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International Law (ECL Bachelor, language of program - english)

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Bachelor in International Law

4 years

240

7

First (Bachelor)

International relations

KnowledgeField EN

certificate of complete general secondary education

Based on full general secondary education

Certification of the graduates of the Program “Міжнародне право/International Law” of the 293 ‘International Law’ Specialty is conducted in the form of a comprehensive qualification exam in International Law and ends with the issuance of a diploma certifying bachelor’s degree with the award of the educational qualification of "Бакалавр міжнародного права / Bachelor of International Law". Professional qualification is not awarded to graduates of this program.

PLO 1. Think abstractly and analytically, synthesize general knowledge primarily from the subject area to achieve the goals of professional activity. PLO 2. Quickly understand professional tasks, evaluate their complexity. PLO 3. To be aware of the need for lifelong learning, to adhere to the principles of continuous development and continuous self-improvement; to strive for professional growth, to show tolerance and readiness for innovative changes. PLO 4. Demonstrate writing and oral communication skills in foreign languages, professionally use legal terminology. PLO 5. Quickly find, process, analyze, evaluate and validate information. PLO 6. Identify the essence of the problem, transform the problem into a set of specific tasks and solve them, working in a group and under the supervision. PLO 7. To offer non-standard approaches in the field of professional activity. PLO 8. Establish business contacts with authorities, colleagues, partners and clients; avoid conflicts in professional activity and effectively solve problems that have already arisen. PLO 9. Maintain working contacts with representatives of other countries and cultures. PLO 10. Act ethically and consciously, understand one’s own responsibility for actions, both professionally and socially. PLO 11. Consider the international political context when performing professional tasks; to identify and take into account foreign national and group interests and concerns. PLO 12. Identify economic aspects of legal problems and tasks. PLO 13. To offer legal tools for securing the interests of the state; working in a group and under leadership, actively defend them with the help of such tools. PLO 14. Anticipate and articulate legal risks of particular actions taking into account the multiplicity of legal systems and jurisdictions. PLO 15. To use basic methods of historical science in performing professional tasks, to establish the historical context of norms and regimes. PLO 16. Formulate legal issues at the abstract-theoretical level, and explain them to people of different levels of professional training and education. PLO 17. Discuss high-level legal issues, be correct to other points of view, identify strengths and weaknesses of other people’s argumentation. PLO 18. Under the guidance of more qualified specialists, carry out work in foreign policy bodies, conduct diplomatic and business correspondence, strictly follow the rules of business and (in appropriate situations) diplomatic etiquette, ensure compliance with the most basic rules of the diplomatic protocol. PLO 19. Analyze, develop, draft and edit documents used internationally. PLO 20. Provide legal opinions and consultations, legal support for the main types of international cooperation and foreign trade operations, formulate a legal position in the interests of the client. PLO 21. Under the guidance of more qualified or experienced professionals, prepare cases for trial in Ukrainian, international and foreign courts and arbitrations. PLO 22. Perform standard non-managerial work in the legal service of organizations, enterprises, including private legal practice, in a responsible and ethical manner, and to avoid conflicts of interests.

Full-time form

Written and oral exams, credits, differentiated credits, module control works, essays, comprehensive qualification board proficiency exam in International Law. A 100-point scale is used for final evaluation (including up to 40 points at the exam if it is envisaged), 60% is the minimum threshold to pass a course. Academic integrity rules are specified in the Regulation on the organization of education process (http://nmc.univ.kiev.ua/docs/Poloz_org_osv_proc-2018.pdf), Ethical code (http://www.univ.kiev.ua/pdfs/official/ethical-code/Ethical-code-of-the-university-community.pdf), Regulation on the the system of checking and preventing academic plagiarism of TSNUK (http://www.univ.kiev.ua/pdfs/official/Detection-and-prevention-of-academic-plagiarism-in-University.pdf)

Based on bilateral agreements between the Institute of International Relations (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) and Ukrainian universities, between the Institute of International Relations (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) and educational institutions of partner countries (Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece and Herzegovina, Georgia, India, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, Cyprus, Lithuania, Morocco, Germany, Poland, USA, Hungary, Uzbekistan, France, Croatia) the cooperation is realized in the field of national and academic mobility of bachelors and the corresponding transfer of credits. The mechanism for the implementation of national credit mobility is regulated by the "Regulations on the procedure for exercising the right to academic mobility in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv" of 29.06.2016, as well as the Regulations on the procedure for re-enrollment in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv” of June 29, 2016

Field practice (Pre-diploma internship) within the speciality without interruption in study in international organizations, government agencies of Ukraine and foreign countries, domestic and foreign law firms

Employment in state bodies, law firms, international organizations (governmental and non-governmental) at positions related to the collection, analysis and processing of legal data, decision-making in the field of international law and international relations, as well as legal representation of clients’ interests.

Opportunity to continue education at the second (master’s) level of higher education, to improve qualification and to receive additional education at the certified and postgraduate programs.