Business Law | Enroll Anytime Online Course
Gain a solid understanding of the legal landscape that shapes modern business operations and explore how legal systems, reasoning, and processes influence corporate decision-making and risk management.
| Course Title | ACCT 315: Business Law |
|---|---|
| Credits | 3 undergraduate credits |
| Prerequisite | None |
| Format | Online - Self-Paced Enroll Anytime |
| Estimated time to complete | 3 to 9 Months |
| Cost |
Undergraduate tuition is $407.97 per credit. Visit the Costs & Aid page for more information. |
About ACCT 315: Business Law
ACCT 315: Business Law introduces the essential legal concepts that govern business activity — including contracts, torts, agency, and the legal responsibilities of firms and individuals. This fully online, self-paced course helps students develop the ability to recognize potential legal issues, evaluate when expert legal advice is needed, and make informed decisions as business professionals. The course includes recorded lectures, interactive assignments, and three proctored exams, all aligned to real-world business practice.
Whether you're preparing for a career in accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, or business management, this course will help you understand legal obligations, business rights, and the boundaries of ethical and legal conduct.
Students have up to 9 months to complete this course from the time of enrollment. You may work at your own pace and complete lessons on your own schedule, submitting up to three items per week for grading.
The course content is organized in 3 units consisting of 7 or 8 chapters each. Each lesson includes a recorded lecture based on the chapter, and assessments including quizzes, MindTap exercises, reflective journals, and exams demonstrate your comprehension and application of those materials. There is a proctored exam through Honorlock at the end of each unit.
Course Outline
Unit 1: Chapters 1-5, 7
- Lesson 1 Chapter 1: Law and Legal Reasoning
- Lesson 2 Chapter 2: Constitutional Law
- Lesson 3 Chapter 3: Ethics in Business
- Lesson 4 Chapter 4: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Lesson 5 Chapter 5: Tort Law
- Lesson 6 Chapter 7: Intellectual Property Rights
- Lesson 7 Unit 1 Journal
- Lesson 8 Exam 1, Chapters 1-5, 7
Unit 2: Chapters 9-14
- Lesson 9 Chapter 9: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime
- Lesson 10 Chapter 10: Nature and Classification
- Lesson 11 Chapter 11: Agreement
- Lesson 12 Chapter 12: Consideration
- Lesson 13 Chapter 13: Capacity and Legality
- Lesson 14 Chapter 14: Voluntary Consent
- Lesson 15 Unit 2 Journal
- Lesson 16 Exam 2, Chapters 9-14
Unit 3: Chapters 15-18, 23, 28
- Lesson 17 Chapter 15: The Statute of Frauds
- Lesson 18 Chapter 16: Performance and Discharge
- Lesson 19 Chapter 17: Breach and Remedies
- Lesson 20 Chapter 18: Third Party Rights
- Lesson 21 Chapter 23: International and Space Law
- Lesson 22 Chapter 28: Employment, Immigration and Labor Law
- Lesson 23 Unit 3 Journal
- Lesson 24 Exam 3, Chapters 15-18, 23, 28
Unit 4: Chapters 29, 38, 39, 41, 42
- Lesson 25 Chapter 29: Employment Discrimination
- Lesson 26 Chapter 38: Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition
- Lesson 27 Chapter 39: Consumer and Environmental Law
- Lesson 28 Chapter 41: Personal Property and Bailments
- Lesson 29 Chapter 42: Real Property and Landlord Tenant Law
- Lesson 30 Unit 4 Journal
- Lesson 31 Exam 4, Chapters 29, 38, 39, 41, 42
Required Textbook and Materials
Miller, Business Law Today, (Comprehensive 12th Edition, Cengage) with MindTap. ISBN 9780357038024
How will the course appear on my transcript?
You may enroll at any time and have up to 9 months to complete this online course.
The credits earned will be recorded on your UND transcript based on the date you registered
for the course. It will appear on your transcript in the same way as a course taken
during a regular semester. There is no indication that the course was taken online
or that you completed it at your own pace.
Consult the table on our How Enroll Anytime Courses Work page for a current listing of Enroll Anytime Registration Dates and the semester
information that will appear on a UND transcript.
Why Take Online Classes at UND?
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- Great customer service – Our registration team is ready to answer questions quickly so you can focus on your coursework.
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- Easily transfer credits – Transferring credits is always at the discretion of the institution to which the credits are being transferred. In general, credits from schools/universities that are regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission transfer to other regionally accredited institutions. UND's online courses appear on your UND transcript in the same way as other courses.
Flexible 100% Online Course
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Course information including tuition, technology requirements, textbooks, lessons and exams is subject to change without notice.
