A major in legal studies in business introduces students to the principles of the law, social values and moral concerns as they relate to business and commerce. Students gain a comprehensive foundation through business core classes on finance and accounting, as well as business law and legal writing and research. The major provides an array of special experiential learning opportunities and service-learning options such as participating in Courtwatch NOLA. Electives allow students to tailor their education to their interests through courses in sports and entertainment law, international business law, taxation and mock trial
The legal studies major helps students develop essential reasoning skills that leaders face in making complicated choices under circumstances of empirical and moral uncertainty – a common theme in rapidly changing markets. Legal studies majors develop many analytic skills, including the ability to identify legal and moral issues concealed within complicated and multifaceted fact patterns; the ability to use legal and moral principles to form ethical and legal conclusions; the ability to reason by analogy between like cases and circumstances; and the ability to argue from legal and moral rules and precedents to form logically consistent recommendations for action.
The legal studies major satisfies the need for a primary major but also complements other more quantitative majors or minors in such areas as finance, accounting, marketing and management.
Students pursuing the Bachelorof Science in Management degree must earn a minimum of 124credit hours in their degree and a minimum grade point average of 2.000. More information on general degree requirements can be found here. Additionally, students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in the Newcomb-Tulane College Core Curriculum.
This example plan of study for the BSM in Legal Studies in Business represents a fall semester start and encompasses all program requirements. Students are responsible for reviewing university, school, and program requirements, along with prerequisites and the sequencing of courses in coordination with their academic and major advisors. BSM students are strongly encouraged to meet regularly with their Business Advisors to discuss business courses for support in finalizing their schedules.
ENGL 1010 or Tier-1 Writing must be completed by the end of the first year.Writing (ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1011) unless the student is exempt due to their score on the A.P/I.B./Cambridge-A level exams. Students receiving exemption from ENGL 1010/1011 are required to take an approved Tier-1 writing class during their first year.
ENGL 1010 or Tier-1 Writing must be completed by the end of the first year.Writing (ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1011) unless the student is exempt due to their score on the A.P/I.B./Cambridge-A level exams. Students receiving exemption from ENGL 1010/1011 are required to take an approved Tier-1 writing class during their first year.
ENGL 1010 or Tier-1 Writing must be completed by the end of the first year.Writing (ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1011) unless the student is exempt due to their score on the A.P/I.B./Cambridge-A level exams. Students receiving exemption from ENGL 1010/1011 are required to take an approved Tier-1 writing class during their first year.
ENGL 1010 or Tier-1 Writing must be completed by the end of the first year.Writing (ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1011) unless the student is exempt due to their score on the A.P/I.B./Cambridge-A level exams. Students receiving exemption from ENGL 1010/1011 are required to take an approved Tier-1 writing class during their first year.
