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Twin Cities Campus
Business Law MinorLaw School
Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
The business law minor is available to undergraduate degree-seeking students at the University of Minnesota. The minor provides an opportunity for students to explore issues and concepts at the intersection of law and business. Legal regulation of firms and markets is pervasive. Students interested in a career in business should understand how law structures business entities and the environments in which they operate, and how law both enables and constrains innovation. Students will learn analytical techniques that will be helpful in business settings and that can prepare them for further study in a law school, an MBA program, or other graduate program.
Among the topics that students can explore through the minor are: the formation and regulation of business entities, the challenges of operating in a regulated market, rules applicable to fields in which many students will work (e.g., insurance, banking, consumer services, and manufacturing), and the intricacies of creating and managing intellectual property. Students who complete the minor will be in a better position to innovate; identify, define and solve problems; and communicate effectively in interactions with lawyers as they navigate through regulatory requirements that all businesses inevitably confront. The minor thus provides a portal to new ways of thinking and new forms of knowledge.
Required and elective courses in the minor are offered through the Carlson School of Management and the Law School. All advising is through the Undergraduate Program Office in the Carlson School of Management, room 2-190 Hanson Hall (lawminor@umn.edu; 612-624-3313). Undergraduates enrolled in graduate-level courses will be graded separately from graduate students.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Minor Requirements
Introduction
Note: undergraduates must complete Law 3000 with a grade of C or higher before enrolling in other Law School courses as part of the minor. Students should therefore plan ahead and complete this course as early as possible.
LAW 3000 - Introduction to American Law and Legal Reasoning
(3.0 cr)
Business and Accounting Concepts
Students must take one (and only one) of the following business and accounting concepts courses.
FINA 3001 - Finance Fundamentals
(3.0 cr)
or
LAW 5076 - Essentials of Business for Lawyers
(3.0 cr)
or
MGMT 3001 - Fundamentals of Management
(3.0 cr)
or
MGMT 3004 - Strategic Management
(3.0 cr)
Elective Courses
Students should complete their remaining credits from a selection of courses listed below. Please note that not all courses are offered each year, and students enrolled in Law School degree programs receive first preference in the registration process. Appropriate Law School courses not on the list below may be taken to fulfill minor requirements, with permission from the student’s advisor in the minor program. **Students are strongly encouraged to take LAW 3050.**
Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
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LAW 3050 - Law of Business Organizations
(3.0 cr)
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BLAW 3058 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
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LAW 5061 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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LAW 5062 - Energy Law
(3.0 cr)
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LAW 5100 - Basic Federal Income Tax
(3.0 cr)
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LAW 5103 - Data Privacy Law
(3.0 cr)
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LAW 5601 - International Business Transactions
(3.0 cr)
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LAW 5606 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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LAW 5608 - Trademarks
(3.0 cr)
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LAW 5613 - Copyright
(3.0 cr)
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LAW 5624 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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LAW 5908 - Independent Research and Writing
(1.0-2.0 cr)
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