Bus 371: Legal Issues in Sports Business
School of Business Administration
This course will explore the interaction of the law and the business of amateur and professional sports. Students will build on their understanding of foundational legal principles and analyze the impact of legal case precedent on the operation of professional and amateur sport. Whether you work for a team, manage a facility, or organize a league, working in the sports business often requires urgent and impactful decision-making, and the legal implications of those decisions can have daunting consequences. Topics covered will include contracts, torts, criminal law, labor relations, antitrust, gender discrimination, the regulation of agents, and constitutional and other legal rules affecting professional and amateur athletics.
3 Credits
Prerequisites
- Bus 250: Legal Environment of Business
- Pre-requisite: 54 Earned Hours.
Instruction Type(s)
- Lecture/Lab: Lecture/Lab for Bus 371
- Lecture/Lab: Web-based Lecture/Lab for Bus 371
Subject Areas
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