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General Description: Objective(s) of a study programme: To prepare experts in the fields of law enforcement and legal services, equipped with the comprehensive and profound knowledge in criminal policy, criminal law and criminal procedure, international legal assistance in criminal matters and specific features in separate fields of Lithuanian, European Union and international legal framework, to develop critical thinking, abilities to conduct scientific research and provide research-based findings and proposals, to apply the acquired competences in professional practice of dispute resolution and problem solving
related to law-making and legal application, taking into account ethics, human rights and equity in an innovative and integral way. Learning outcomes: 1. Analytical and critical thinking 1.1. Students will be able to analyse and evaluate legal acts, case-law and related information, systemically and to properly apply this analysis in supporting legal decisions. 1.2. Students will be able to explain, interpret, analyse and evaluate legal doctrine ethically and in a critical manner. 2. Communication and interpersonal skills 2.1. Students will be able to communicate clearly and convey the results of legal research as well as other knowledge of different areas of science, and concepts, well-grounded arguments, one’s own ideas and conclusions in a reasoned, critical and logical way to professional and laymen audiences orally and in writing using the correct legal language on national and international levels. 2.2. Students will be able to contribute to teamwork by respecting various opinions and seeking for dialogue and consensus in a group, to show leader’s capacities while planning time and organizing teamwork by critically assessing one’s own and others’ activities, interests and attitudes. 3. The ability to learn and autonomy 3.1. Students will be able to identify one’s own professional (inter alia, scientific) interests and the need for further development of competencies, to engage in regular self-development, improve and update acquired knowledge and abilities and pursue new challenges. 3.2. Students will be able to plan and manage the process of learning and professional activities, to carry out advanced tasks and work effectively and independently within specified time limits. 4. Subject-specific advanced legal knowledge about Lithuanian and European Union criminal policy, the particularity of criminal law and criminal procedure, international legal assistance in criminal matters and its’ separate elements 4.1. Students will be able to understand and consider the complexity of problems of Lithuanian and European Union criminal policy and main factors influencing it, criminal law, criminal procedure and punishment enforcement. 4.2. Students will be able to evaluate separate elements of criminal law and criminal procedure and their impact on the criminal policy, as well as will be able to understand and evaluate trends in case-law. 5. The competence of a legal researcher 5.1. Students will be able to critically evaluate and apply the innovations of legal doctrine, such as related to pre-trial investigation, prosecution and defense, as well as relevant case-law. 5.2. Students will be able to initiate and conduct legal research autonomously, using mostly suitable research methods, relevant databases, collecting, systemizing and analyzing data and systematically interpreting and applying legal sources. 5.3. Students will be able to integrate interdisciplinary knowledge in one’s own individual research, to interpret and evaluate research results, as well as to determine their reliability and present findings in European Union and international perspective. 6. Competence of applying legal knowledge and abilities in professional practice of criminal justice 6.1. Students will be able to analyze and assess the behavior of individuals and institutions from the perspective of criminal justice, to work in interdisciplinary areas applying legal scientific knowledge creatively, to integrate knowledge of different scientific fields. 6.2. Students will be able to apply acquired knowledge and understanding in the areas of scientific research and practice, related to the administration of criminal justice, human rights and
pertinent fields; ability to develop and introduce scientific innovations. 6.3. Students will be able to independently identify, analyze and solve problems related to law-making and legal application in criminal policy, as well as their complexity in the context of contemporary development of legal sciences. 7. Adherence to ethical principles 7.1. Students will be able to base scientific and (or) practical activities in diverse environment according to the requirements of professional ethics, principles of human equality and non-discrimination, respect to cultural differences and moral principles. 7.2. Students will be able to develop innovative solutions by evaluating possible social, ethical and legal consequences, understanding moral responsibility for one’s own activities and the impact of their results in different contexts. Activities of teaching and learning: The main forms of class activities are lectures and seminars. Various interactive teaching-learning methods are combined: analysis and solution of theoretical and practical problems, group discussions, case studies, modelling of hypothetical or real-life situations, preparation and delivery of presentations (independently and in groups), drafting of legal documents, etc. The major attention is given to student's independent work. Students are engaged in self-study of diverse legal sources, get ready for the seminars and practical sessions, prepare for assignments. Methods of assessment of learning achievements: Achieved learning outcomes are evaluated by combining several assessment methods (research paper, presentation, drafting of legal document, interim assessment, colloquium, active participation in discussions, etc.). Cumulative assessment is applied, the composition of which is calculated in accordance with the proportions established in the description of the course unit. Studies of a course unit are completed with the final assessment of the achieved learning outcomes – an examination or an evaluation of independent work (project) done by the student. Students' achieved learning outcomes are evaluated from 1 (very poor) to 10 (excellent) points. Framework: Study subjects (modules), practical training: During the first and second semesters, six compulsory course units (40 credits) and four optional course units (20 credits) are studied. The third semester is devoted to the preparation of the Master thesis (22 credits) and the final examination (8 credits). Specialisations: None Optional courses: Students are able to choose 4 course units from these optional course units: Criminal policy, Issues of Sentencing, Comparative Criminal Procedure Law, Peculiarities of Forms of Criminal Procedure, Methodology on Investigation of Crimes, Problems of Punishment Execution Law, Scientific Evidence in Criminal Procedure, Procedural Compulsion in Criminal Procedure, Legal Argumentation. Students can carry out voluntary professional practice in Lithuania or abroad. Distinctive features of a study programme: This study programme is of an extended nature and the experts of highest qualification are prepared in order to adapt one‘s capabilities in contemporary complex legal sphere and solve difficult problems in the area of criminal justice. Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity: The acquired qualification gives access for graduates to work as experts in law enforcement and legal services – prosecutors, judges, attorneys at law, pre-trial investigators and civil servants in the field of criminal justice, as well as to work in research and study institutions, in various international organisations and the European Union institutions related to criminal justice. The eligibility for graduates to qualify for positions in the professions regulated by legal norms (judge, attorney at law, prosecutor, etc.) or to engage in certain activities depends on the qualification requirements laid down in the laws or other legal acts of the relevant country. Access to further study: Graduates can continue their studies at the third-cycle studies at Vilnius University or other higher education institution and acquire the doctoral degree, primarily in the field of law.
