2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

The Business Law and Ethics Department does not offer an undergraduate major; however, all business students are required to take BLE 214, Principles of Business Law.

The Business Law and Ethics Department does offer a minor which provides a wonderful insight into the study of law and is valuable to students who intend to go to Law School.  It contributes to a comprehensive pre-law experience.

In addition, students may take Business Law and Ethics courses as electives. Business Law and Ethics courses cut across traditional disciplinary lines by examining the theory, content and practice of the modern legal system in both domestic and international settings. Law is addressed in a historical and evolutionary context and as a key linkage in a market economy between various social and ethical demands on businesses and government responses in order to maintain harmony, justice and predictability in the social order. Business Law and Ethics courses provide students with a broader and more comprehensive appreciation of how the commercial system functions in the United States and other countries, while enriching the students’ understanding of other business disciplines.

Business Ethics courses teach students to identify and analyze moral dilemmas and raise awareness of the complex ethical issues that affect the many facets of global business in today's world.