The course offerings of the Department of Business Law & Ethics acquaint students with two of the most important external factors affecting business decisions: law and ethics. These courses provide an understanding of the nature, functions, and practical operation of the legal system. They also provide considerable information about the most important substantive legal rules facilitating and restricting business conduct. Finally, they help develop critical thinking and ethical reasoning skills and an appreciation of the social, ethical, and economic forces that affect business. The Department of Business Law and Ethics offers one co-major and a variety of courses in business law.

Law, Ethics, & Decision-Making Co-Major Requirements (12 credits):

Required Grades and GPA: Grade of C or higher for each course counting toward the Law, Ethics, & Decision-Making Co-major. Major GPA of 2.0 or higher – GPA includes all courses counting toward the Law, Ethics, & Decision-Making Co-major.

Note: Law, Ethics, & Decision-Making is a second major only. It must be declared in conjunction with another Kelley major (not with another co-major).

All LEAD co-major courses must be taken on the IU-Bloomington campus or as a part of an approved study abroad program.

Required courses - Reasoning and Advanced Business Law & Ethics (6 credit hours):

• BUS-L 304, Critical Thinking, Decision-Making & Advocacy
• BUS-L 305, Business Planning & Corporate Law
• BUS-L 360, Topics in Business Ethics
• BUS-L 413, Applied Dispute Resolution 

Elective business courses - Managing Legal Risks and Opportunities (6 credit hours):

Global elective credits (3-6 credit hours). Students must complete at least one elective course option from this list: 

• BUS-L 302, Sustainability Law & Policy
• BUS-L 313: Cultural Foundations of Peace
• BUS-L 314, International Business Law
• BUS-L 318: Business & Poverty Alleviation
• BUS-L 355, TOPIC: Renewable Energy Law & Policy
• BUS-L 356, Intellectual Property Law & Strategy in a Global Environment

• BUS-L 310, Law of Personal Financial Planning
• BUS-L 311, Law for Entrepreneurs
• BUS-L 315, The Business and Law of Entertainment and Sports
• BUS-L 406, Law & Ethics at Work
• BUS-L 408, Real Estate Law
• BUS-M 429, Legal Aspects of Marketing

View here for a list of all Business Law & Ethics courses.