PREMIER UNIVERSITY

Department of LAW

OBE Curriculum for LL.M.

Master of Laws /LL.M. is a graduate Program based on the vision of Premier University to become a leading academia in the country and beyond for quality education, research and innovations in higher education through imparting globalized legal education with a view to producing world class legal professionals and academics. LL.M. program consists of three distinct modes with 40 credit hours. A graduate having 4 years LL.B. (Honors) degree is eligible to get admitted to the LL.M. program. The medium of instructions shall be in English. A student shall have to complete the LL.M. program within a maximum period of three academic years from the admission year.

A brief description of the three modes of LL.M. program has been set bellow:

M. (Taught Courses):

Extends over a period of 1 year with 40 credit hours and with three “Specialization’ (only with the prior approval of the POE), areas namely International Law, Human Rights and Migration Law and Corporate Law divided into two consecutive semesters. Students have to complete GED, Core, Elective and Capstone courses. The span of 40 credit hours of Taught Courses are set below:

Category of Courses

Credit Hours

GED

6

Core

12

Elective

18

Capstone/Field Work/Project/Intern

4

M. (Taught Courses and Thesis):

It is a combination of Taught Courses and thesis extends over a period 1.5 years with 40 credit hours divided into three consecutive semesters. Students have to complete GED, Core and Elective Courses (only with the prior approval of the POE) and submit a thesis. Students having 4 years of LL.B.(Honors) with minimum CGPA 3.25 are eligible to do LL.M. (Taught Courses and Thesis). The span of 40 credit hours of are set below:

Category of Courses

Credit Hours

GED

4

Core

12

Elective

9

Thesis

15

Grading/Evaluation
  • Grading Scale:00
  • Grades:

    The performance of a student in a given course is made through continuous and summative assessments. That comprises quizzes / in-course, class participation, attendance, home work/assignment, case study, class test, mid-term and semester final examinations. Letter grades and grade points are used to evaluate the performance of a student in a given course. A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C and D are the passing grades while F is the failing grade. Letter grades and corresponding numerical grades used in calculating the GPA/CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) are as follows:

    Marks Range

    Letter  Grade

     

    Grade Point

     

    80% and above

    A+

    A Plus

    4.00

    75% to less than 80%

    A

    A Regular

    3.75

    70% to less than 75%

    A-

    A Minus

    3.50

    65% to less than 70%

    B+

    B Plus

    3.25

    60% to less than 65%

    B

    B Regular

    3.00

    55% to less than 60%

    B-

    B Minus

    2.75

    50% to less than 55%

    C+

    C Plus

    2.50

    45% to less than 50%

    C

    C Regular

    2.25

    40% to less than 45%

    D

    D Regular

    2.00

    Less than 40%

    F

     

    0.00

    Incomplete

    I

     

    -

    Satisfactory

    S

     

    -

    Unsatisfactory

    U

     

    -

  • Grade Point Average (GPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA):

    Grade Point Average (GPA) is the weighted average of the grade points obtained in all the courses attempted by a student. The four-step procedure that will be followed to calculate the CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of a student is given below:

    1. Grade points earned in each course will be computed by multiplying the credit (Ci) and the individual grade point (Gi) earned in that course (i.e., Ci*Gi).
    2. The grade points (determined in step i) of all the attempted courses will be added to determine the total grade point earned (i.e., ∑Ci*Gi).
    3. Credits of all courses will be added together to determine the total credits (∑Ci).
    4. CGPA will be determined by dividing the result of step (ii) by the result of step (iii). For example, if a student attempted n courses in a semester having credits C1,C2, ..,Cn and his/her grade points in these courses are G1, G2, … , Gn respectively, then the CGPA can be calculated as follows:

    CGPA =

  • A Numerical Example

    Suppose a student has completed six courses in a semester and obtained the following grades:

    Course

    Credit

    Ci

    Letter Grade

    Grade Point

    Gi

    Ci * Gi

     

    MAT 1111

    3.0

    A+

    4.00

    12.00

    ECO 1101

    3.0

    A

    3.75

    11.25

    CSE 1601

    3.0

    A+

    4.00

    12.00

    STA 1201

    3.0

    F

    0.00

    0.00

    ENG 1101

    3.0

    A

    3.75

    11.25

    MAT 1211

    1.5

    B

    3.00

    4.50

    Total

    Ci= 16.5

     

     

    Ci * Gi = 51.00

     

    CGPA =

    Note: If the 3rd digit after decimal points is above ‘0’, grade will be rounded (ceiling) into the second digit after decimal. For example, 2.990 will be counted as 2.99 while 2.991 will be counted as 3.00 in CGPA calculation.

    A student may enroll non-credit courses termed audit courses on recommendation of his/her thesis/project supervisor and chairman of the department.

  • Course Withdrawal:

    A student may withdraw from one or more courses with the approval of his/her Academic Advisor within 6 weeks of the commencement of the semester or else his/her grade in that course shall be recorded as F.

    A student should have a convincing reason to add/drop/withdraw a course.

    In exceptional cases, (e.g. serious illness of students, death of parents etc.) a student may be allowed to withdraw a course after week 6 on recommendation of his/her advisor. Such request should be supported by proper documents and certificates.

  • Incomplete Courses:

    When a student is unable to sit for the final examination of a course, his/her grade in that course shall be recorded as I. In such case, he/she has to retake/recourse the course.

  • Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory:

    Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory will be used only as final grades for thesis/project and noncredit courses. If, a student discontinues his/her thesis/project, an I grade shall be recorded.

  • Retake:

    A student getting an F or I grade in a course may sit only for the final examination in that course, if he/she obtains 40% or above marks excluding the final examination. A course cannot be retaken more than twice.

  • Re-course:

    A student getting an F or I grade in a course will be required to repeat the course if he/she obtains below 40% marks excluding the final examination.

  • Grade Improvement:

    A student may re-course one or more courses for improvement of grade and the best of the grades earned in a course on repeating will be counted for CGPA calculation.

    A student may retake one or more courses for improvement of grade and the best of the grades earned in a course on retaking will be counted for CGPA calculation. Courses having less than ‘B’ grade (i.e. ‘B-‘ downwards) will be allowed to register as ‘Improvement’.

    Note: For any retake, the student have to obtain 40% or above marks excluding the final examination.

  • Dropout:

    A student may dropout from the program by applying to the registrar of the university but he/she must have a convincing reason to do so.

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