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Business & Society
Our program in Business & Society prepares business students for the study and practice of law, with a particular emphasis on business and economic issues related to law. It also provides useful preparation for careers in, or the advanced study of, areas including public policy and urban and regional planning. Students who are interested in financial and economic developments and how they shape today's socioeconomic realities will better understand the influence of business on society, and society on business.
Programs Offered
Business & Society
Bachelor of Science
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Duration
69-72 Units
Accreditation
WASC
- Curriculum Sheet
Description:
The Bachelor of Science in Business and Society is designed especially to prepare business students for the study and practice of law, with a particular emphasis and business and economic issues related to law.
Career Outlook
4% Job Market Growth
$60,970 Median Salary
The median annual wage for paralegals and legal assistants was $60,970 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $39,710, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $98,830.
In May 2023, the median annual wages for paralegals and legal assistants in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
- Finance and insurance $77,630
- Federal government, excluding postal service $74,380
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals $61,240
- Legal services $59,660
- State government, excluding education and hospitals $51,420
Program Stats
Our Alumni Work in these Occupations
- Social and Human Service Specialists1
- Law Clerks1
Our Alumni Work Here
- The Simon Law Firm P C1
Student Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate understanding of key issues and the acquisition of key skills related to:
- accounting
- business ethics
- finance
- management
- marketing
- quantitative business tools
- the economic environment of business
- the international environment of business
- the legal environment of business
- the social environment of business
Integrate understandings of and skills related to functional business areas and relevant environmental contexts in the course of strategic business decision making.
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Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Paralegals and Legal Assistants, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/paralegals-and-legal-assistants.htm (visited April 22, 2024).
