Major in Business Administration - Legal Studies

Director: Quincey R. Johnson
Stephens Hall 301
Phone: 410-704-4866

To complete the major in Business Administration with the Legal Studies Concentration, students must be admitted to the Business Administration major (see admission requirements in the Business Administration Program section of this catalog) before taking 24 units in Legal Studies and 33 units in upper-level business courses. All requirements for the major must be completed with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher. In order to assure that students have retained critical information from prior courses, students take a comprehensive examination on business content as part of the capstone course, MNGT 481. The results of this examination serve as 10 percent of the MNGT 481 grade. See the Suggested Course Sequence for Business ­Administration Majors.

The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Business Administration (BUAD) requires a minimum of 120 earned units, which must include successful completion of the Core Curriculum requirements, the Business Administration major requirements and electives. 

During the freshman and sophomore years, pre-business administration (PBUA) students must concentrate on building an academic foundation as a base for the in-depth, upper-level courses. This foundation includes both lower-level required courses and most of the Core Curriculum requirements. Students who enroll in CBE “majors only” courses without having fulfilled the prerequisites risk losing their place in those courses.

Students are responsible for monitoring their own progress toward graduation. Students must consult with their assigned advisers each term to ensure that prerequisite courses are taken in proper sequence to meet the student’s target completion date for the degree. Prerequisites are monitored during registration.

Requirements for all Business Administration Majors

Legal Studies Concentration Requirements 

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Based on course availability and student needs and preferences, the selected sequences will probably vary from those presented below. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices.

Profile of a CBE Graduate

As a premier school of applied business learning, the College of Business and Economics prepares its graduates to achieve excellence in their professional careers. Rigorous academic studies and hands-on business experience—all subject to strict measures of performance— work in combination to develop the foundation for success, connect students with the professional community and transform students who will have a positive impact in and beyond Maryland.

Graduates of Towson University’s College of Business and Economics will:

Apply Business Knowledge in the Context of Professional Employment

• Demonstrate knowledge of business concepts and theories
• Successfully complete a quality, mentored, reflective professional experience in preparation for future employment

Communicate Properly and Effectively

• Write professional documents that provide audience-centric content, rhetorically appropriate organization and follow accepted conventions of design, style, grammar, punctuation and mechanics
• Make articulate and persuasive oral presentations

Apply Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills to Organizational Decision Making

• Conduct internal and external analyses of domestic and global organizations, formulate strategies and identify issues with implementing these strategies
• Practice creative ideation
• Develop comprehensive, justified conclusions that result from systematic application of relevant information and decision criteria to decision alternatives within a realistic organizational decision context

Use Technology Effectively in Business Settings

• Demonstrate competency in the use of analytical software
• Utilize state-of-the-practice software for business applications

Work Effectively Toward Achieving Common Goals within Diverse Teams

• Guide teams, as leaders and followers, to achieve team goals while maintaining group cohesion, follower satisfaction and efficient operations
• Treat others with respect and show sensitivity to their views, values, cultures and customs

Distinguish Between Ethical and Unethical Conduct in the Professional Lives

• Explain how ethical conduct of managers affects individuals’ motivation and organizations’ performance
• Apply ethics in business decision-making, considering the impact of ethical conduct on multiple stakeholders