Course Details

  • Online | Asynchronous 
  • December 22, 2025 – January 9, 2026
  • 4 credits | $2,576
  • Last day to register: December 23, 2025
  • Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to B.S.B.A. majors and related minors with sophomore, junior, or senior standing.
  • Core Curriculum Attribute(s): Writing in the Disciplines 

Course Overview

An introduction to the nature, sources, and institutions of the law, and of the basic legal framework within which business operates. The course exposes students to tort law, criminal law, product liability, contracts, agency, and business organizations including general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. Case law, statutory law, administrative codes/regulations, and the Uniform Commercial Code are used.

Additional Information

Faculty will contact all students after the Tuesday, December 23, registration deadline.

About the Instructor

Katherine Marsland

Adjunct Professor of Business
I have been teaching at Stonehill since 2014 and a practicing attorney in Massachusetts for 19 years. My husband, Ron, and I are parents to seven year old twins, Anna and Ryan.

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Duffy Academic Center – 112

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