Bachelor of Law

Program Name: LLB (Honours)

Full Name              :   Bachelor of Laws with Honours

Abbreviation           :   LLB (Honours)

Degree requirement: A student would be awarded LLB (Honours) degree after completion of 4 (four) academic years earning 136 credits in 8 (eight) semesters with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50.

Organizer: Department of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Information Technology & Sciences (UITS).

 

Philosophy and Objectives:

Philosophy
UITS is more of a “learning institution” than a mere “teaching institution”.  It is not a “teaching shop”; obviously the focus is more on knowledge than mere skills. The faculty are individuals who are deep researchers qualified to write and critique contemporary textbooks in the area they reach; obviously they do not teach to a “fixed syllabus”.  They “design” the courses taking into account current trends and the student background so as to blend what is collectively taught across different courses into a cohesive body of knowledge that prepares the students not just for today but to take on the developments that are likely to take place years ahead.  What is laid in the courses is a solid foundation that prepares the individual student to pursue academic or industrial career with rigor and innovation.  The lectures are supplemented tutorials and self-reading (both individually and in groups) as well as projects.  It is not sufficient to pick up what is taught in the class or written in the textbooks; it is important to understand, assimilate and demonstrate the individual and collective ability to apply the knowledge to a research/application environment.  This is what sets apart UITS from the rest of the institutions.

 

Objectives
To enrich the educational experience of students by enhancing the quality of learning.
To produce lawyers, with sound academic background with the ability to apply them correctly, in meeting challenges of the profession.
To give the graduates the necessary communication skills and the ability to use new technologies to develop themselves to move with the rapidly innovative world.
To produce highly skilled and morally sensitive professional leadership in the country.

Admission Requirements:
According to University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) rules, applicants for LLB Honours program must have at least 2nd Division or GPA 2.50 or equivalent grade in both SSC and HSC or in any other equivalent public examination. An applicant with minimum GPA 2.00 in SSC or HSC or in any other equivalent public examination must have total GPA 6.00 in aggregate. For O level & A level, applicants must have at least 5 subjects in O level and 2 subjects in A level. Among these 7 (seven) subjects the applicants must have GPA 4.00 or B Grade in 4 subjects & GPA 3.5 or C Grade on the other 3 subjects. Regarding Freedom Fighters children, the total GPA considered as 5.00 for each applicant.

 

Admission Criteria:
The Applicant must pass the admission test arranged by the University.

Course Curriculum:
A student would be awarded LLB (Honours) degree after completion of 4 (four) academic years earning 136 credits in 8 (eight) semesters with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50. In each semester not more than four courses shall be offered and each course will carry 100 marks. As an integrated programme, it carries 3400 marks and 136 credit points. The viva-voce is compulsory for all at the end of the second semester of each academic year and will take place after completion of written examinations. The medium of instruction shall be English and/or Bangla.

Academic Year:
The length of each semester is six months and each academic year consists of 2 (two) semesters (Spring and Autumn). Classes are held within 19 weeks of a semester and 2 weeks are allocated for Examination.

Features and Facilities of the Department
Department of Law of UITS is fortunate to have the national figure Professor Dr. M. Shah Alam, Ex-Member, Bangladesh Law Commission and Founder Dean, Chittagong University Faculty of Law, as Advisor of the Department. The Department, under his direct supervision, has been trying to pioneer in legal education by maintaining international standard of teaching and learning. The distinct features of the Department, among others, include:

  • The best possible teaching and learning experiences for the student;
  • Arranging Moot Court and Mock Trial;
  • Visiting court from time to time and regular case study to give them the real taste of legal profession;
  • Enriched faculty members with a total tutoring environment supported by modern amenities in classrooms;

 

The Department of Law is facilitated by-

  • The well decorated permanent Moot Court and Central Library;
  • Entire Campus supported with Wi-Fi zone;
  • Air Condition facility in every class room;
  • Full Time Faculty and Adjunct members with outstanding academic records;
  • Scholarship for meritorious, poor, less privileged students and children of freedom fighters quota in each semester;
  • Credit Transfer to Home and Foreign University;
  • Students Advising / career counseling;
  • Study tour, visiting Court premises and Course oriented Institution;
  • Course wise presentation in every semester;
  • Cultural Program, Indoor and outdoor game;
  • Waiver facility based on S.S.C and H.S.C results;
  • Excellent Lab facilities;
  • Mooting society, Debating society, Cultural society, Charity club etc.
  • Alumni Association of more than 3000 alumni working competently in various sector of legal arena.

 

Scope of the Graduates

  • The Graduates in Law have multi-dimensional opportunities in choosing their career i.e.
  • Judicial Magistrate;
  • Assistant Judge;
  • Advocate;
  • Legal Consultant in variety of areas (i.e. Civil, Criminal, Company/ Corporate side, Land dispute and Real Estate, Taxation, Admiralty, Cyber security, Labour Law Compliance, Intellectual Property, Environmental laws and compliance, Contract and Arbitration, Family Matters etc.);
  • Academician;
  • Legal Advisor;
  • Any Corporate Job (in legal affairs);
  • Bank Job (in legal affairs);
  • Tax Advisor;
  • Law Officer in NGO’s, any Public/ Private Organizations;
  • Officer (Legal Affairs) in Multi-national Company and International Organizations.