Bachelor of Laws

Abbreviated Title: LLB

Law is one of the disciplines included in curriculum from the inception of the university due to its significance for Armed Forces personnel. However the  discipline a summed greater significance at KDU with  the  establishment of  the  Department of Law and subsequently the Faculty of  Law  and the commencement  of  its  four year LLB  Degree Programme with  the objective  of  producing legal  professionals for the Tri-Services need that arose in the aftermath of Humanitarian Operations The first LLB Programme commenced in the academic year 2011 for Officer Cadets and from 2012, the doors  of  the Faculty were  opened  to civilian students  as Day-Scholars. Further, the LLB Degree Programme has now attracted Commissioned Officers from the Armed Forces as well as officers from the Sri Lanka Police.

Duration
4 Years
Medium
English
Location
KDU Ratmalana
Course Fee
Rs. 2,800,000.00
Other Programme Details
Field of SpecializationLaw
Academic Hours 
Entry Requirements

The candidate must have, 

Completed GCE (A/L) or Cambridge/Edexcel (A/L) or an equivalent foreign examination in the relevant or immediately preceding year and be qualified for university admission.

  • GCE Advanced Level (local): At least two Credit Passes C and one Simple Pass (S) in the following list* in one sitting.
  • IGCSE / GCSE (Cambridge) or Advanced Level (Edexcel): A minimum of three “C” passes in the following list* at one and the same sitting at the Cambridge/ Edexcel (A/L) or an equivalent foreign examination.

List A

Accounting 
Geography  
Business Statistics
Logic & Scientific Method 
Physics
Communication & Media Studies 
Political Science         
Biology         
Psychology 
Law		History   
Chemistry
Mathematics/Combined Mathematics 
Information & Communication Technology           
Agricultural Science       
Higher Mathematics       
Business Studies 
Economics  
Computer Science 
Sociology 

*          Either three (03) subjects, or one (01) or two (02) subjects, from the above list (List A) and the other subject/subjects from the following list (List B) at the A/L Examinations:

List B

Buddhism/ Buddhist Civilization 
Christianity / Christian Civilization 
Greek & Roman Civilization       
Japanese
English (Subject No.73) 
Sanskrit
Hinduism /Hindu Civilization 
Classical Studies 
English Literature 
Hindi  
Russian		Islam / Islamic Civilization 
Chinese
Pali  
German
Tamil
French  
Sinhala
Arabic  
Global Perspectives & Research 
Spanish

*          Candidates who have followed the ?Other? stream at GCE A/L Examination are eligible to apply for LLB degree if they have followed the given subject combination/s

A minimum of a Credit Pass C for Sinhala/Tamil Languages at GCE (O/L) examination. Selected candidates with foreign A/L qualification are required to obtain a minimum credit pass C for Sinhala /Tamil Language at the GCE O/L examination, within two years from the Enrollment.

Career Opportinities
  • Judicial Service Official Bar
  • Private Practice
  • Legal Officer
  • Legal Researcher
  • Academics
  • Foreign Service
  • Company Secretaries
  • Service at Legal Aid Commission
  • Notarial Practice (Notarial Public)
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