B.A. Legal Studies
Start Date
1 August 2023
End Date
31 July 2026
Duration
3 Years
Last Date to Apply
30 June 2023
Programme Fee (Yearly)
Rs. 3.5 Lacs
B.A. Legal Studies
Introduction to B.A. Legal Studies
The three-year B.A. Legal Studies programme at Jindal Global Law school aims to nurture legal imagination among young students and build a strong foundation to study law and social sciences in the future or be absorbed into legal and allied fields. This B.A. Legal Studies programme is the first ever multi-disciplinary undergraduate degree in legal studies launched in 2020-21 academic year.
Why study B.A. Legal Studies
Objectives of the Programme
- B.A. Legal Studies students will build an understanding of the context in which legal work is performed.
- Create the legal imagination that is needed for shaping the framework within which legal work is performed.
- Provide students with a comprehensive exposure to the Indian legal system through experiential learning by way of internships.
- Impart skills essential of the performance pre-legal and paralegal work.
- Provide students with a sound understanding of the history and organisation of legal systems from national, international and comparative perspectives.
- Provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the substance of relevant laws in India.
- Familiarise students with the major legal and political discourses in India and worldwide.
Distinctive Features
- Offered by Jindal Global Law School faculty: arguably the best in the field to provide a strong legal and social sciences research foundation.
- Only social science programme in the country focused on creating legal imagination and understanding of the legal context for the future.
- Imparting skills essential for the performance of pre-legal and paralegal works as well as preparing students for careers in legal practice, judiciary, academia and public service.
- Teaching and training which enable students to express opinions on legal issues concisely and clearly; to identify, analyse and address legal problems; assessment of the social impact of the legal issues.
- Provision of excellent organisational and communication skills training alongside the opportunity to learn foreign languages and other interdisciplinary courses across the various schools of Jindal Global University.
