Introductory Business Law Course Structure

CONTRACTS: 30-40%

• Meaning of terms
• Formation of contracts
• Capacity
• Consideration
• Joint obligations
• Contracts for the benefit of third parties
• Assignment/delegation
• Statute of frauds
• Scopes and meanings of contracts
• Breach of contract and remedies
• Bar to remedies for breach of contract
• Discharge of contracts
• Illegal contracts
• Other

LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: 20-25%

• Ethics
• Social responsibility of corporations
• Government regulation/administrative agencies
• Antitrust law
• Employment law
• Product liability
• Consumer protection
• International business law

HISTORY and SOURCES OF AMERICAN LAW/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: 5-10%

AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEMS and PROCEDURES: 5-10%

TORTS: 10-15%

MISCELLANEOUS: 5-10%

• Agency, partnerships, and corporations
• Sales