The BS Legal Management is designed to create managers and entrepreneurs with a working knowledge of the legal environment within which all enterprises must operate. On top of the regular management curriculum is added a law curriculum which covers the major components of law that are encountered in the conduct of business: taxation, labor, intellectual property, and corporation law.
BS Legal Management is designed to give students the theoretical as well the practical tools to effectively run an enterprise. The law subjects provide LM graduates with a competitive edge in the increasingly legalistic business environment. The course has also been proven to be an excellent pre-law program for students who are considering a career in law.
Most of the major subjects involve teamwork imbuing students the ability to manifest leadership and take control in a team-oriented environment. Students are trained to prepare strategic analyses that are supported by extensive market research combined with public policy analysis.
The effective integration of management and law courses with the liberal arts core curriculum of Ateneo creates a holistic program that produces high-impact leaders for government, entrepreneurship, and the legal profession.
The Legal Management Program is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of management, law and society. It provides knowledge and skills in the components of law and the legal intricacies of the business environment. The purpose of this multifaceted program is to develop the study of law within a management framework and to explore the myriad ways in which law is connected with other management disciplines pertinent to an understanding of contemporary business and society.
The BS LM program, therefore aims to develop managers who have working knowledge of law, business and society from a perspective of corporate leadership, and good governance with due regard to the rights and welfare of all stakeholders.
Program Learning Outcomes
Through the BS Legal Management Program, students will:
Develop a global perspective for use in nation building
Use interdisciplinary, analytical, and sustainable approaches to solving management problems
Develop technical proficiency in their areas of business concentration or major
Show an understanding of how to exercise personal moral and ethical standards
Demonstrate an understanding of transformative service leadership principles
At the Program Level, the BS Legal Management Program has the following learning outcomes:
Apply legal and management principles, theories and methods to various types of organizations
Analyze, evaluate and solve problems critically using legal and management tools and techniques
Use interpersonal and communication skills effectively in the legal and business environment
Make decisions and act within ethical standards and corporate social responsibility within the bounds of the business law
Required Major Subjects
Management Courses
Principles of Accounting
Introduction to Managerial Accounting
Philippine Business and Economic Environment
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Principles of Marketing
Quantitative Methods and Operations/Production Applications
Principles of Finance
Organizational Behavior
Strategy Formulation
Strategy Implementation
Law Courses
Obligations and Contracts
Law on Business Organization and Intellectual Property
