Business Law (BULA)


BULA 3001  Legal and Ethical Environment of Business  (3 credits)  
A review of the legal and related ethical issues that commonly arise in the business environment, with emphasis on the American legal system and litigation, corporate responsibility, the changing nature of contracts and employment, torts and products liability, consumer law and business crimes.
Prerequisite: Jr. stndg.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Marquette Core Curriculum: SSC Basic Needs & Justice, Writing Intensive  
Interdisciplinary Studies: Law and Society  
Last four terms offered: 2024 Spring Term, 2023 Fall Term, 2023 Spring Term, 2022 Fall Term  
BULA 4001  Business Law for Accounting  (3 credits)  
A review of the principles of law related to business organizations, with emphasis upon agency and employment, property law related to personal and real property, bailments, wills, trusts, estates, insurance, administrative law, corporate governance, legal compliance, professional responsibility, agency, contract law and UCC contract concepts, creditor-debtor law, bankruptcy, secured transactions, securities regulation, and creation, formation, and operation of business associations such as corporations and partnerships.
Prerequisite: Jr. stndg.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Marquette Core Curriculum: Engage Social Systms & Values 2  
Last four terms offered: 2024 Summer Term, 2024 Spring Term, 2023 Fall Term, 2023 Spring Term  
BULA 4931  Topics in Business Law  (3 credits)  
Prerequisite: BULA 3001.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
BULA 4995  Independent Study in Business Law  (1-4 credits)  
Faculty-supervised, independent study/research of a specific area or topic in Business Law.
Prerequisite: Cons. of dept. ch.  
Level of Study: Undergraduate  
Last four terms offered: 2011 Summer Term  
BULA 6110  Legal Issues in Business and Technology  (3 credits)  
Provides an owner/manager's perspective of the significant influence of the law and of legal principles on managerial decision making. Major topics will include government regulation of business activities, contract law, liability law and forms of business organizations. Emphasis is on the application of these principles to managerial decision making in the current business environment.
Prerequisite: Admitted to the graduate BUAD, ECON, ENMA, HCTM, HURE or NURS program; ACCO 6100; or cons. of M.B.A. prog. dir.  
Level of Study: Graduate  
Last four terms offered: 2011 Spring Term, 2006 Summer Term, 2006 Spring Term, 2005 Summer Term