Law minor for all Wayne State students

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 broaadened 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. A minimum grade of C is required in all of the law minor courses.

If you are interested in completing a minor in law, please contact a Mike Ilitch School of Business advisor 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. 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/ISM 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

• LEX 5000     Law in Social Context
• LEX 5010     Law and Harm
• LEX 5020     Legal Procedure

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 talk with a business school advisor about your options.