Legal Studies in Business Major

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Legal Studies in Business

The programs in Business Administration offer the opportunity to acquire an excellent understanding of the processes, organizations, and decision-making inherent in today's business environment. Students begin by building a foundation of basic knowledge and skills with courses in economics, statistics, mathematics and communication. They then take a series of core courses that span the functional areas of business. These areas include accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, legal studies in business, management, and marketing. These courses form a foundation upon which students can build a greater knowledge in several different concentrations.

Business law plays an increasingly prominent role in the workplace and in our personal lives. The proliferation of laws, regulations, and legal decisions determining the limits of appropriate business behavior makes an understanding of law and legal process vital to the business professional.

Students graduating with a concentration in Legal Studies in Business will have explored in depth the nature of the legal environment of business and the ways in which legal rules and processes affect business decision making. Students will have developed critical-thinking and problem-solving skills by fostering an awareness of legal reasoning and analysis.

This concentration is relevant to all business administration students, but it is particularly appealing to those students interested in the more highly regulated fields of business and/or the role and nature of the legal process. The concentration is not designed to be a pre-law program, but may be of interest to students considering graduate study in law, business, or public administration.

Required Courses for the Legal Studies in Business Concentration

Transferable Skills
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Leadership skills
Problem solving
Sound decision-making
Organizational skills
Appreciation for diversity
Plan activities
Work with a team
Direct staff and activities
Interpersonal skills
Awareness of ethical issues
Listening skills
Persuasion skills

Critical thinking and decision making skills
Numerical computation
Oral and written communication
Computer literate
Flexible
Cross-cultural skills
Analyze and interpret data
Team building skills
Time management skills
Stress management
Accountability

Career Opportunities
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Finance	Management
Personal/commercial lending officer Credit analyst Trust account administrator Trust investment office Bank president/VP Account executive Financial planner Sales broker Chief financial officer Budget analyst Accountant	Personnel manager Quality control manager Marketing manager Operations manager Business manager Executive director Billing supervisor Director of services Fundraising director
Human Resources	Marketing
Director of labor relations Training and development director Employment recruiter Human resources administrator Employee counselor Director of employee relations Director of personnel research	Marketing administrator Marketing associate Public relations manager Promotions Director of public relations Marketing coordinator Marketing specialist Sales consultant
Legal Studies	Other
Lawyer FBI agent CIA agent	University professor Teacher

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Department of Legal Studies in Business	Academic Counseling Office
McNeely Hall, Room 128 651.962.5544	O'Shaughnessy Education Center, Room 119 651.962.6300
Career Development Center
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Last updated: October 06, 2006

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