Legal Studies
Study location | United States, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |
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Type | Bachelor, full-time |
Study language | English |
Tuition fee | US$17,662 per year |
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Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) |
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Language requirements | English |
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Overview
The Legal Studies bachelor’s degree is a 125-credit undergraduate program which prepares you for a variety of different legal professions.
The degree programs, available online or at our Atlanta and New Orleans campuses, provide students with fundamental pre-law knowledge and skills in legal research, contract law, family law, law office procedures, ethics, torts, and much more.
Programme structure
AC 107 – Accounting I 3.00
AC 220 – Finance 3.00
BU 106 – Introduction to Business 3.00
BU 204 – The Digital Firm and Business Communications 3.00
BU 220 – Principles of Marketing 3.00
BU 302 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3.00
or BU 600 Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3.00 semester credit hours.
BU 305 – Administrative Law 3.00
BU 407 – Quantitative Decision-Making 3.00
or BU 421 Operations Management 3.00 semester credit hours or BU 550 Research Methods and Decision Making 3.00 semester credit hours
EC 111 – Principles of Microeconomics 3.00
EC 121 – Principles of Macroeconomics 3.00
EN 111 – Information Literacy 3.00
Required Introductory Legal Studies Courses
All courses, 30.00 semester credit hours, are required.
PL 100 – Introduction to Legal Assisting 3.00
PL 106 – Legal Research 3.00
PL 115 – Contract Law 3.00
PL 131 – Torts 3.00
PL 132 – Family Law 3.00
PL 140 – Ethics and Paralegal Professionalism 3.00
PL 180 – Law Office Procedures 3.00
PL 215 – Civil Litigation 3.00
PL 250 – Legal Writing 3.00
PL 298 – NALA Certification Review 3.00
Required Advanced Legal Studies Courses
All courses, 9.00 semester credit hours, are required.
PL 300 – Legal Office Administration 3.00
PL 425 – Business Organizations 3.00
or BU 550 Research Methods and Decision Making 3.00 semester credit hours or BU 600 Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3.00 semester credit hours
PL 450 – Advanced Legal Research 3.00
Elective Courses
A minimum of 12.00 semester credit hours is required. At least 6.00 semester credit hours must be paralegal (PL) courses.
BU 206 – Business Law I 3.00
BU 403 – Constitutional Law 3.00
BU 530- Business Leadership Foundations 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 550- Research and Decision-Making 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 600- Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3.00 semester credit hours
HR 100 – Introduction to Human Resource Management 3.00
HR 220 – Human Resource Information Systems 3.00
HR 230 – Employment Law and Labor Relations 3.00
HR 340 – Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Essentials 3.00
IS 120 – Word Processing 4.00
IS 160 – Spreadsheets 4.00
PL 139 – Wills, Trusts and Estates 3.00
PL 220 – Bankruptcy 3.00
PL 225 – Criminal Law 3.00
PL 235 – Property Law and Intellectual Property Law 3.00
Required Project Management
3.00 semester credit hours are required.
BU 345 – Project Management 3.00
or
BU 630 Project and Operations Management
Required Capstone or Internship
3.00 semester credit hours are required.
PL 491 – Capstone Project 3.00
PL 494 – Legal Studies Internship 3.00
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