Legal Studies

About the Concentration

Concentration: 24.0 quarter credits

Law is pervasive in all aspects of business and life. Legal Studies provides Drexel University students with the ability to recognize the influence of the law, understand its application and make informed and intelligent decisions regarding the course of action to take.

Although the Legal Studies concentration will benefit those interested in pursuing a career in law, it is not intended solely for students aspiring to attend law school. This concentration will enhance any business student's perspective on the impact of legal issues within their respective professions.

Students will learn the basics of various areas of the law and the legal environment of business and will learn to identify the factual situation in which to apply that law. They will be able to analyze the facts, determine which aspects of the law are pertinent, apply that to those facts, and draw a conclusion. Clarity of thought, reasoning and expression (both oral and written) are additional results of this process.

Emphasis is on critical thinking as a tool for problem solving, so that whatever the discipline, students will be able to identify and prevent possible problems or seek proper and timely assistance for critical decision making.

For more information about the concentration, contact the Department of Legal Studies.

Concentration Requirements

All students take BLAW 201 as one of the required courses for the Business degree and as a prerequisite for the Legal Studies Concentration courses.

Sample Plan of Study

Minor in Legal Studies 

Requirements

• No more than 2 courses or 8 credits (or 3 courses and 9 credits if classes were taken under the “old curriculum”) required by a student’s major may be counted towards this minor.
• A grade of “C” (2.0) or better must be earned for each course in this minor for it to be counted.
• No more than two transfer courses may be used to complete this minor. Transfer credits must be taken before matriculated at Drexel.
• Students in the process of completing a degree granting program out of the Goodwin College of Evening and Professional Studies, (BS or BSCOEPS), may enroll in 700 sections of the courses they choose that meet the minor requirements. All other students in the process of completing a degree granting program from other colleges/schools within Drexel University must enroll in the 500 sections of the courses they choose that meet the minor requirements.
• Students should check the pre-requisites of all classes when selecting electives. It is the responsibility of the student to know pre-requisites
• Business Administration and Business & Engineering majors may not minor in Accounting, Business, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Economics, Legal Studies, Management Information Systems, Marketing and/or Operations Management.

All prospective students should meet with an advisor from the College as soon as possible. Call 215-895-2110 to set up an appointment.

Facilities

So that Drexel business students gain the most up-to-date access to both hardware and software used in professional settings, major advances in the technologies used in the corporate world are constantly being matched by upgrades on campus.

Beginning in summer 2011, construction will begin on a 12-story, $92 million academic center for the LeBow College of Business, replacing Matheson Hall. The new state-of-the-art will continue strengthening faculty research, student learning and the nourishment of a community consisting of faculty, students, alumni and business leaders. The building will help unite faculty, students and staff now housed in four locations throughout Drexel's main campus and is expected to open in 2014.

The Leonard Perlstein Business Learning Center houses state-of-the-art classrooms, labs, and tiered mock boardrooms, as well as the LeBow College Business Executive Education Center.

Legal Studies Faculty