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.