1. Law BA

2. Contact information
Phillip Graves, administrator of the programme, lecturer of Private Law, , prior agreement needed to meet in Helsinki
Anna-Stina Kangro, study counsellor and specialist,
Maris Liström, study counsellor and specialist,

3. Study year Study year consists of two semesters: Autumn semester
Spring semester
One semester consists of:
Semesters’ pre-week
First study period (7 weeks)
Intermediate week
Second study period (7 weeks)
Exam session (5 weeks)

4. Means of communication
Information will only be sent to your TU account (gmail.tlu.ee). Please check it once a week minimally
Please also ensure to check your Study Information System (ÕIS) account regularly, minimally once a week
In case of problems contact: Mari Kilumets
(Administrative Assistant-User Account Administrator)

5. Academic calendar
All important dates are available in the academic calendar (NB! See the full academic calendar):
calendar

6. Important dates in autumn 2018/2019
Autumn semester :
until 5:00 p.m. Deadline for registration to courses via ÕIS
Intermediate week (exams, intensive courses)
Start of exam session
Christmas holiday
Exam session continues (including re-exams)
End of the autumn semester

7. TU study regulations
This is the most important document that regulates all study related activities:
Study Regulations

8. Curriculum 180 ECTS Nominal duration of the studies is 3 years
Your study programme code is AKLB/18
Curriculum is up in ÕIS, nominal division: check AKLB (Helsinki):
To study as a full-time student and graduate in standard period of time you should pass:
- In each semester approximately 30 ECTS
- In each study year approximately 60 ECTS
- Not less than 45 ECTS per year

9. What is an ECT? Volume of learning
1 ECT = 26 hours of work, both lectures and independent work

10. Curriculum University Wide Courses: 18 ECTS
Institute Wide Courses: 18 ECTS
Compulsory Law Courses: 56 ECTS
Module Specific Courses: 36 ECTS
- European and International Law Module
- Finnish Law Module

11. Curriculum Law Electives: 24 ECTS
University Wide Electives: 16 ECTS (only BA courses)
Bachelor’s Thesis: 12 ECTS

12. First semester study load
As a first semester student you must register to at least 23 credits and pass 15 credits
Otherwise you will be deleted from the matriculation register

13. Course cards / course programmes / timetables
Course programmes – only available for the students who have registered to the course
Timetable is available in ÕIS and in ASIO on yellow background, AKLB-1 code:

14. Submitting the study plan: 27.08.2018-10.09.2018
The study plan is submitted for one semester.
Students need to choose the courses that are in their nominal divison
Ensure to submit before pm – the system will be very slow on the last day

15. Exams and assessments
Students must register to exams and assessment in ÕIS at least 24h before the exam / assessment
Students who haven’t registered will not be allowed to the exam / assessment
Exams and assessments can both be taken twice (one time at the main exam/assessment, second time at the re-take). There are two main dates that students can choose from for exams and one main date for assessments.
Re-exams take place in the end of the exam week

16. Evaluation assessments
Exams are evaulated on the following scale: positive results A, B, C, D, E; negative result: F
Assessment are evaluated on the following scale: P (pass), MA (negative, not passed)
MI – not shown up (if a student doesn’t show up or doesn’t register to the exam)
If a student fails a compulsory course for the 2nd time he or she will be expelled
Individual agreements with lecturers about exam/assessment dates that are not in ÕIS are not allowed

17. 38 credit rule
If a student has more than 1 negative result in his or her study results he or she may not register to more than 38 credits per semester
Negative results are F, MA, MI

18. Paying the tuiton fee
Tuition fee deadline is the 25th, bill is submitted 7 days before.
If the payment does not arrive by the set deadline, deletion from the matriculation register will follow
Either use bank transfer (preferred option) or pay in cash to the Finance Office

19. Erasmus Triin Tõnurist, E-mail: triin.tonurist@tlu.ee,
Tel

20. Scholarships
If you want a scholarship, you need to do the research yourself:

21. Questions and answers