Bachelors in Arts & Law (BA – LLB) – University of South Asia – Lahore

Course name: Bachelors in Arts & Law (BA – LLB)

Course overview:

The BA LLB (Hons) (5 Years) syllabus has a distinct objective to equip the students with knowledge, skills and attitude to empower the students who shall be capable of successfully meeting the present requirements and conquer the future challenges. The Programme is intended to impart intensive knowledge and training in the subjects and help the students to acquire wider perspectives both for research and professional application. The law component provides professional legal skills including the ability to analyze legal material, understand fundamental legal principles, understand the relationship between law and society, and gain general analytical skills for critical thinking and problem solving. Special emphasis is placed on the development of skills in advocacy, negotiation, legal drafting and legal research.

Students will receive core legal training, including instruction in key substantive areas of the law, such as property, contracts, torts, constitutional law, administrative law, and criminal and civil procedure. Students will acquire critical skills such as the ability to “think like a lawyer” and the ability to make clearly written and organized legal arguments. On graduation, students will be well-equipped for direct employment in an increasing number of jobs where legal training is an advantage, or to pursue further legal education in law school.

No. of semesters: N\A

Requirements:

1. Intermediate or ICS with a minimum of 50% overall marks or A level (with 3 Cs). However, for Engineering, Medical and Pharmacy programs students must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Math/Bio with a minimum of 60% marks.
   
2. Students awaiting results of Intermediate or A Level Examinations are awarded provisional admission for one semester.
   
3. Students with provisional admission are required to meet minimum entry requirement for the respective degree program by passing their previous qualification in order to continue studies.
   
4. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they pass the previous qualification exam and change their status from ‘Provisional’ to ‘Regular’.
   
5. Students of engineering program are required to take an entry test as advised by PEC. There is no entry test for all other programs.
   
6. An interview of every student is conducted before grant of admission.
   

Course duration: 5 Years

How to apply:

For admission, You can apply online at http://www.usa.edu.pk/Admission/Apply/ProgID .

Curriculum:

FIRST YEAR

SECOND YEAR

THIRD YEAR

FOURTH YEAR

FIFTH YEAR