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LEGAL STUDIES: SOCIAL SCIENCE OPTION

Associate in Arts

DESCRIPTION The Legal Studies Degree Program seeks to introduce the student to the field of legal studies along with its connection to and influence over closely related areas in the social sciences and business.— 

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LEGAL STUDIES: SOCIAL SCIENCE OPTION Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Featured Careers

Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers

    Bachelor's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 68,860
    • High salary: 227,590
    • Average salary: 136550
    Rising Job Growth $ 136,550 Average Salary $68,860 $227,590

  • Compliance Managers

    Bachelor's degree, Master's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 68,860
    • High salary: 227,590
    • Average salary: 136550
    Rising Job Growth $ 136,550 Average Salary $68,860 $227,590

  • Loss Prevention Managers

    Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 68,860
    • High salary: 227,590
    • Average salary: 136550
    Rising Job Growth $ 136,550 Average Salary $68,860 $227,590

All Careers in LEGAL STUDIES: SOCIAL SCIENCE OPTION (12)

Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site ManagersBachelor's degreeRising136,550
Compliance ManagersBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising136,550
Loss Prevention ManagersBachelor's degree, High school diploma/GEDRising136,550
Managers, All Other- n/a- n/a136,550
Regulatory Affairs ManagersBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising136,550
Wind Energy Development ManagersBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising136,550
Wind Energy Operations ManagersAssociate's degree, Bachelor's degreeRising136,550
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other- n/a- n/a100,340
Transportation PlannersBachelor's degree, Master's degreeStable100,340
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree, Master's degreeDeclining64,580
Social Science Research AssistantsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising58,040
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other- n/a- n/a

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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Describe the legal decision-making process used to analyze and decide legal cases.
  2. Discuss the impact that law and legal institutions have on different social groups and society as a whole
  3. Identify different sources and types of law and how law is created, changed, and classified.
  4. Recognize different theoretical perspectives on the law and functions law serves in society.
  5. Recognize the impact that law and legal institutions have on political and governmental institutions.