ACCT 220
Fundamentals of Business Law
Course overview
This course introduces you to the New Zealand legal system including contract law, torts, trusts and agency. You’ll also expand your understanding of the risks and responsibilities that arise with regard to corporate entities and business under Aotearoa-New Zealand law.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
and your Academic Program is Pathway Cert for MPA Entry, 5761 or your Academic Program is C.Proficiency (L5-7), 4000 |
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| Credits | 10 |
| Domestic fees | $528.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Develop an excellent foundation in business law and an appreciation of how commercial decisions can impact stakeholders.
- Gain knowledge, analytical skills and be able to interpret the legal system, basic contract, tort, trusts, agency and corporate law, including incorporation and its effects, management and insolvency.
- Apply New Zealand legal principles to business transactions.
Course examiners
Amrapali Macdonald
Professional Teaching Fellow in Law
Department of Financial and Business Systems
amrapali.macdonald@lincoln.ac.nz