Bachelor's Degrees in Law

Amherst College

• Amherst College founded its department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought, commonly referred to as LJST, in 1992. Amherst students can work toward a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with a major in Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought. To complete the major, students must take at least 11 courses in the department, including required courses such as the social organization of law and legal theory. The department offers courses in five primary areas, including legal theory, interpretive practices, legal institutions, historical perspectives and cross-cultural perspectives. Students who elect to work for departmental honors must complete a written thesis in their senior year. In 2010, U.S. News & World Report ranked Amherst College second among the nation's liberal arts colleges.

  Amherst College Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought
  74 College St.
  Amherst, MA 01002
  413-542-2380
  Amherst.edu

IE University

• The private Spanish university known as Instituto de Empresa merged with SEK University in 2007 to create IE University. IE University offers a combined Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree program for undergraduates. The program emphasizes business law and international law, and prepares students for legal careers in the global economic world. The school's collaboration with the College of Laws of England and Wales allows students to specialize in the common law systems of English-language countries. IE University offers this program in both English and Spanish.

  IE University
  Cardinal Zuniga, 12
  40003 Segovia
  Spain
  011-34-921-412-410
  ie.edu

University of London

• The University of London External System offers a distance learning Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree program. This program combines online study with intensive weekend courses, allowing students to customize their schedule to meet their own needs. Students can attend weekend courses in London. Online legal research exercises and extensive online library resources supplement the distance learning portion of the curriculum.

  University of London
  32 Russell Square
  London WC1B 5DN
  UK
  011-44-020-7862-8398
  londonexternal.ac.uk