The course offerings of the Department of Business Law & Ethics acquaint students with the 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.