Legal Studies BSBA

Major: Legal Studies
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 180.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 22.0201
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 23-1011

About the Program

Law pervades all aspects of business and life. The LeBow College of Business Legal Studies degree is specifically designed for today’s cutting-edge business world, giving students the ability to understand the application of law to their careers and to make informed and intelligent business decisions. Not merely a pure law concentration, the intensely practical courses within the Legal Studies major teach students how to manage the competitive business and legal aspects of any enterprise. 

LeBow’s Legal Studies major helps prepare students for a variety of career options right at graduation, including in management, government policy and administration, human resources, policing and corrections, and teaching. It also provides a solid foundation for an advanced graduate degree in law or another discipline if a student decides to pursue that option.

Students will learn to analyze factual situations, assess any legal and ethical ramifications, and reach sound judgments. LeBow’s Legal Studies professors will challenge them to clarify their thoughts and expressions (both oral and written) so they can better advocate for reasonable solutions. Emphasis is on critical thinking as a tool so that whatever the discipline, students will be able to identify and prevent possible problems or seek proper and timely assistance from others. Whatever field they choose, students will be able to identify and help resolve business and legal pitfalls. The LeBow College of Business Legal Studies degree is practical law in business and focused on preparing students for successful careers in the field of their choice. 

Please Note: No more than 2 courses or 8.0 credits can be counted towards any additional major/minor/co-major or certificate.

Additional Information

For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements
CIVC 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
MATH 101Introduction to Analysis I4.0
UNIV B101The Drexel Experience1.0
UNIV B201 [WI] Career Management1.0
General Education Electives (Select 18-24 credits)
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective **6.0-8.0
Humanities & Social Science **6.0-8.0
Natural Science & Technology **6.0-8.0
Business Flexible Requirements ***
INTB 200International Business4.0
MIS 200Management Information Systems4.0
MKTG 201Introduction to Marketing Management4.0
OPM 200Operations Management4.0
STAT 201Introduction to Business Statistics4.0
Business Requirements
ACCT 115Financial Accounting Foundations4.0
ACCT 116Managerial Accounting Foundations4.0
BLAW 201Business Law I4.0
BSAN 160Business Analytics and Data Visualization4.0
BUSN 101Foundations of Business I4.0
BUSN 102Foundations of Business II4.0
BUSN 105Applied Business Analysis3.0
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics4.0
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics4.0
FIN 301Introduction to Finance4.0
MGMT 450Strategy and Competitive Advantage4.0
ORGB 300 [WI] Organizational Behavior4.0
Legal Studies Major Degree Requirements
Business Impact Elective4.0
Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor
Select nine of the following:36.0
Business Law II
Information Privacy, Data and the Law
Law of Business Organizations
Real Estate Law
Labor Law
Government Regulation and Business
International Business Law
Criminal Law
Marketing Law
Entrepreneurial Law
White Collar Crime
Legal Issues in Corporate Governance
Employment Law
Intellectual Property and Cyber Law
Independent Study in Legal Studies
Special Topics in Legal Studies
Free Electives 38.0
Total Credits180.0-186.0
*

Students not participating in co-op will not take COOP 101; 1 credit of Free Elective will be added in place of COOP 101.

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

***

Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.

Sample Plan of Study

4 year, no coop

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BUSN 1014.0BSAN 1604.0ACCT 1154.0VACATION
BUSN 1053.0BUSN 1024.0CIVC 1011.0 
ENGL 101 or 1113.0ECON 2014.0ECON 2024.0 
MATH 1014.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
UNIV B1011.0 Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0 
 15 15 16 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ACCT 1164.0BLAW 2014.0Business Flexible Requirement Courses8.0VACATION
Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0FIN 3014.0Legal Studies Major Elective4.0 
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ***3.0-4.0Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0 
Free Elective 3.0Free Elective 3.0  
 14-15 14-15 15-16 0
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0ORGB 3004.0Legal Studies Major Electives8.0 
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ***3.0-4.0UNIV B2011.0Natural Science & Technology Elective***3.0-4.0 
Legal Studies Major Elective4.0Humanities & Social Science Elective***3.0-4.0Free Electives6.0 
Free Elective3.0Legal Studies Major Elective4.0  
 Free Elective 3.0  
 14-15 15-16 17-18 
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
Business Impact Elective 4.0MGMT 4504.0Legal Studies Major Electives8.0 
Legal Studies Major Elective4.0Legal Studies Major Elective4.0Free Electives7.0 
Free Electives7.0Free Electives7.0  
 15 15 15 
Total Credits 180-186
*

Students not participating in co-op will not take COOP 101; 1 credit of Free Elective will be added in place of COOP 101.

**

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201 Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

4 year, 1 coop (Fall/Winter)

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BUSN 1014.0BSAN 1604.0ACCT 1154.0VACATION
BUSN 1053.0BUSN 1024.0CIVC 1011.0 
ENGL 101 or 1113.0COOP 101*1.0ECON 2024.0 
MATH 1014.0ECON 2014.0Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0 
UNIV B1011.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
 15 16 16 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ACCT 1164.0BLAW 2014.0Business Flexible Requirement Courses**8.0Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0FIN 3014.0Legal Studies Major Elective4.0 Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ***3.0-4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective***3.0-4.0Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0Legal Studies Major Elective4.0
Free Elective3.0Free Elective3.0 Free Elective3.0
 14-15 14-15 15-16 14-15
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCEORGB 3004.0Legal Studies Major Electives4.0
  UNIV B2011.0Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0
  Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0Free Electives10.0
  Legal Studies Major Electives8.0 
 0 0 16-17 17-18
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
Business Impact Elective 4.0MGMT 4504.0Legal Studies Major Electives8.0 
Legal Studies Major Elective4.0Legal Studies Major Elective4.0Free Electives6.0 
Free Electives6.0Free Electives7.0  
 14 15 14 
Total Credits 180-186
*

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201 Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

5 year, 3 coop (Fall/Winter) 

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BUSN 1014.0BSAN 1604.0ACCT 1154.0VACATION
BUSN 1053.0BUSN 1024.0CIVC 1011.0 
ENGL 101 or 1113.0COOP 101*1.0ECON 2024.0 
MATH 1014.0ECON 2014.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
UNIV B1011.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0 
 15 16 16 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCEACCT 1164.0BLAW 2014.0
  Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0FIN 3014.0
  Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ***3.0-4.0Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0
  Free Elective3.0Free Elective3.0
 0 0 14-15 14-15
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCEBusiness Flexible Requirement Courses**8.0Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0
  Legal Studies Major Elective 4.0Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ***3.0-4.0
  Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0Legal Studies Major Elective4.0
   Free Elective3.0
 0 0 15-16 14-15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCEORGB 3004.0Legal Studies Major Elective4.0
  UNIV B2011.0Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0
  Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0Free Electives10.0
  Legal Studies Major Electives8.0 
 0 0 16-17 17-18
Fifth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
Legal Studies Major Elective8.0MGMT 4504.0Legal Studies Major Elective4.0 
Free Electives6.0Business Impact Elective 4.0Free Electives10.0 
 Legal Studies Major Elective4.0  
 Free Elective3.0  
 14 15 14 
Total Credits 180-186
*

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201 Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

Co-Op/Career Opportunities

Legal studies is the base of the rules and regulations of the business world. An undergraduate degree in legal studies can provide a foundational set of skills that can be applied in a variety of career types and industries. By exploring business through the lens of law, graduates with this degree can go on to become business leaders and influence critical industry decisions.

What Type of Skills Will You Gain From a Legal Studies Degree?

A legal studies degree focuses on more than just learning policy and legal regulations. By ensuring students have a solid understanding of a variety of core business disciplines, the Drexel LeBow legal studies curriculum prepares graduates to be dynamic professionals throughout their careers.

An example of the skills and topics highlighted by this degree:

  • Law of business organizations
  • Government regulation and business
  • International business law
  • Entrepreneurial law
  • Legal issues in corporate governance

What Can You Do with a Degree in Legal Studies?

Legal studies degree job opportunities are varied and reach a number of industries. From roles in federal and state government to private corporations and law practice, this degree prepares students to make critical business decisions based on legal analysis.

Career Growth Opportunities for Legal Studies Majors

While the natural assumption is that students in a legal studies program plan to go on to law school after graduation, and many do, a background in the law and legal systems benefits graduates interested in all areas of business.

Legal studies graduates go on to careers in real estate, law enforcement, hospital administration, business consulting, government affairs and financial management.

Common Job Titles for Undergraduate Legal Studies Majors

  • Compliance Officer
  • Human Resource Representative
  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • Legal Assistant
  • Legislative Assistant
  • Mediator
  • Paralegal
  • Real Estate Agent

Innovative Industries in Legal Studies

  • Consulting
  • Education
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Law Enforcement
  • Non-profit
  • Real Estate

Top Job Landings for Recent Drexel Legal Studies Graduates

  • Comcast Corporation
  • Grant Thornton
  • Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Facilities

The 12-story, 177,500-square-foot home for LeBow College of Business is located at the heart of the Drexel University campus, at the intersection of Woodland Walk and Market Street, where it forms a gateway to Drexel and a backdrop to the historic statue of A. J. Drexel (Moses Ezekiel, 1904). The diagonal massing of the lower floors follows Woodland Walk and combines with the new Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (Diamond & Schmitt, 2011) to energize the University’s central quadrangle. The building’s tower will mark the LeBow College and Drexel campus from all directions while the open, glassy Market Street façade will showcase the College’s student activities to passersby.

The building’s organization unites the school’s various constituencies around a five-story-high atrium ringed by classrooms, student lounges, events spaces, and offices. The atrium is immediately accessible from main entrances at the three corners of the building. An open stair within the atrium leads to a 300-seat auditorium and 100-seat lecture hall one floor below and to a divisible multipurpose room and additional classrooms above. The building’s upper floors contain faculty offices interspersed with seminar rooms and group study rooms. The top floor houses the Dean’s suite and a boardroom and conference suite that opens to east- and west-facing terraces.

The building’s warm masonry and glass exterior reflects the emerging vocabulary of the next generation of Drexel buildings. Sophisticated solar shading devices allow maximum transparency between the inside and outside while supporting the building’s high environmental aspirations.

Key Building Features

  • Five-story atrium
  • Finance trading lab with Bloomberg Terminal Room
  • 300-seat auditorium
  • 160-seat event space
  • 100-seat lecture hall
  • 45-seat seminar rooms
  • 44-seat computer classrooms
  • 60-seat classrooms
  • Executive MBA classroom
  • 24-seat classrooms
  • Special areas for experiential learning simulations and business consulting
  • Videoconferencing capabilities
  • Integrated teaching technology in all classrooms
  • Recording studio to support LeBow College’s online programs
  • Extensive areas for students to gather socially and for collaborative study, including student collaboration rooms, two quiet study areas, and 3,500 square feet of student social space
  • EMBA Alumni Lounge for the exclusive use of EMBA alumni
  • Behavioral Studies Lab
  • Starbucks
  • Green Globe certifiable, meeting worldwide sustainability standards

Gerri C. LeBow Hall brings together faculty, students, and staff in a state-of-the-art building on the University City campus. Please visit the LeBow College of Business webpage, the Behavioral Lab webpage, and the Finance Trading Lab webpage to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.

Legal Studies Faculty

Richard P. Freedman, JD, LLM (Temple University) Department of Legal Studies. Associate Professor. Taxation, corporate and business matters, real estate, estate planning, estate administration and elder law.
Andrew Genetta, JD (Cleveland-Marshall College of Law). Associate Clinical Professor.
Leslie Kramer, JD (Brooklyn Law School). Assistant Clinical Professor.
Natalie Pedersen, JD (Harvard University) Department Head Legal Studies. Associate Professor. Employment law; employment discrimination; implicit bias.
Steven R. Sher, JD (Georgetown University Law Center) Department of Legal Studies. Associate Professor. Business law, product liability, negligence, medical malpractice.

Emeritus Faculty

Rosalie S. Kreider, JD (Villanova University) Head of Department of Legal Studies. Clinical Professor Emeritus. Business law, international business law, commercial transactions.
Neal Orkin, JD (Temple University) Department of Legal Studies. Associate Professor Emeritus. Intellectual property rights of employed inventors and authors; labor relations.
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