Business & Commercial Real Estate

Calling all future litigators, deal makers, and in-house counsel.

Our course offerings enable you to develop expertise that will be tailored to your chosen career, whether you want to work for a law firm, a corporation, an investment bank, or a regulator. Moreover, we offer a certificate to evidence your specialized training and a joint degree in law and business.

Our courses in business law provide you with the foundational knowledge to advise corporations or sue them, to design governance structures or challenge them, and to craft transactions favoring the corporation or the investor. Tax law has a first-order influence on all economic activity and our courses enable you to understand how those subsidies and penalties channel behavior. Our courses in securities law, commercial law, and bankruptcy law enable you to understand how scarce resources are allocated, how they are controlled, and how they are distributed.

Earn Your M.B.A. & J.D.

Dual Degree

The University of Oklahoma offers a joint degree in law and business, which enables graduates to solve the most challenging issues in the business world. The accelerated program is designed for highly motivated students and provides a rigorous education in both law and business.

Earn Your Business & Transactional Law Certificate

Certificate

Tailored for those aspiring to engage in business and transactional counseling, this certificate emphasizes critical business law classes. You will anchor your education in foundational doctrinal courses, tailor your education by choosing specialized electives, and gain hands-on experience by drafting real-world documents in courses that develop your skills. To enrich your expertise, you will enroll in three courses offered by OU’s Price College of Business regarding accounting, financial management, and organizational behavior.

Courses

Foundational Courses	Area-Specific Menu Courses	Electives, Experiential Learning, & Seminars	Complementary Courses
Either Business Associations (3-4 hours) or Corporations (3 hours). Only one of these courses may be taken by any student.	Bankruptcy Either Business Associations (3-4 hours) or Corporations (3 hours). Only one of these courses may be taken by any student. Real Estate Transactions Secured Transactions Unincorporated Business Entities	Antitrust I Business Tax Corporate Drafting Entrepreneurial Law Clinic Entrepreneurship & the Law Estate & Gift Tax Federal Securities Regulation Individual Income Tax International Business and Human Rights Legal Perspectives in Finance and Capitalism Seminar Mergers and Acquisitions Role of In-House Counsel Seminar Tax Policy Seminar Transactional Practicum I	Civil Pretrial Litigation Copyright Employment Law Seminar Environmental Law Externships, if related Intellectual Property Survey Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation Remedies Trademarks