Law
| Programme Duration: | 4 years – full-time studies |
| Programme Workload: | 160 CP / 240 ECTS CP |
| Admission Requirements: | document certifying secondary education |
| Obtainable Qualification: | Legal Adviser |
| Obtainable Degree: | Professional Bachelor’s Degree in Law |
| Place of the Programme Implementation: | Daugavpils University, 1 Parādes Street |
| Forms of the Programme Implementation: | full-time studies |
| Programme Director: | Dr.iur., asoc.prof. J.Teivāns-Treinovskis |
The aim of the professional bachelor’s study programme “Law” is to ensure the quality of the science-based professional bachelor’s studies. Students should be able to perform legal adviser professional actions in accordance with international, European Union and national normative acts.
Objectives of the programme:
- To educate the fifth level professional qualification specialists in the branch of law, as well as to promote their competitiveness in the changing socio-economic conditions and the international labor market;
- To stimulate many-sided development of a personality imparting substantial knowledge in their historical, social, economical, political and philosophical understanding;
- Todevelop the ability to analytically understand law and apply laws and other normative acts;
- To implement the acquisition of deep knowledge in the specific sector that makes it possible to develop new or improve existing systems and prepare a creative, learning process to provide an opportunity to acquire the necessary leading, creative, and practical work experience, to promote research in the sphere of law.
As a result of the programme’s acquisition, the graduate will acquire and be able to demonstrate:
Knowledge:
- in state structure and law enforcement activities of the organization;
- in legal theory and legal history of the origin and development;
- in human rights institutions and the regulatory framework;
- in civil tort, analysis of administrative misdemeanor and the concept of criminal deal;
- in various sub-legal sciences and procedural law;
- in the sphere of information technology;
- in professional ethics and professional communication issues;
Skills:
- to be competent in the system of Latvian, transnational and international law;
- to use of legal sources and application of the law;
- accurately identify legal problems and to tackle the relevant facts;
- to consider the rules of professional ethics and the moral standards;
- to use and adjust to legal theoretical knowledge and practical skills in any job and position;
- free to speak the national language, to manage the legal terminology and its use in the national language;
- free to speak at least one foreign language, to know the language of legal terminology and its use;
- to speak at least in one foreign language at the colloquial speech level;
- use of a legal methods and legal issues in conflict resolution;
- to adapt to any requirements of the position held and the corresponding duties;
- continuously improve one’s knowledge, learn new information and skills;
- freely communicate with colleagues and customers;
- use of computer software and other information technology;
Competence:
- to prepare, organize and carry out the legal problem-solving necessary legal activities in the sphere of material and procedural law;
- to organize, plan and control one’s subordinates work;
- to work independently or collectively, together with lawyers and other professionals;
- to determine the priorities for work assignments;
- to make decisions and show initiative;
- to misdemeanor cases and criminal investigations;
- to develop and improve communication skills dealing with different professions and age people;
- to orient in the political, social and cultural issues in the country, region and world.