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Business and Law Major at St. Mary’s University
A degree in Business and Law is designed for students who aspire to lead in new and evolving professions that require a broad business education and an understanding of the legal environment. This innovative and cross-disciplinary program gives students the unique opportunity to take between five and 15 credit hours of law courses, taught by law school faculty in the St. Mary’s School of Law’s Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.) program for undergraduate business credit. These law courses are designed to provide students with a general understanding of legal principles related to business. They do not apply for graduate or law school course credits.
Operating in an ever-expanding environment of federal, state and administrative regulations, organizations have a significant interest in recruiting and retaining employees who are familiar with topics such as contract law, commercial paper, legal procedure, payroll and employment law, entrepreneurship, product liability, personal injury, business communication, compliance, identity theft, insider trading, corporate intelligence, negotiation, corporate formation and formalities and the corresponding tax consequences of each.
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Program of Study
The B.B.A. in Business and Law at St. Mary’s requires 120 credit hours in order to graduate. This includes 42 hours of the St. Mary’s Core, 45 hours of the Greehey School of Business Common Body of Knowledge, 17 hours of Business and Law major courses and 16 hours of electives.
With 16 hours of electives, Business and Law majors are offered the flexibility to select courses that appeal to their interests and the unique opportunity to complete between five and 15 credit hours of law courses taught by law faculty, which satisfy undergraduate degree requirements only.
Degree Plan
The B.B.A. in Business and Law at St. Mary’s requires 120 credit hours in order to graduate, including courses from the Greehey School of Business and St. Mary’s School of Law.
Courses
Course highlights include:
- Employment Law
- Fundamentals of American Law
- Human Resource Management
- Study in Leadership
- Taxation for Non-Accounting Majors
- The Entrepreneurial Mindset
What can I do with a degree in Business and Law?
Career Opportunities
A degree in Business and Law is perfect for students who want to become supervisors of new and evolving professions that require a broad business education and an understanding of the legal environment. Possible careers include:
- Risk Managers
- Human Resource Managers
- Compliance Officers
- Project Managers
- Public Administrators
- Banking Representatives
- Ombudsmen
- Mediators
- Grant Writers
- Real Estate Agents
- Consultants
Other students may be interested in non-profit, judicial or government work, such as court administrators, juvenile and adult probation officers, FBI agents, city planners or politicians. Lastly, some students may decide to pursue a law or other graduate degree in the future.
Post-Graduate Studies in Business and Law
The pursuit of graduate studies, such as the MBA for Professionals or Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) may be attractive to students who have studied both business and legal topics as undergraduates.
There are also numerous reasons why a student who studied Business and Law might apply to a Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) or Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.) program in the future. First, familiarity with legal topics might pique an interest to further pursue legal studies. Second, exposure to law pedagogy is advantageous for students in advance of graduate lectures and exams. And third, careers for attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants look positive.
The major will open the door for numerous opportunities for those of us who want to pursue business and law.”
Layla Dickerson
Business and Law major
Outside the Classroom
Student Clubs and Organizations
The Greehey School of Business offers a number of clubs and organizations to students majoring in business.
Faculty
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Teri Grimmer, D.B.A. Assistant Professor of Accounting -
Thomas Madison, Ph.D., CPA (TX – Ret.) Chair of the Department of Accounting -
Suzanne Oliva, LL.M., CPA Assistant Professor of Business Law -
Mark B. Persellin, Ph.D., CPA (TX), CFP Professor of Accounting -
Kent W. Royalty, LL.M. Professor of Accounting -
Ying “Caroline” Chen, D.B.A., CPA, CMA Assistant Professor of Accounting
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