BLAW 190.  Selected Topics   (1-3).

An umbrella course created to explore a variety of subtopics differentiated by letter (e.g., 190A, 190B). Not all subtopics are offered each semester – see the course schedule for availability. Students enroll in the lettered courses with specific topics in the titles rather than in this root course.

BLAW 401BA.  Credit Management Badge: Business Forms and Legal Environment   (1).

Introduces the law of commercial credit management by examining the general framework of business organizations. Examines different types of business associations, determines liability for debts and obligations of those associations as well as taxing implications. Focuses specifically on the law of business associations with fundamental analysis on the law of agency as foundational to more higher-level and technical areas of law in specific business entities such as partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. Provides an overview of federal and state statutes as well as how to research important judicial cases. This badge course can be taken as a stand-alone course to familiarize enrollees with how business organizations and agency relationships impact credit worthiness and credit liability. However, it can also be used as the introduction to a series of badge courses on the law of credit management. Graded Bg/NBg.

BLAW 401BB.  Credit Mgmt BG: The Uniform Commercial Code - Sales/Leases & Commercial Paper-Negotiable Instruments   (0.5).

This badge course provides an introduction to the law of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) in two foundational components related to credit management: the law of sales and leases (Articles 2 and 2A of the UCC) and the law of negotiable instruments and bank deposit and collection (Articles 3 and 4). The UCC is adopted in full in virtually all of the states of the United States and forms the most comprehensive framework for commercial transactions involving movable assets. Students learn how all parts of those assets’ movement – from the sale of such assets to how commercial paper and negotiable documents support their acquisition and transfer of ownership – is governed by the law of the UCC. Students also discover how the states’ cohesion around the UCC as a source of law creates a conducive channel for the free flow of goods and credit decisions surrounding their movement. This badge course can be taken as a stand-alone badge for a survey of these two important parts of the UCC. However, enrollment with this badge course presupposes engagement as part of a sequence of badge courses designed for exposure to those areas of law involved in commercial credit management and decision-making. Graded Bg/NBg.

BLAW 401BC.  Credit Management Badge: Bankruptcy and Survey of Legal Topics for Credit Managers   (0.5).

This badge course provides an introduction to the federal law of bankruptcy and secured transactions under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. It also reviews a survey of other areas of law that touch on the work of commercial credit management, including the antitrust laws of the United States, consumer protection, professional duties and obligations of those involved in credit management decision-making, how both public and private realms of international law impact transnational credit transactions, and the impact of environmental law and regulation on the work of commercial credit stakeholders. This badge course can be taken as a stand-alone badge for a survey of the law of bankruptcy and secured transactions as well as other legal areas impacting commercial credit decision-making. However, it presupposes engagement as the culminating badge course designed for exposure to those areas of law involved in commercial credit management and decision-making. Graded Bg/NBg.

BLAW 431.  Legal Environment of Business   (3).

Introduces the legal environment in which businesses operate. Considers the institutions and processes related to business law, and the major frameworks of private and public law, including contracts and commercial transactions, business organizations, business torts and crimes, and regulatory law. Addresses ethical and social responsibility considerations as an integral aspect of legal regulation. This is a Kansas Systemwide Transfer Course. Prerequisite(s): junior standing, advanced standing.

BLAW 635.  Business Law for Accountants I   (3).

Law of contracts, bailments, sales, commercial paper and secured transactions. Centers on the Uniform Commercial Code. Prerequisite(s): junior standing, advanced standing.

BLAW 636.  Business Law for Accountants II   (3).

Law of agency, partnerships and corporations. Considers the organizational and relational aspects of both small, closely held businesses and large corporate enterprises. Prerequisite(s): junior standing, advanced standing.

BLAW 637.  Business Law for Accountants   (3).

Designed to provide accounting students with a general understanding of legal topics that are unique to the accounting profession. The course curriculum includes: sections of the Uniform Commercial Code pertaining to contracts, debtors and creditors rights, and secured transactions; agency law; business structures, including partnerships, LLCs and corporations; debtors and creditors rights under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and widely accepted uniform state laws and relevant non-statutory references. Prerequisite(s): BLAW 431.

BLAW 690.  Seminar in Selected Topics   (1-5).

An umbrella course created to explore a variety of subtopics differentiated by letter (e.g., 690A, 690B). Not all subtopics are offered each semester – see the course schedule for availability. Students enroll in the lettered courses with specific topics in the titles rather than in this root course. Prerequisite(s): junior standing, advanced standing.