Minor in Legal Studies in Business
(For both Business and Non-Business Majors)
This minor is a uniquely designed interdisciplinary program. By structuring required course selections and making the commitment toward a rigorous course of study, students will demonstrate competence in those areas of business pre-legal study that will prepare them for the study of law.
This minor is open to any student who has successfully completed 18 credit hours and who has maintained a 2.5 GPA. In addition, students must maintain a 2.5 GPA in the business law curriculum. Upon successful completion of the requirements, the student will be awarded the Minor in Legal Studies in Business.
I. Required Courses (12 credits)
BLAW 2301 | Legal Foundations of Business | |
BLAW 4310 | Advanced Topics in Legal Studies | |
BLAW 4325 | Law, Ethics and Public Policy | |
BLAW 4340 | Legal Research, Writing and Moot Court (prerequisite: BLAW 2301 Legal Foundations of Business) | |
II. Elective Courses (6 credits selected from the following): | Business | |
BLAW 4315 | International Law | |
BLAW 4316 | Consumer Law | |
BLAW 4321 | Uniform Commercial Code | |
BLAW 4326 | Issues in Employment Law | |
BLAW 4330 | Sport Law | |
BFIN 4242 | Corporate Governance | |
| History | |
HIST 2381 | American Legal History I | |
HIST 2382 | American Legal History II | |
| Political Science | |
POLS 1001 | Introduction to Political Science | |
POLS 1212 | Introduction to American Law | |
POLS 1401 | Western Political Thought I | |
POLS 1411 | Western Political Thought II | |
POLS 2214 | The American Judicial System | |
POLS 2220 | Development of the American Constitution | |
| POLS 3210 | Constitutional Law | |
POLS 3211 | Civil Liberties | |
| General Electives | |
PHIL 2150 | Philosophy of Law | |
SOCI 2213 | Law and the Legal System | |
Note: Co-op courses count only as general education electives.