BA in Law
Tallinn, Estonia
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* non-EU citizens; 1 June - citizens of EU/EEA countries and Switzerland
Key Summary
Scholarships
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Introduction
The program is a classical law program that teaches the basics of law and covers legal theory, private law, public law, and with a specialization in EU law and international law. Based on personal interests, you can choose between many optional courses. Traditional branches of law like constitutional law, contract law, property law, criminal law, etc., are taught by comparative analysis of different states’ laws, with a strong emphasis on law and technology and law and business. At the end of the program, you have to write and successfully defend your final thesis. The program also entails an internship, and you can participate in international moot court competitions. Upon graduation, you will be awarded a Bachelor's degree in law with a specialization in EU and international law.
TalTech&rsquo's law program introduces future lawyers to the specifics of common and civil law, cultivating difference-makers at the national, EU, and international levels.
Our Law Program
- Provides a thorough understanding of the mechanisms and systems of national and international law, enabling you upon graduation to navigate autonomously through the types of legal matters you will later focus on in your work
- Offers learning in a multi-cultural environment that is guided by highly qualified academics with PhDs and experienced professionals from all around the world
- Provides a firm foundation upon which to continue studies in any kind of master’s program in law, especially in programs taught in English and specializing in technology law or business law
- Makes studies informative and engaging thanks to small group sizes, hybrid-learning availability, and participation in moot court competitions
Why Study Law in Taltech?
- The Program prepares professional and high-skilled specialists in EU and international law who will be able to identify, analyze, and resolve problems arising in EU and international legal regulation, and give motivated, logical, and legally grounded arguments and solutions to these problems. In all courses, a strong emphasis is placed on technology law and business law
- The Program gives a firm foundation to continue the studies in any kind of master's program in law, especially in programs taught in English and specializing in technology law or business law
- Learning in a multicultural environment guided by highly qualified academics with PhDs and experienced professionals from all around the world teaches you to learn about the different cultures and legal regulations
- The Legal Internship is a perfect way for you to test the skills gained at the university as well as to obtain additional legal experience that will be helpful both in your studies and in your future careers, and participation in international moot court competitions and Erasmus student exchange with top European universities will provide even more wide international experience in law
- Our Student Association Õigus actively helps students of Tallinn Law School in study matters as well as other everyday challenges, organizes events, and cooperates with different organizations
Admissions
Curriculum
Complete 180 ECTS credits to fulfill the academic requirements
- General Studies (21 ECT credits) – covers compulsory courses such as Sustainable Development and Legal Aspects of Environmental Protection, IT Foundations I and II, Statistics, and Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- EU and International Law (18 ECT credits) – covers compulsory courses such as EU Law, Comparative Private Law, and International Private Law, Public International Law
- Basic Law Subjects (33 ECT credits) – covers compulsory courses such as Comparative Constitutional Law and Human Rights Law, Introduction to Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Legal Syllogism and the General Part of Civil Law Systems, Introduction to Property Law and Intellectual Property Law, Foundations of European Contract Law
- Legal Theory and Methods (12 ECT credits) – covers compulsory courses such as Foundations of Law and Legal Theory, Legal Research, Argumentation, and Writing
- Specific Courses of EU and International Law (30 ECT credits) – Data Protection Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, EU Internal Market and Competition Law, International Competition Law and Cyber Conflicts.
- Practical Law (6 ECT credits) – either Legal Internship or Moot Court participation
- Optional Courses (42 ECT credits) – Legal Toolkit for Start-ups, Basics of Technology Law, Contract Negotiating and Drafting, Rights, Obligations and Liability of Actors on the Internet and Consumer Protection Law, etc
- Free electives (6 ECT credits) – students can choose from a wide variety of courses offered at the university.
- Graduation thesis (12 ECT credits) – individual legal research on a topic chosen by the student
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Program Outcome
Graduates of this programme will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (BA).
Scholarships and Funding
Career Opportunities
After graduating, you will be a highly skilled specialist with a thorough understanding of the mechanisms and systems of national and international law, enabling you to navigate autonomously through those legal matters you will later focus on in your work. The program provides a firm foundation to continue studies in any kind of master’s program in law, especially in programs taught in English and specializing in technology law or business law. Our graduates are qualified to work in EU and international organizations and institutions, international companies, and different law offices.