Programme Title: Law

Exit Awards:

 Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB)

 Diploma of Higher Education in Law

Programme Duration:
 Bachelor’s Degree in Law (4 years)
 Diploma of Higher Education in Law (2 years)

Programme pre-requisite: Rwandan Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education (or its equivalent)

Career Opportunities in Law at the completion of the programme:

Core Legal Careers : Lawyer (also called Attorney, Counselor, Solicitor, Barrister, Advocate); Paralegal (also called Legal Assistant); Legal Secretary (also called Administrative Assistant or Legal Assistant);

Careers in the Courtroom: Judge; Magistrate; Law Clerk; Mediator (also called Arbitrator or Conciliator); Careers in Court Reporting; Court Reporter (also called Stenographer); Broadcast Captioner; CART Provider (Communication Access Realtime Translation); Webcaster

Careers in the Courthouse: Courtroom Deputy; Court Administrator; Court Interpreter; Courtroom Technology Specialist; Court Clerk;

Careers in Legal & Administrative Support: Legal Assistant; File Clerk; Court Messenger; Copy Center Professional; Mailroom Clerk ; Administrative Assistant;

Careers in Legal Education: Law Lecturer; Law School Dean; Law School Admissions Officer ; Legal Career Counselor; Paralegal Instructor; Legal Researcher;

Careers in Litigation Support: Litigation Support Professional; Hybrid Paralegal; E-Discovery Professional ; Practice Support Professional; Document Coder ; Litigation Support Analyst ; Litigation Support Specialist; Project Manager; Litigation Support Manager or Director;

Careers in Legal Consulting: Legal Nurse Consultant; Trial Technology Consultant; Jury Consultant; Trial Consultant; EDD Consultant; Legal Software Consultant ; Legal Marketing Consultant; Forensic Scientist ; Legal Videographer; Legal Investigator; Accident Reconstructionist; Legal Management Consultant ; Document Management Specialist;

Careers in Legal Publishing: Legal Publisher; Legal Writer; Legal Editor; Legal Web Publisher

Careers in Legal Administration: Law Firm Administrator; Contract Administrator; Law Firm Marketer; Practice Administrator;

Careers in Intellectual Property: Patent Attorney; Patent Designer & Illustrator ; Patent Agent ; Patent Clerk;

Careers in the Political System: Attorney General; District Attorney; Legislator ; Legislative Aide; Legislative Staffer; Legal Analyst; Lobbyist;

Miscellaneous Legal Careers: Compliance Specialist; Conflicts Analyst; Legal Recruiter.

Modules:

 Modules in year 1 Law

 Modules in year 2 Law

 Modules in year 3 Law

 Modules in year 4 Law

ULK UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION AND MODULES DESCRIPTIONS OF LAW:

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For More details on the Programme Specification and Modules Descriptions, please contact:

The Head of the Department of Law, Kigali Campus:
hodlawgisenyi@ulk.ac.rw
+250788303749
P.O. Box. 2280 Kigali, Rwanda, Africa

The Head of the Department of Law, Gisenyi Campus
hodlawkigali@ulk.ac.rw
+250788303704
P.O. Box. 248 Rubavu, Rwanda, Africa