Legal Studies

The law is fundamental to our everyday lives. It governs everything from traffic rules to marriage to when we can first vote. An understanding of the law and the legal system of the United States is beneficial to everyone, regardless of whether you join a profession that makes laws or enforces them.

The Legal Studies minor is designed to encourage ethical thinking in legal problem solving. Studying law enhances analytical skills that are needed in professional life. The Legal Studies minor is available to business students with the completion of four courses; the liberal arts major must take LGLS 211 Legal Environment of Business in conjunction with the LGLS minor courses. Students can select LGLS courses that will prepare them for law school, give them information that will be valuable in the United States and around the globe, or simply offer a better understanding of law and government.

Studying Legal Studies at Bryant

The Legal Studies program encourages reflection on the fundamental values and principles that underlie the law and its policies. Through classwork and projects, students develop their thought and reasoning processes, as well as their communication skills in written and oral presentations.

The faculty are practitioners and experts in their fields. Students who are interested in going to law school after graduation work with a pre-law advisor from their first day at Bryant to build their résumé and application, along with helping them prepare for the LSAT.

The Legal Studies minor is designed to encourage ethical thinking in legal problem solving. Studying law enhances analytical skills that are needed in professional life. Students can select courses that will prepare them for law school, give them information that will be valuable in the United States and around the globe, or simply offer a better understanding of law and government.

Courses

The minor requires four legal studies elective courses (not including LGLS211, The Legal Environment of Business, which is included in the business core) including one 400-level legal studies course.

Students may choose from the following available courses:

LGLS 251: Civil Rights and Liberties
LGLS 285/385/485: Special Topics in Legal Studies
LGLS 354: Communications Law
LGLS 356: Law of the Internet
LGLS 357: Legal Philosophy and Reasoning
LGLS 360: Law and Society
LGLS 391: Legal Studies Internship
LGLS 411: Markets and the Law
LGLS 412: Law of Financial Institutions
LGLS 442: The Female Body and the Constitution
LGLS 443: Legal Ethics
LGLS 451: International Business Law
LGLS 497: Directed Study in Legal Studies

For complete course descriptions, please refer to the course catalog. Courses are listed in alphabetical order.

Opportunities After Graduation

An understanding of the law can help build the skills students needed to be successful in a variety of professions, including:

  • Banking
  • Court administration
  • Insurance
  • Law enforcement
  • Non-profit organizations
  • Politics
  • Probation and parole
  • Religious organizations
  • Small businesses
  • State and local government

For More Information

To learn more about the Legal Studies minor at Bryant, please contact Andrea Boggio at aboggio@bryant.edu .