Department of Law

Program Summary
Total Credits Required for Degree: 34 credits
Total Duration for Degree: 1 year(s)
Minimum CGPA Required for Degree: 2.00

Program Objective

The learning goals specify the intellectual and behavioural competencies that graduates should possess and that provide a foundation for their future professional and personal development and success with an exhibition of critical thinking skills to address diverse professional challenges and opportunities. The LLM program at Prime University is a study to develop an advanced comprehensive understanding of legal norms and standards with moral and ethical values for the human faculty, with special emphasis on the development of analytic and synthetic capabilities of students to deal with the turbulent legal arena. Apart from strengthening the communication capacity of a student, this program also enhances intellectual and analytical skills that are one of the most important requirements for law graduates. While studying Law, students can also develop practical and legal problem solving skills, interpersonal, organizational and leadership skills, research skill perspective along with entrepreneurial skills, strong work ethics, well-mannered and social responsibility

Program Outcome

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

PLO1

The ability to acquire and apply fundamental concepts, knowledge, legal techniques and skills of the theory or philosophy of law or the legal system of Bangladesh and to apply the knowledge of law in the field of the legal profession.

PLO2

Acquiring in-depth legal knowledge of one or more specializations.

PLO3

The ability to formulate legal problems, solves cases or legal problems, and develops practical solutions.

PLO4

The ability to utilize procedures approach to draft and submit legal performance.

PLO5

The ability to use the techniques, skills and modern legal tools necessary for court practices.

PLO6

The ability to recognize and appreciate importance of ethical standards in legal professional works.

PLO7

The ability to apply advocacy, judgeship or other legal skills.

PLO8

The ability to gather knowledge on contemporary legal issues and appreciation of diversity in the world and intellectual areas.

 

Curriculum Structure

Category of courses

Core Courses (Courses that characterize the discipline):

Sl. No.

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1.

LLM-811

Civil Litigation in Comparative Context

3

 

2.

LLM-812

Comparative Family Law

3

 

3.

LLM-813

Law on Good Governance

3

 

4.

LLM 814

International Law of Crimes and Justice

3

 

5.

LLM-821

International Humanitarian Law

3

 

6.

LLM-822

Comparative Legal Theory

3

 

7.

LLM-823

International Law of the Sea

3

 

8.

LLM-824

Comparative Criminal Procedure

3

 

9.

LLM-825

International Law of Refugees and Migrants

3

 

10.

LLM-826

International Human Rights Law

3

 

11.

LLM-831

Judiciary in Comparative Perspective

3

 

12.

LLM-832

International Commercial Arbitration and ADR

3

 

13.

LLM-833

Comparative Legal Systems

3

 

14.

LLM-834

International Law of Trade and WTO

3

 

15.

LLM-836

Viva Voce

Non-Credit

 

 





























Capstone course/ Internship/ Thesis/ Projects/Portfolio (as applicable for the

discipline academic program)

 

Sl. No.

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1.

LLM-835

Research Monograph

3

Course Distribution

First Year First Semester

 

Sl. No.

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

Marks

CIE

SME

SEE

Total

1.

LLM-811

Civil Litigation in Comparative Context

3

30

35

35

100

2.

LLM-812

Comparative Family Law

3

30

35

35

100

3.

LLM-813

Law on Good Governance

3

30

35

35

100

4.

LLM 814

International Law of Crimes and Justice

3

30

35

35

100

Total

12

120

140

140

400

 

First Year Second Semester (Any Three Courses)

Sl. No.

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

Marks

CIE

SME

SEE

Total

1.

LLM-821

International Humanitarian Law

3

30

35

35

100

2.

LLM-822

Comparative Legal Theory

3

30

35

35

100

3.

LLM-823

International Law of the Sea

3

30

35

35

100

4.

LLM-824

Comparative Criminal Procedure

3

30

35

35

100

5.

LLM-825

International Law of Refugees and Migrants

3

30

35

35

100

6.

LLM-826

International Human Rights Law

3

30

35

35

100

Total

9

90

105

105

300

 

First Year Third Semester (Any Four including LLM-836)

Sl. No.

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

Marks

CIE

SME

SEE

Total

1.

LLM-831

Judiciary in Comparative Perspective

3

30

35

35

100

2.

LLM-832

International Commercial Arbitration and ADR

3

30

35

35

100

3.

LLM-833

Comparative Legal Systems

3

30

35

35

100

4.

LLM-834

International Law of Trade and WTO

3

30

35

35

100

5.

LLM-835

Research Monograph

3

30

35

35

100

6.

LLM-836

Viva Voce

3

-

-

-

100

Total

12

120

140

140

400

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