courts and the legislature to deal with how technology has impacted the law, particularly with regard to computers and the Internet.  

The material covered in the Business Law course is reinforced and enhanced through the use of technology, guest speakers, videos and hands-on, project-based activities whenever possible.  In addition, because experiential learning is an important aspect of all business courses, a field trip to the Courts or other law-related destination may also be offered.