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Golden Gate University School of Law Bachelor of Arts in Law
Golden Gate University School of Law

Bachelor of Arts in Law

San Francisco, USA

4 Years

English

Full time

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Sep 2024

USD 462 / per credit

Blended, Distance Learning

Key Summary

    About: The Bachelor of Arts in Law provides a comprehensive understanding of legal principles and their application in various contexts. The program covers topics such as contracts, torts, criminal law, and constitutional law. Students engage in critical thinking and analysis, enhancing their ability to navigate complex legal issues.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in law enforcement, legal research, policy analysis, and public administration. Potential paths include roles as paralegals, legal assistants, or positions in compliance and risk management.

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Students will cultivate knowledge and skills from the fundamental domains of law, including: administrative, constitutional, contract, as well as basic procedures in criminal and civil law. Throughout the degree, theoretical principles are grounded in applied, real-world case studiesand examples, equipping the student to use legal tools and insights in a variety of professional settings.

Augmenting these special areas of legal focus, students will demonstrate broader programmatic learning outcomes including critical thinking, oral and written communication, information literacy, ethics, quantitative fluency, broad integrative knowledge, applied learning, and more specific types of specialized knowledge from the liberal studies. These skills are practiced andassessed throughout the degree, in order to ensure graduates have an integrated, well-rounded portfolio of attributes upon graduation.

The bachelor’s degree in law is highly versatile. Graduates from the program can use their knowledge and skills in a variety of disciplines, and students can go on to work in myriad professional settings, including: Adoptions Case Manager, Asylum Officer, Auditor, Civil Rights Advocate, Claims Administrator or Adjustor, Commercial Real Estate Broker, Compliance Officer, Conflict Resolution Specialist, Congressional Staffer, Consumer Safety Officer, Contracts Manager, Corporate Ethics Officer, Environmental Protection Specialist, Financial Compliance Officer, Court Administrator, Export Control Officer, Foreign Affairs Officer, Financial Compliance Officer, Health Care Administrator, Human Resources Specialist, Human Rights Officer,Insurance Broker, Intellectual Property Specialist, International Trade Specialist, Investigator, Jury Consultant, Law Enforcement Agent, Law Librarian, Legal Correspondent, Legal Technology Consultant, Lobbyist, Ombudsperson, Paralegal Specialist, Patent Examiner, Policy Analyst, Politician/Legislator, Probation Officer, Procurement Officer, Public Affairs/MediaSpecialist, Resource Manager, Risk Manager, Social Worker, Victim Advocate, and others.

Furthermore, for those wishing to pursue to graduate studies, this degree also prepares students for a smooth transition into our JD degree programs.

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