Master of Studies in Law Degree (MSL) - Concentrations: Business
There are five Business Law: Concentrations Commercial Law, Corporate Law, General Business Law, International Business Law, and Tax. Each Concentration has a required course or courses. Electives listed under each concentration are suggestions. In addition to those suggested courses, courses may be taken in any of the other Business Law Concentrations, and relevant courses may be found in the Employment and Labor, Environmental and Real Estate, Intellectual Property and Technology, International and Comparative Law, and Regulatory Law Concentrations.
COMMERCIAL LAW
In the Commercial Law Concentration, in addition to the courses listed below, you may also take courses in any of the other Business Law Concentrations.
Required Courses:
- 5304 Commercial Transactions in Goods (F) (S) (3 cr)
- 5020 Contracts (F) (4 cr)
- 5245 Secured Transactions (F) (2 cr)
Other Courses: (Choose at least one)
- 5277 Accounting for Lawyers (X)
- 5364 Advanced Bankruptcy (X)
- 5272 Bankruptcy (S) (3 cr)
- 5533 Bankruptcy Seminar (X)
- 5112 Business Organizations (F) (S) (3 cr)
- 5303 Commercial Paper and Banking (X)
- 5886 Contract Law Seminar (X)
- 5863 Information Privacy Law Seminar (X)
- 5446 Intellectual Property and E-Commerce (X)
- 5225 International Business Transactions (F) (3 cr)
- 5858 International Sales Seminar (X)
- 5094 International Trade Law (S) (3 cr)
- 5200 Introduction to Accounting for Lawyers (F) (1 cr)
- 5292 Land Transfer & Finance (X)
- 5854 Law & Economics Seminar (F) (3 cr)
- 5480 Transnational Litigation in Courts Around the World (S) (3 cr)
(F) = Course offered in the Fall
(S) = Course offered in the Spring
(X) = Not offered 2013-2014
CORPORATE LAW
Required Course:
- 5112 Business Organizations (F) (S) (3 cr)
Other Courses: (Choose at least two)
- 5277 Accounting for Lawyers (X)
- 5364 Advanced Bankruptcy (X)
- 5206 Agency and Partnership (X)
- 5207 Antitrust (F) (3 cr)
- 5272 Bankruptcy (S) (3 cr)
- 5212 Business Planning Entrepreneurship & Technology (F) (2 cr)
- 5126 Corporate Finance (S) (3 cr)
- 5296 Corporate Governance (F) (2 cr)
- 5413 Corporate Reorganizations (X)
- 5817 Corporate Taxation (F) (3 cr)
- 5857 Diversity in Corporate Governance Seminar (X)
- 5330 Employee Benefits (F) (3 cr)
- 5216 Employment Discrimination (S) (3 cr)
- 5105 Federal Income Taxation (F) (S) (4 cr)
- 5383 Healthcare Antitrust (F) (2 cr)
- 5863 Information Privacy Law Seminar (X)
- 5225 International Business Transactions (F) (3 cr)
- 5200 Introduction to Accounting for Lawyers (F) (1 cr)
- 5310 Law & Economics (F) (3 cr)
- 5854 Law & Economics Seminar (F) (3 cr)
- 5413 Mergers and Acquisitions (F) (3 cr)
- 5355 Nonprofit Tax Exempt Organizations (S) (2 cr)
- 5246 Securities Regulation (F) (3 cr)
(F) = Course offered in the Fall
(S) = Course offered in the Spring
(X) = Not offered 2013-2014
GENERAL BUSINESS LAW
Required Courses:
- 5112 Business Organizations (F) (S) (3 cr)
- 5020 Contracts (F) (4 cr)
Other Courses: (Choose at least two)
- 5277 Accounting for Lawyers (X)
- 5207 Antitrust (F) (3 cr)
- 5364 Advanced Bankruptcy (X)
- 5206 Agency & Partnership (X)
- 5272 Bankruptcy (S) (3 cr)
- 5244 Business Planning Entrepreneurship & Technology (X)
- 5886 Contract Law Seminar (X)
- 5817 Corporate Taxation (F) (3 cr)
- 5330 Employee Benefits (F) (3 cr)
- 5216 Employment Discrimination (S) (3 cr)
- 5220 Employment Discrimination Law & Practice (F) (4 cr)
- 5105 Federal Income Taxation (F) (S) (4 cr)
- 5863 Information Privacy Law Seminar (X) (3 cr)
- 5225 International Business Transactions (F) (3 cr)
- 5200 Introduction to Accounting for Lawyers (F) (3 cr)
- 5310 Law & Economics (F) (3 cr)
- 5854 Law & Economics Seminar (F) (3 cr)
- 5355 Non-Profit Tax Exempt Organizations (S) (2 cr)
- 5246 Securities Regulation (F) (3 cr)
(F) = Course offered in the Fall
(S) = Course offered in the Spring
(X) = Not offered 2013-2014
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW
Required Courses:
- 5020 Contracts (F) (4 cr)
- 5225 International Business Transactions (F) (3 cr)
Other Courses: (Choose at least two)
- 5277 Accounting for Lawyers (X)
- 5112 Business Organizations (F) (S) (3 cr)
- 5304 Commercial Transactions in Goods (F) (S) (3 cr)
- 5635 European Private International Law (X)
- 5637 EU Common Market Rules for US Businesses (X)
- 5636 EU Intellectual Property Regimens in Europe (X)
- 5863 Information Privacy Law Seminar (X)
- 5986 International Arbitration Seminar (F) (3 cr)
- 5840 International Tax (S) (3 cr)
- 5226 International Law (S) (3 cr)
- 5094 International Trade Law (S) (3 cr)
- 5547 International Intellectual Property Law (X)
- 5200 Introduction to Accounting for Lawyers (F) (1 cr)
- 5351 Introduction to European Union Law (X)
- 5365 Introduction to Russian & Uzbek Legal Systems (X)
- 5232 Law & Legal Process in Latin America (X)
- 5873 Private International Law Seminar (S) (3 cr)
- 5480 Transnational Litigation (X)
- 5253 Transnational Litigation in Courts Around the World (S) (3 cr)
- 5861 Transnational Litigation Seminar (X)
(F) = Course offered in the Fall
(S) = Course offered in the Spring
(X) = Not offered 2013-2014
TAX
Required Courses:
- 5105 Federal Income Taxation (F) (S) (4 cr)
Other Courses: (Choose at least three)
- 5277 Accounting for Lawyers (X)
- 5126 Corporate Finance (S) (3 cr)
- 5817 Corporate Taxation (F) (3 cr)
- 5259 Estate and Gift Tax (X)
- 5110 Estates and Trusts (F) (S) (3 cr)
- 5414 Estate Planning (S) (2 cr)
- 5325 Federal Tax Practice & Procedure (F) (2 cr)
- 5841 International Tax (S) (3 cr)
- 5200 Introduction to Accounting for Lawyers (F) (1 cr)
- 5355 Nonprofit Tax Exempt Organizations (S) (2 cr)
- 5371 Partnership Tax (X)
- 5859 Small Business Tax Seminar (X)
(F) = Course offered in the Fall
(S) = Course offered in the Spring
(X) = Not offered 2013-2014
