LL.B CURRICULUM for AY 2015-2016 Category of Courses Credit Hours General Education Requirements 31 General Education Electives 2 Program Foundation Requirements 26 Program Foundation Electives 45 Program Specialization Requirements 6 Program Specialization Electives 27 Internship 6 Physical Education 8 Thesis 2 State Examination Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation 1 154 General Education Requirements GEN1000 History of Kazakhstan KAZ Kazakh I / Russian I KAZ Kazakh II / Russian II GEN1100 Academic Speaking [English] GEN1120 Academic Reading and Writing I (English) GEN1040 Life Security ECON1101 Introduction to Economics GEN2701/ POL2511 Fundamentals of Political Science Introduction to Computers or GEN1300 or GEN2301 Business Computer Applications GEN/PAD2030.2 Ecology and Sustainable Development GEN2700/PAD2700 Introduction to Sociology GEN2500 Introduction to Philosophy TOTAL 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 31 General Education Electives GEN/PAD 2031.2 Sustainable Development: Society, Ecology and Economy PAD4553.2 2 Local Government 2 TOTAL 2 2 Prerequisites None 3 Academic Speaking (English) Program Foundation Requirements GENxxxx Business Russian / Kazakh LAWENG Academic Listening and Note Taking for Law Students 1111 LAWENG Academic Reading and Writing for Law Students 1121 LAW1101 Theory of State and Law LAW2104 Constitutional Law of RK LAW2106 Criminal Law of RK: General Part LAW2107 Criminal Law of RK: Special Part LAW2108 Civil Law of RK. General Part LAW2109 Civil Law of RK. Special Part TOTAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 26 List of the Program Foundation Elective courses LAW1001 Introduction to the Legal System of Kazakhstan LAW1102 History of State and Law of Kazakhstan LAW1103 History of State and Law in Foreign Countries LAW1301 Legal Research, Reading and Writing LAW2105 Administrative Law of Kazakhstan LAW2110 Labor Law of Kazakhstan LAW2301 History of Political and Legal Studies LAW2302 Philosophy of Law 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Academic Reading and Writing I (English) None None Theory of State and Law Criminal Law of RK General Part Theory of State and Law Civil Law of RK General Part Prerequisites None None None LAWENG1111; LAWENG1121 Constitutional Law of Kazakhstan Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part None None LAW2303 LAW2304 LAW3301 LAW3302 LAW3303 LAW3304 LAW3305 LAW3306 LAW3307 LAW3308 LAW3309 LAW3310 LAW3311 LAW3312 Roman Law Law Enforcement Bodies Contract Law of Kazakhstan Tort Law of Kazakhstan Company Law of Kazakhstan Family and Inheritance Law of Kazakhstan Comparative Constitutional Law Intellectual Property Law of Kazakhstan Land Law of Kazakhstan Environmental Law of Kazakhstan Animal Law Customs Law of Kazakhstan Public International Law Private International Law TOTAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 45 Program Specialization Requirements LAW4401 Criminal Procedure Law of RK LAW4402 Civil Procedure Law of RK TOTAL 3 3 6 List of the Program Specialization Elective courses LAW4501 Commercial Litigation in Kazakhstan LAW4502 Law of the WTO LAW4503 Law of the European Union LAW4504 International Human Rights Law LAW4505 International Investment Law LAW4506 International Commercial Law LAW4507 Law of Energy and Natural Resources LAW4508 Financial Law of Kazakhstan LAW4509 Tax Law of Kazakhstan LAW4510 Procuracy Supervision in Kazakhstan LAW4511 Advocacy in Kazakhstan and Professional Ethics of Lawyer LAW4512 Criminalistics LAW4513 Forensic Inquiry TOTAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 27 Internship LAW2601 Academic Internship 2 LAW3602 LAW4603 Professional Internship Pre-Diploma Internship TOTAL 2 2 6 None None Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Constitutional Law of Kazakhstan Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part Prerequisites Criminal Law of RK General Part Civil Law of RK General Part Prerequisites Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Public International Law Public International Law Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Criminal Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Criminal Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part Prerequisites completion of 36 credits plus Constitutional Law of RK and Civil Law of RK General Part completion of at least 90 credits of courses completion of at least 120 credits of courses Physical Education GENxxxx Physical culture GENxxxx Physical culture TOTAL 4 4 8 Thesis and State Examination LAW4701 State Exam(s) LAW4702 Thesis TOTAL 1 2 3 prerequisite completion of at least 140 credits of courses prerequisite completion of at least 140 credits of courses Students must take the State Exam before defending their thesis. This exam must be taken after all academic credits have been earned. Students must defend their Theses before graduation. At least in his second year they must select a topic and find a supervisor from among Faculty members.