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.
Bachelor of Laws
Abbreviated Title: LLB
Duration
Medium
Location
Course Fee
| Field of Specialization | Law |
|---|---|
| Academic Hours |
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.
- Judicial Service Official Bar
- Private Practice
- Legal Officer
- Legal Researcher
- Academics
- Foreign Service
- Company Secretaries
- Service at Legal Aid Commission
- Notarial Practice (Notarial Public)
