Law

Preliminary Information

1. Programme Title and Award: MSc. in Law
2. Award: Master of Science in Law
3. Mode: F/T & P/T
4. Duration of Study: F/T: 5 years (10 semesters); P/T: variable.
5. Name of Partner: University of New York in Tirana (UNYT)
6. Institution Contact Details: University of New York, Tirana, Rruga Kodra e Diellit, Tirana, Albania. Tel.: +35544512345. Web: http://www.unyt.edu.al.
7. Professional Standing of Award: The programme’s graduates, after completion of a year’s legal practice ( and/or according to Albanian legislation on the field) can sit the local BAR Council or Notary Council’s exam, while the level of the degree in the Albanian structure of HE degrees is sufficient for graduates with a cumulative Grade Average of no less than 8.0/10, after the Albanian grading system in HE, to apply for admission to the Magistrates’ School [http://www.magjistratura.edu.al/skedaret/KriteretPranimit_Formulari_Admission_Standards.doc].
8. Medium of Instruction: Classroom teaching in English.

Structure Diagram of Programme

The programme is structured on a General Education cycle of courses (148 BCTS), a concentration (188 BCTS), a foreign language and/or elective (60 BCTS) and a Specialization (204 BCTS) cycle of courses. To graduate from the programme students must earn a minimum of 600 BCTS in all of these four components in accordance to their components’ distribution.

This programme uses the British Credit Transfer System (BCTS). One credit is awarded for 3.75 hours of academic lecture and another 7.5 hours of independent student work. Academic credits may be converted to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and the American Credit Transfer System (ACTS) as follows:

To obtain the Bachelor’s degree a student has to meet the following graduation requirements:

• To have successfully completed a minimum of 600 credits (BCTS), spread in line with the approved curricular General Education, Concentration and Specialization cycles of courses.
• To maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0 or higher with no more than two “D” grades in non-concentration courses and in line with the Note of Section 4.4.
• To produce evidence of at least one foreign language’s command minimally at an intermediate level. Students, whose mother tongue is other than English can waive this requirement.
• To get clearance from UNYT’s Records Office, Finance Office, Library and Academic Advisor.
• To get the approval of UNYT’s Academic Council that the aims, objectives and curricular requirements of a degree programme have been thoroughly assessed and found to be accomplished.