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Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Laws Curriculum

(Recent curriculum, revised 2024)

Program Philosophy
The Bachelor of Laws program aims to produce graduates with academic knowledge and professional legal skills. The curriculum is designed to keep pace with social changes and enables students to apply legal concepts, theories, and principles in analyzing, criticizing, and resolving factual and legal issues. Graduates will be equipped to promote justice for individuals and society, in accordance with professional ethics.

Program Highlights / Competitive Advantages

  1. Experiential Learning Approach:
    The curriculum integrates proactive academic services within communities and local societies, enhancing students’ communication, interaction, leadership, analytical thinking, and professional attitudes.

  2. Legal Practice Facilities:
    Students benefit from practical training in facilities such as a mock courtroom, a legal aid clinic, and a community mediation center. These experiences prepare them for an 8-month cooperative education placement.

  3. Curriculum Structure for Legal Licensing:
    The program is designed to support students in qualifying for the “Tua-Pee” lawyer license examination administered by the Lawyers Council of Thailand.

  4. UKPSF-Aligned Teaching Standards:
    Program faculty possess teaching experience that aligns with the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF), endorsed by Advance HE (The Higher Education Academy, UK), ensuring high-quality teaching and learning support.

Program Objectives

  1. To produce law graduates with up-to-date legal knowledge aligned with the global emphasis on technology and digital media, which play a key role in modern social, economic, and quality-of-life development.

  2. To prepare graduates with the capability to work in legal professions that address and support national policy and promote social equity.

  3. To develop graduates with a strong sense of social responsibility, adhering to ethical and professional standards.

  4. To ensure graduates attain the four key learning outcomes as outlined in the 2022 Thai Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (TQF:HEd).

Academic System

  • Semester System:
    The academic year is divided into two regular semesters. Each semester comprises no fewer than 15 weeks of instruction.

  • Credit Bank System:
    Available for non-traditional students outside the formal education system.

  • Regular Academic Calendar:

    • Semester 1: June – October

    • Semester 2: November – March

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
The program develops graduates in alignment with national policies, university strategies, stakeholder expectations, and the four core domains of the 2022 Thai Higher Education Qualification Framework. Emphasis is placed on analytical and critical thinking, lifelong learning, gratitude, discipline, and social responsibility. Graduates will achieve competence in the following areas:

  • Knowledge

  • Skills

  • Ethics

  • Character

Career Opportunities

  • Judge

  • Public Prosecutor

  • Judge Advocate (Military Legal Officer)

  • Lawyer

  • Legal or Diplomatic Officers in Government Agencies

  • Legal Officers, Administrative Case Officers, District Officers, or Local Administrative Officers

  • Private Sector Legal Advisors or NGO Legal Officers

  • Police Investigators

  • Legal Officers in International Organizations

Further Study Opportunities
Graduates may pursue Master’s or Doctoral degrees in Law or related fields, both domestically and internationally.

Tuition Fees

  • Per Semester: 21,000 THB

  • Total Program Tuition: 168,000 THB

Bachelor of Laws Curriculum

(Recent curriculum, revised 2020)

The title of the degree
Bachelor of Laws

Program philosophy
Law graduates are those who have the capacity to utilize the law to achieve justice for all levels of society and enable society to be strong and progressive. As a result, learning law entails more than simply reading texts; students must be aware of the law’s principles, objectives, and spirits. Law students should also be able to apply knowledge from other disciplines to their legal studies so that they can understand societies that are varied and complicated. With all of these, students may comprehend laws and be able to apply the law in a comprehensive way to collect strong evidence in each instance.

Objectives of the Program

  1. To educate graduates with broad legal knowledge and also particular legal knowledge that can impact today’s society and economy. These graduates would be knowledgeable with holistic laws and would be able to use their knowledge both academically and professionally. They can meet the demands of both the public and private sectors, and be a powerful force in the company, community, society, and nation. They can eventually be the force to construct a justifiable economy, politics, and society, as well as the country’s population in responding to the ASEAN Community in a perceptive and knowledgeable manner.
  2. To develop graduates who have knowledge and comprehension of the fundamental principles and intentions of the legislation. As a result, they may adapt and have the right law concepts to correctly interpret diverse legal issues adapted to contemporary conditions while keeping the right things and fairness.
  3. To produce graduates with a thorough understanding of the legal system. They must be socially responsible and have a righteous public consciousness. The curriculum would accomplish these objectives through developing teaching and learning methods that would allow students to learn both theory and practice, as well as assisting them in studying and practicing law in their communities.
  4. 4) To develop graduates who are socially conscious and can contribute to the protection of the individual, community, and human rights based on the concept of equality.

Desirable graduate

  1. be knowledgeable about the law
  2. defend justice for the people
  3. lead the society

Choosing a career path

  1. Judges
  2. Public prosecutors
  3. Lawyers
  4. Legal advisors
  5. Government officials, administrative staff, and police officers
  6. Teachers and researchers
  7. Lawyers at international organizations

Guidelines for advanced studies at the graduate level
Graduates may be eligible to pursue master’s and doctorate degrees in law or other disciplines at any local or foreign university.

The cost of tuition
The semester tuition is 12,700 baht.
Tuition for the whole course is 152,400 baht.