Business Administration and Law, BS (Boston)

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The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Law program is designed for D'Amore-McKim School of Business students who seek careers in fields with frequent collaboration with lawyers or in heavily regulated industries or services. Offering knowledge and skills that are highly valued across business professions, this major will also be helpful for students who are interested in law school.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Business Core Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Foundational Courses | | | | BUSN 1102 | Personal Skill Development for Business | 1 | | BUSN 1103 | Professional Development for Business Co-op | 1 | | Required Courses | | | | ACCT 1201 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | 4 | | ACCT 2301 | Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors | 4 | | FINA 2201 | Financial Management | 4 | | INTB 1203 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | 4 | | Choose one of the following. MGSC 2301 is the recommended statistics course for this combined major: | | 4 | | MGSC 2301 | Business Statistics | | | MATH 2280 | Statistics and Software | | | MATH 3081 | Probability and Statistics | | | ORGB 3201 | Organizational Behavior | 4 | | or ORGB 3203 | Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation | | | STRT 4501 | Strategy in Action | 4 | | Business Elective | | | | Complete one of the following: | | 4 | | INNO 2301 | Innovation! | | | MISM 2301 | Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies | | | MKTG 2201 | Introduction to Marketing | | | SCHM 2301 | Supply Chain and Operations Management | |

Business Concentration Required

A concentration is required and may be chosen from the following:

• Accounting
• Accounting and Advisory Services
• Brand Management
• Business Analytics
• Corporate Innovation
• Entrepreneurial Startups
• Finance
• Fintech
• Healthcare Management and Consulting
• International Business (available only as a second concentration)
• Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Marketing Analytics
• Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Supply Chain Management

Supporting Business Courses

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 | | or ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | | | Complete one of the following. MATH 1231 is strongly recommended for this major: | | 4 | | MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | | | MATH 1245 | Calculus with Applications | | | MATH 1241 | Calculus 1 | | | MATH 1251 | Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | | | MATH 1340 | Intensive Calculus for Engineers | | | MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | |

Law Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Core Requirements | | | | LAW 3101 | Introduction to Legal Studies 1: Law and Legal Reasoning | 4 | | LAW 3102 | Introduction to Legal Studies 2: Statutes and Regulations | 4 | | LAW 3130 | Introduction to Negotiation and Advocacy | 4 | | LAW 3140 | Data Regulation and Compliance | 4 | | LAW 3235 | Issues in Law and Public Policy | 4 | | Electives | | | | Please consult with your advisor to select courses that support your choice of business concentration. | | | | Complete a total of 12 semester hours. If choosing a 3-semester-hour course, register for a 1-semester-hour course concurrently. No more than four 1-semester-hour courses may be applied to this requirement. | | 12 | | LAW 3150 | Introduction to Law and Organizational Management | | | LAW 3160 | Introduction to International Regulations and Business Strategies | | | LAW 3170 | Introduction to Financial Transactions | | | LAW 3181 | Introduction to Healthcare Compliance | | | LAW 3182 | Introduction to Patient Records, Privacy, Security | | | LAW 3210 | Introduction to Employee Rights and Employer Obligations | | | LAW 3211 | Introduction to Antidiscrimination Law | | | LAW 3212 | Introduction to Wages and Benefits | | | LAW 3232 | Introduction to Intellectual Property and Media | | | LAW 3236 | Introduction to Contract Drafting | | | LAW 3238 | Introduction to Global Regulation of Artificial Intelligence | | | LAW 3239 | Introduction to Sports Law, Business, and Society | | | LAW 3320 | Introduction to Intellectual Property | | | LAW 3321 | Introduction to Identifying and Securing Intellectual Property Rights | | | LAW 3800 | Reflections on Law | | | LAW 3801 | Writing on Legal Issues | | | LAW 4369 | Advanced Intellectual Property | | | LAW 4501 | Patent Law and Practice | | | LAW 4525 | Law and Economic Development | | | LAW 4600 | Issues in Health Law and Policy | | | LAW 4640 | Issues in Information Security Law | | | LAW 4664 | Law and Inequality | | | LAW 4983 | Special Topics in Law | |

Integrative Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Business | | | | ACCT 3304 | Business Law and Professional Ethics | 4 | | or ENTR 3304 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law | | | or MGMT 3420 | Managing Human Capital | | | Law | | | | LAW 3120 | Introduction to Law and Strategy | 4 |

Business Experiential Learning

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Complete at least one of the following experiences: | | | | BUSN 4945 | In-the-Field Experiential Professional Practicum | | | COOP 3946 | Co-op Work Experience--Half Time | | | COOP 3945 | Co-op Work Experience | | | COOP 3947 | Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time | | | COOP 3948 | Co-op Work Experience Abroad | | | EEBA 2945 | Internship Experience | | | EEBA 2948 | Internship Experience Abroad | |

Business GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA in business courses required

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Fours Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half