Qualification: Bachelor
Duration: 4 years (8 semesters)
ECTS: 240
Fields of study: Law, Humanities, Social Sciences
Languages of instruction: Russian, English (on request)

DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor’s degree programme provides students with profound theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of law. Graduates master issuing and observing legal norms and regulations, upholding law and public order, conducting research, and promoting legal educations. The programme qualifies specialist, who are ready for legal service and work in state and local authorities, arbitral or judicial authorities, law enforcement agencies, lawyer and notary offices, various enterprises and institutions.

Forms of in-class activity: lectures, laboratory classes, practical classes, review sessions, and individual work.

AIMS

law enforcement activity:
•    justifying and making decisions within the scope of official duties, performing actions associated with the implementation of legal norms,
•    producing legal documents;

service activity:
•    ensuring law, order, security of individuals, society and state;
•    maintaining public order;
•    protecting private, state, municipal and other property;
•    preventing, detecting, investigating and combating crimes and offenses;
•    defending rights and legally protected interests of individuals and legal entities;

expert and advisory activity:
•    providing legal assistance;
•    consulting on legal issues;
•    carrying out legal examinations and reviews of legal norms, statutes and regulations;

management activity:
•    managing and operating teams working in various law enforcement agencies and other legal offices;
•    drafting laws, legal norms, regulations and standards;

research activity:
•    conducting research within the branches of Russian law;

teaching activity:
•    promoting legal awareness among the population.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On successful completion of the course the student should be able to:

•    conscientiously fulfil professional duties  and comply with the legal ethics;
•    upgrade intelligence, professional and social competences;
•    apply obtained theoretical knowledge and practical skills in legal service, management and research;
•    issue and explore regulations, standards and other legal documents;
•    detect, record and prevent crimes and offenses;
•    draft, produce and accurately file legal and official documents;
•    make decisions and perform legal actions in strict accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;
•    deliver legal disciplines based on up-to-date theoretical knowledge and using modern methodological approaches.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Programme graduates are employed in legal institutions of all levels and types. They can occupy senior positions in federal and local authorities, non-governmental, public and commercial organisations, mass media, production and service enterprises. Graduates are enough trained to work in research and education institutions.