Law minor

The minor in law is a cooperative program offered by the Mike Ilitch School of Business and the Law School. Undergraduate students earning this minor will develop skills such as logical and critical thinking, oral and written communication, reading comprehension and analysis along with core business principles and practices. With a law minor, career opportunities are broadened to those with a legal component in local and state government, immigration, human resources, compliance and advocacy and more.

Undergraduate students in any major who have a minimum 2.5 GPA are eligible to apply for a law minor. If you are interested in completing a minor in law, email businessminors@wayne.edu or call 313-577-4505.

Law minor requirements

The law minor involves six classes and a total of 18 credits. You will need to take three classes each in business and three in law. A minimum grade of C is required in all of the law minor courses. The nature of these classes depends on whether you are a business or non-business major.

For business majors, the law minor consists of one prerequisite business course, three additional business courses and three law courses. For non-business majors, the law minor requires three business courses and three law courses.

Business major prerequisite course

BLW 2510 Business Law and Ethics (mandatory course - may not be waived or substituted)

Business major required courses

BLW 5190 Business Law II (mandatory course - may not be waived or substituted)

Plus two of the following:

ACC 5170 Introduction to Taxation: Individuals
ACC 5270 Introduction to Taxation: Business Entities
EI 5000 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation
FIN 5320 Principles of International Finance
FIN 5340 Valuation
GSC 5650 Strategic Procurement
TIS 4575 IT Security
TIS 5530 Ethics in Information Technology
MGT 5700 Human Resource Management
MGT 5740 Employee Relations
MGT 5770 Staffing and Selection
MGT 5900/TIS 5900 Project Management
MKT 5460 Sales Management

Non-business major required courses

BLW 2510 Business Law and Ethics

Plus two of the following:

BA 1040 Managing Diversity in the Workplace
BLW 5190 Business Law II
EI 5000 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation
FIN 3290 Business Finance
FIN 5270 Advanced Business Finance
FIN 5320 Principles of International Finance
FIN 5340 Valuation
GSC 3600 Operations and Supply Chain Management
GSC 5620 Global Supply Chain Management
GSC 5650 Strategic Procurement
TIS 3630 Business Information Systems
TIS 4575 IT Security
TIS 5530 Ethics in Information Technology
MGT 2530 Management: Organizational Behavior
MGT 5700 Human Resource Management
MGT 5740 Employee Relations
MGT 5770 Staffing and Selection
MGT 5900/ISM 5900 Project Management

Required law courses for all students pursuing this minor

The list of required business course options provides you with the flexibility to pursue areas that are of particular interest to you. You are encouraged to meet with a business school advisor about your options.