More information on the degree studies in the Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law awards the following degrees: Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Master of International and Comparative Law and Doctor of Laws. Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degrees are in Finnish language only.

The Bachelor of Laws degree consists of 180 credits and can be completed in 3 years. The Master of Laws degree and the Master of International and Comparative Law degree consist of 120 credits and can be completed in 2 years. The Doctor of Laws degree consists of 240 credits and can be completed in 4 years.
 

General learning objectives of degrees at the Faculty of Law

After completing the Bachelor of Laws degree, the student

Knowledge

• Will be familiar with the fundamentals of national, European and global legislation as well as the interrelations between them
• Will understand the theoretical premises of legal thinking
• Can utilise the general principles and doctrines of different legal fields and can identify the interrelations between these fields
• perceives the law as a societal, cultural and historical phenomenon and understands the relations between the law and other disciplines

Skills

• Can find, structure and produce legal information as well as evaluate legal information critically
• Can identify legal problems and solve them by applying different legal sources
• Has mastered both written and oral legal argumentation
• Can produce legal information and is also able to communicate using their second national language and a foreign language
• Can utilise the knowledge and skills they have learned in working life and is able to continue learning throughout their career

Interaction

• Can act according to good professional ethics
• Can work in a determined and persistent manner, both independently and as part of a group of experts
• Can operate in an international environment.

After completing the Master of Laws Degree, the student

• Can act in an appropriate manner in various contexts that require legal expertise and is qualified to work on tasks that require a master's degree in law
• Has progressed in their scientific and critical thinking and is also able to manage complex and demanding legal issues in multidisciplinary contexts
• Can produce high-quality written and oral argumentation using relevant sources and research methods
• Understands the questions related to research ethics and is able to comply with good scientific practices
• Has gained the skills necessary for operating in demanding international and multidisciplinary expert communities
• Can develop their own expertise and competence in working life and produce new information both independently and as part of a community of experts

After completing the Master’s Degree in International and Comparative Law, the student

• Can act in an appropriate manner in various contexts that require legal expertise and is qualified to work on tasks that require a master's degree in law
• Has progressed in their scientific and critical thinking and is also able to manage complex and demanding legal issues in multidisciplinary contexts
• Can produce high-quality written and oral argumentation using relevant sources and research methods
• Understands the questions related to research ethics and is able to comply with good scientific practices
• Has gained the skills necessary for operating in demanding international and multidisciplinary expert communities
• Can develop their own expertise and competence in working life and produce new information both independently and as part of a community of experts
• Has gained the special expertise provided by the LIS programme, i.e. understands the interactive processes that occur between the law and information society.