Major higher educational programme
Field of study : 030900.68 Law.
Specialty: Сriminal Policy and Crime Prevention.
Degree: master.
Study mode: full-time.
The period of study specified by the Federal State Educational Standards of Higher
Education is 2 years.
The study load of the programme specified by the Federal State Educational Standards of
Higher Education is 120 ECTS-credits.
The programme is meant:
 to develop social qualities of students: dedication, course, diligence, responsibility, tolerance, civic consciousness, to improve their overall culture;
 to develop independent analytical thinking, creative potential of the individual; to provide continuity of professional education focused on Kaliningrad Oblast needs;
 to develop independence in the field of criminal law.
The list of courses included in the curriculum of the 030900.68 Law.
Fundamental general scientific courses.
Law Philosophy
Semester: 1
ECTS-credits: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to help students develop philosophical understanding of the most common patterns of legal phenomena together with a person essence, various sides of his social life.
The objectives of the course are to know the "legal person" essence; examine the impact of a right as an idea and regulatory systems for social change and reverse action of social changes on legal ideas and systems; determine justice, legal systems and spheres of life interaction ideas.
Compulsory general scientific courses.
Methods of Research in Jurisprudence
Semester: 1
ECTS-credits: 2
Hours: 72
The course aims to use gained knowledge to design a successful dissertation, participate in student research work, and prepare scientific publications on independent study results.
The objectives of the course are to teach standard methods and techniques of research conducting
Business Foreign Language
Semester: 1
ECTS-credits: 2
Hours: 72
The course aims to form foreign language communicative competence in the aggregate of its components - the speech, language, socio-cultural, compensatory, educational and informative.

The objectives of the course are to develop communication skills in four main types of speech activities (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) in general and special areas; to master professional and business terminology.
Elective general scientific courses.
Systematization of Teaching Methods in Higher Education Law and Ways to
Improve them
Semester: 1
ECTS-credits: 2
Hours: 72
The course aims to form a high level of educational competence.
The objectives of the course are to establish a system of knowledge about content, methods, forms and means, principles and teaching laws in higher education.
Computer Technologies in Educational Science
Semester: 1
ECTS-credits: 2
Hours: 72
The course aims to systematize and expand knowledge in the field of new information and telecommunications technologies; foster an information culture and understanding the possibilities of information technologies using in science and education.
The objectives of the course are to familiarize students with the latest innovative information and communication technologies, and electronic learning resources; with the legal issues of information security related to the creation, using and dissemination of electronic resources.
Fundamental field-oriented courses.
History of Political and Legal Doctrines
Semester: 1
ECTS-credits: 2
Hours: 72
The course aims to build theoretical thinking and historical consciousness, the ability to compare and to assess political and legal doctrines of past eras and modernity.
The objectives of the course are to learn the system of ideas, political and legal doctrines that are the subject of the course, how they relate to social and political time; comprehend political and legal problems retrospective; master historical and comparative analysis skills.
History and Methodology of Legal Science
Semester: 1
ECTS-credits: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to build awareness of lawyer’s social significance; to form intolerance towards corrupt behavior; respect for the law, possess sufficient professional sense of justice; ability to interpret legal acts professionally.
The objectives of the course are to develop a scientific outlook and general legal culture; form willingness to apply knowledge and skills in all kinds of professional activities; foster professional, scientific, theoretical sense of justice.
Comparative Law
Semester: 1

ECTS-credits: 2
Hours: 72
The course aims to systematize knowledge of world's major legal systems, their interaction and mutual influence, to understand the basic provisions of Comparative Law, to develop ideas about the legal families and legal systems.
The objectives of the course are to characterize development history, essence and significance of Comparative Law; explore the subject and methods of comparative law; get an idea of types and institutions of law and the principal legal systems, their development trends; get the concept of legal systems classification in their mutual influence.
Criminal Policy and Russian Criminal Law: Current Problems
Semester: 3
ECTS-credits: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to explore criminal law, its practical implementation, special literature; impart skills to apply criminal law.
The objectives of the course are to obtain theoretical knowledge of criminal law, its basic principles and institutions, criminal law essence and its action, crime, criminal liability basis, and crime elements and attributes.
Compulsory field-oriented courses.
Criminological Characteristics and Qualifications of Acquisitive Crime against
Property
Semester: 2
ECTS-credits: 5
Hours: 180
The course aims to form an idea of property relations legal protection in modern period, system of responsibility rules for crimes against property under the current Criminal Code of the
Russian Federation from 1996, and their place in Special Part structure, countermeasures system against acquisitive crime.
The objectives of the course are to understand rules of acquisitive crime qualification against property; determine current state of acquisitive (property) crime; study personal characteristics of acquisitive crimes perpetrators; consider acquisitive crime causes and conditions, and acquisitive crime countermeasures system.
Social and Psychological Characteristics of the Perpetrator: Norm and Anomaly
Semester: 2
ECTS-credits: 5
Hours: 180
The course aims to form knowledge about psychological aspects of criminal behavior, offender and criminal groups identities, psychological characteristics of crime causes and conditions, which are necessary for effective law enforcement in the field of criminal justice and crime prevention.
The objectives of the course are to familiarise students with basic concepts of complex and problematic field of criminal psychology, to form knowledge about psychological phenomena, mechanisms, patterns and determinants in the field of criminal behavior, individual and community criminogenic qualities formation and manifestation.
Punishment as a Means of Criminal Policy in Crime Prevention
Semester: 2
ECTS - credits: 4

Hours: 144
The course aims to deepen theoretical and applied issues of criminal sentencing as a basis for the successful use of this knowledge in professional activity.
The objectives of the course are to have clear understanding of Russian criminal policy main areas; consolidate previously acquired knowledge about punishment nature, reasons for its application, system and penalties, their execution conditions; learn basic terms and features of sentencing under certain circumstances.
Criminal Policy in the Sphere of Socially Dangerous Acts Criminalization and
Decriminalization
Semester: 3
ECTS-credits: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to form an idea about state criminal policy content, basic mechanisms, directions and subjects of its implementation; develop skills for drafting strategic documents in the field of criminal policy, tactical criminal legal problems solution.
The objectives of the course are to familiarize with modern criminal policy problems in
Russia and some foreign countries in the field of socially dangerous acts criminalization and decriminalization; explore theoretical and practical issues in the field of criminal policy of socially dangerous acts criminalization and decriminalization.
Criminal Groups: Criminal-Legal Assessment and Counteraction
Semester: 2
ECTS-credits: 5
Hours: 180
The course aims to develop necessary knowledge about the nature, state of organized crime, relevant offenses legal analysis.
The objectives of the course are to form legal thinking, positive sense of justice, and national approach to the social life phenomena; acquire knowledge in the field of tactics and methods to combat organized crime, corruption offenses and terrorist acts.
Criminal Policy in the Fight against Malfeasance
Semester: 3
ECTS-credits: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to ensure stronger anti-corruption component in the organization of professional training; take effective measures to prevent and resolve conflicts of interest in public service.
The objectives of the course are to know theoretical, practical and research methods of criminal policy in the fight against malfeasance; foster intolerance towards corruption, individual participation in decision-making to eliminate causes and conditions that foster it.
Elective field-oriented courses.
Crime in Russia and Foreign Countries: Comparative Analysis
Semester: 3
ECTS-credits: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to identify crime trends development in Russian modern conditions and in foreign countries with a priority focus on its most dangerous types: organized crime, recurrent crime, economic crime, etc.

The objectives of the course are to identify objective and the most dangerous crime trends in Russia and abroad; forecast crime in Russia and abroad; identify ways of anticriminogenic impact.
Criminal Legal Assessment of Violence in Offenses against a Person
Semester: 3
ECTS-credits: 4
Hours: 144
The course aims to develop integrated understanding of crimes qualification features committed against a person in the Russian Federation.
The objectives of the course are to learn theoretical rules about crimes committed against a person which are enshrined in the Criminal legislation of Russia, and in Russian Supreme
Court clarifications; familiarize with basic problems of crimes qualification committed against a person.
Russian Criminal Policy against Corruption
Semester: 3
ECTS-credits: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to get theoretical and practical knowledge on a special course content: topical issues of organized crime and corruption prevention in Russia and abroad.
The objectives of the course are to master creatively the content of methodologically significant issues related to the quality status and dynamics of modern organized crime and corruption specifics and form specific measures feasibility for organized crime and corruption prevention.
State Criminal Policy in the Sphere of International Legal Relations
Semester: 3
ECTS-credits: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to form knowledge, skills and possessions in the field of international criminal law and mutual legal assistance in criminal cases.
The objectives of the course are to qualify crimes classified as international ones; navigate procedural issues related to international criminal cases investigation and consideration; conduct scientific debate.
Criminal Policy of the Russian Federation in the Sphere of Fight against Tax
Crimes
Semester: 3
ECTS-credits: 3
Hours: 108
The course aims to investigate tax crimes, as well as theoretical concepts which are implemented in law and practice; explore further tax crimes compositions and responsibilities for their commitment taking into consideration the latest changes and amendments included into the criminal law.
The objectives of the course are to examine legislation on tax crimes, investigate criminologically tax offender personality traits and analyze criminal tax jurisprudence in tax crimes cases.
Criminal Law and Morality
Semester: 3
ECTS- credits: 3

Hours: 108
The course aims to consider main scientific and practical approaches to the relation between the criminal law and morality.
The objectives of the course are to identify and analyze trends in moral and social consciousness in its relationship with the criminal law; consider criminal law norms and institutions in terms of their compliance with morality; examine doctrinal rules and their role in criminal law moral justification.
Russian Penitentiary System: Status and Problems of Humanization
Semester: 3
ECTS-credits: 2
Hours: 72 culture
The course aims to form and develop legal outlook, professional qualities; improve legal
The objectives of the course are to provide knowledge about Penitentiary Law sources and content, mechanism of criminal penalties regulatory enforcement.
State Criminal Policy and Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Semester: 3
ECTS-credits: 2
Hours: 72
The course aims to know: minors’ criminal liability and punishment as components of criminal legal mechanism to ensure individuals, society and state protection from criminal attacks and crime prevention; main directions of current scientific research connected with this special course.
The objectives of the course are to establish minors criminal responsibility allocation as an independent component of the General Part of Criminal law; highlight features and related problems of minors criminal responsibility and punishment; conceptualize research on crime prevention, prosecution and punishment of juveniles.