开设本课程的目的是使外国学生了解中国公司法，从比较法的角度了解和认识中国公司法和西方公司法的区别。外国学生在学习这门课之后能够解决法律问题，进行法律谈判。

公司法是公司法务人员的基础课程，公司法在法务人才的知识体系中占有重要地位。公司法及其相关课程的学习，既是公司法务人员必要的知识储备，也是锻炼其分析和解决问题能力的有效途径，对学生综合素质的提高具有重要价值。

中国公司法课程总体上分为以下几个部分：公司概述、公司的设立与公司人格问题、公司资本制度、公司治理结构、公司的合并与解散、包括公司财务会计、公司债券、法律责任等。

This course aims to help students to correctly appreciate the differences between various business vehicles available in China and to comprehend the rights and duties of different stakeholders in a company.  This course also aims to teach students company law and regulations in China in a comparative setting by reference to company law in other jurisdictions, in particular, common law jurisdictions such as England, Hong Kong, and the United States. Furthermore, this course will help students to master the basic norms, doctrines and principles in relation to companies, and to be able to apply them to relevant issues in a more practical manner.

Here are some topics this course may cover: business vehicles and classification of companies; incorporation and formation; corporate personality; promoters and pre-incorporation contracts; corporate charter and constitution; corporate governance; division of corporate powers; fiduciary duties; protection of minority shareholders; bankruptcy and restructuring; corporate social responsibility. This course may arrange small training sessions so that students will have the opportunities to “practice” company law in hypothetical corporate transactions.