Bachelor of Law and Global Security
Mykolas Romeris University
Key Information
Campus location
Vilnius, Lithuania
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 2,954 / per year
Application deadline
26 Jul 2024
Earliest start date
01 Sep 2024
Introduction
Global challenges, like cyberattacks, money laundering, human rights violations and terrorism are on the rise. People’s lives are affected by global and national insecurity. Law plays an increasingly important role in addressing the dangers caused by global challenges. This programme focuses on the use of law in personal, national, and global security. It teaches students how to fact-find, conduct research, strategically negotiate and lead when it comes to addressing international security matters. It looks at how the world has been changed by geopolitics, the pandemic, rising energy and food prices and technology, and how the law can be used to resolve these issues. Students are provided with a dynamic environment in which to learn, with the programme making use of lectures, seminars, mooting, gamification, talks, experts, and other methods. Students will also learn about professionalism, strategy, independence, resilience, and strong leadership.
This programme is aimed at training future lawyers and other participants on how to effectively use the law when it comes to contemporary matters of global security.
The programme is oriented towards:
- Providing students with the skills needed to apply the law to issues of global security, including legal research and case strategy;
- Looking at how global and national institutions can be used to address key global security concerns;
- Training on skills that can be applied or transferred across several different occupations;
- Examining contemporary matters of global concern to people across the world, using experiential methods;
- Working with international partner organisations to provide students with the opportunities to look at global security issues in context
Upon completion of your studies, you will be able to analyse evidence, conduct legal research, use the law, including in advocacy and negotiation, apply case strategy and demonstrate leadership. The programme aims to expand your career opportunities, grow your global network, and help you obtain vital legal and soft skills, such as teamwork, time management and creative problem-solving.
The programme is composed of 210 ECTS in three groups of subjects: global security, international and domestic law, and legal and other competencies. The full list of compulsory and optional courses is below.
Specialists in law and global security are in demand across the world. Institutions such as the United Nations, the European Union, the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, NATO, and others require people who have strong legal skills in the international environment. Graduates of this programme can look widely for roles in international and national institutions, dealing with national and global security issues, both in the public and private sectors, especially those concerned with human rights, compliance, anti-money laundering issues, energy and other forms of security.
The programme is conducted in English. To take full advantage of this programme, you need to know English at the B2 level.
You can also learn from our partners. We provide opportunities to network with programme partners from national and international organisations and companies.
Lithuania has a strong heritage and culture and is a green, coastal environment. The University has a strong social science background and is among 301-400 most impactful universities according to “Times Higher Education” Impact Ranking 2022. MRU Law School is among the 250 best law schools in the QS World Rankings.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
MRU seeks to ensure that all of our students receive high-quality education regardless of their financial situation, therefore, please find all the available scholarships for prospective international students listed below.
Note:
- All the listed scholarships are funded either by the Government of Lithuania or Mykolas Romeris University
- There might be additional funding from students’ countries of origin
- All EU citizens can apply for state-funded studies
- Scholarships for current international students are listed here
MRU Tuition fee waiver for Bachelor degree studies
Who can apply: applicants for Bachelor's degree studies who are citizens or permanent residents of Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Georgia (Sakartvelo), and Paraguay.
Financial provisions: The scholarship covers the full tuition fee for the whole period of Bachelor's degree studies* for students accepted in the academic year 2024/2025.
Criteria: the tuition fee waiver will be given to the best applicants according to their competitive grades and other academic achievements.
*The tuition fee waiver will be canceled if a student has at least one academic debt.
Curriculum
1st Year
1 Semester
Compulsory Course Units
- Constitutional Law
- Logic and Artificial Intelligence
- Theory of Law
- History and Case Studies in Global Security
- International Order and Global Rule of Law
2 Semester
Compulsory Course Units
- Administrative Law
- Criminal Law (General Part)
- History and Philosophy of Law
- Legal Reasoning in a Global Context
- Applied Critical Thinking to Global Relations and Conflicts
- International Actors and Institutions
2nd Year
3 Semester
Compulsory Course Units
- Administrative Procedure Law and Administrative Liability
- Criminal Law (Special Part)
- Civil Law (General Part)
- Labour Law
- International Public Law
- Law and Politics of Energy Security
4 Semester
Compulsory Course Units
- Civil Procedure Law
- Criminal Procedure Law
- The European Union Law
- Civil Law (Special Part)
- Finance and Tax Law
- Alternatively elective course units
- Arabic
- Mandarin Courses
- Russian Language
3rd Year
5 Semester
Compulsory Course Units
- Migration, Refugees, and Trafficking
- Global Anti-Corruption Instruments: Between Law and Reality
- Human Security Law: Protecting Privacy in an AI-Driven World
- Mediation, Negotiation & Conflict Resolution in Theory and Practice
- Law and Contemporary Armed Conflicts
- Research Methodology
6 Semester
Compulsory Course Units
- Environmental Law, Climate Change and Global Security
- Global Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Prevention: Regulation and Perspectives
- Cyber Security Law and AI Fundamentals
- Internship
- Bachelor Thesis
- Global Crisis Simulation
- Terrorism and Europe‘s Internal/External Security Nexus
4th Year
7 Semester
Compulsory Course Units
- Bachelor Thesis
- Intellectual Property Theft and Prevention
- Economic Security in the Global Context: Law, Practice, and Implementation
- Internship
- Final Examination
Rankings
Law Studies No. 1 in Lithuania.
MRU is #1 in the area of Law among all Lithuania’s universities according to “QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022”.
Program Outcome
Generic competencies and Programme learning outcomes
- Personal and Social Abilities
- Ability to conduct independent, goal-led, and relevant research in a global security context, comparing and synthesizing existing and newly found materials;
- Ability to apply technology and other forms of literacy and analytical and critical thinking to global security work, plan and appraise progressively about career, and undertake relevant crisis, stress, and action planning;
- Ability to identify, evaluate, and communicate pertinent issues in different forms, including written and oral, using effective strategies and tactics.
Subject-specific competencies and learning outcomes
- Knowledge and its application
- Ability to interpret and use appropriate legal and global security terminology, concepts, principles, norms, and theoretical knowledge to advise, analyze and assess different scenarios;
- Ability to proficiently compare and assess evidence and the law, identify and contrast relevant legal and non-legal issues, appreciate areas of research and guide stakeholders on the different routes and remedies available, including dispute resolution and other methods.
- Research skills
- Knowhow to strategically plan and choose research based upon key goals, drawing upon appropriate legal and non-legal sources and various qualitative and quantitative methods;
- Ability to proficiently locate, recall, and compare key issues and trends within global security and where to go for appropriate research.
- Special Abilities
- Knowhow to recount and use ethics and different means of regulation that apply within global security and conflict situations, and practice honesty, transparency, and integrity in all forms of conduct;
- Proficiency in using logical and creative problem solving, especially when faced with different obstacles, managing risks, and exemplifying leadership when it comes to working with multiple legal, professional, and other actors, applying appropriate strategies;
- Ability to review and manage factors that may represent an impediment to understanding problems, such as cyber, hybrid, and other asymmetric threats, including disinformation campaigns, and the malicious use of ever-more sophisticated emerging and disruptive technologies.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Upon completion of your studies, you will be able to analyze evidence, conduct legal research, use the law, including in advocacy and negotiation, apply case strategy, and demonstrate leadership. The program aims to expand your career opportunities, grow your global network, and help you obtain vital legal and soft skills, such as teamwork, time management, and creative problem-solving.
Specialists in law and global security are in demand across the world. Institutions such as the United Nations, the European Union, the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, NATO, and others require people who have strong legal skills in the international environment. Graduates of this program can look widely for roles in international and national institutions, dealing with national and global security issues, both in the public and private sectors, especially those concerned with human rights, compliance, anti-money laundering issues, energy, and other forms of security.