Legal Studies

A Minor

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 The 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 class work 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

Students in the Legal Studies minor must complete the following minor requirements:

• 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.

For complete course descriptions, please refer to the course catalog. 

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
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
Department of History and Social Sciences
aboggio@bryant.edu