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Course Details

  • Course Name : Bachelor of Laws
  • Category : Undergraduate
  • Course Duration: 5 years
  • Department : Department of Public and Private Law
  • Tuition/ Semester (Naira): N750,000.00

About this Programme

This Curriculum offers a truly modern legal education reflecting the needs and concerns of Nigeria and the global community in the 21st century. The curriculum invites the students to develop a knowledge and understanding of legal concepts, practical applications, and legal skills in clinical and moot court practice, ethics, and legal argument. The curriculum exposes students to developing critical skills in research and analysis as well as understanding policy implications. Overall, the degree is designed to provide both a robust academic experience as well as vocational development, a balance that is highly sought after by employers in both law and non-law sectors.

Programme Goals and Objectives

Objectives of the LL.B Common Law are as follows:

  1. ensure that Law is taught as it exists at any given time and that every Law student adopts a comparative approach to legal studies bearing in mind that there are many systems of Law (Common Law, Statutory Law, Customary Law and Islamic Law) currently in operation;
  2. ensure that students are imbued with general knowledge and understanding of Law;
  3. develop in students the intellectual ability to apply research, knowledge and analytical skills to solving theoretical and practical legal problems;
  4. acquaint students with principles of the judicial process and legal systems, as well as their interaction with socio-economic frameworks;
  5. provide, through training and orientation, an appreciation of the growing relevance of inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches to the solution of complex life problems and the role of law therein;
  6. prepare the students to practice law with professional excellence and commitment to fairness, justice, compassion, and the highest ethical standards;
  7. develop in the students the knowledge and competency that will enable them to succeed in a range of careers, leadership at the Bar, the Bench, the academia, the public and private sectors;
  8. prepare the students to serve the community, accommodate disadvantaged members of society, and be dedicated to the preservation of human dignity and the common good;
  9. train the students to appreciate the synergy between the law and other disciplines or professions; and
  10. prepare the students for the diverse and globalised environment.

Learning Outcomes (Competencies)

Law graduates are expected to develop a wide range of skills and abilities. These are divided into three broad categories:

  1. Analytical skills

Graduates of law are expected to develop high cognitive abilities and skills. With the growing complexities in society law graduates are expected to identify related socioeconomic challenges and demonstrate ability/competence in proffering practical relevant solutions.

2. Research skills

Graduates of the programme are also expected to exhibit commendable research skills, with significant ability to find, consult, and analyse legal texts and other materials.

3. Advocacy skills

As ministers in the temple of justice, graduates of law are expected to demonstrate commitment to societal harmony and the administration of justice at all levels utilizing their analytical and advocacy skills.

4. Application

Graduates of law are expected to have the ability to apply their knowledge and skills in solving academic and practical social problems.

Admission Requirements

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Entry Mode

The minimum academic requirement is credit level passes in five (5) subjects at O’ Level in a nationally recognised examination, including English Language and Literature in English obtained at not more than two sittings; such a candidate must, in addition, have an acceptable pass in the UTME.

Direct Entry Mode

  1. A two or three-year Diploma certificate plus credit passes in five (5) papers, including English Language and Literature in English at the Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) or General Certificate of Education ‘Ordinary’ Level or their equivalent; or
  2. Three (3) papers at Principal or Advanced Level in Higher School Certificate or GCE together with credit in English Language and English Literature in the S.S.S. Certificate Examination or GCE ‘O’ Level or their equivalent, or
  3. Two (2) papers at Principal or Advanced Level in HSC or GCE plus credit in three (3) other papers (including English Language and English Literature) in S.S.S. Certificate Examination or GCE ‘O’ Level or their equivalent, or
  4. A good honours degree.

Curriculum Structure

100 Level

Course Code Course Title Unit(s) Status LH PH
Semester 1
GST 111 Communication in English 2 C 15 45
PSY  101 Introduction to Psychology 2 C 30 0
PHL 105 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy 2 C 30 0
PUL 101 Legal Methods I 4 C 60 0
LAW 101 English for Legal Writing 2 C 30 0
LAW 103 Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning 2 R 30 0
COS 101 Introduction to Computing Sciences 3 C 30 45
Sub-total 17 225 90
Semester 2
PUL 102 Legal Methods II 4 C 60 0
LAW 102 Introduction to Logic 2 C 15 45
GST 112 Nigerian Peoples and Culture 2 C 30 0
GEN 102 Community Engagement and Social Development 3 R 15 90
LAW 104 Introduction to Legal Research Methods of Reasoning 3 R 30 45
ENT 102 Creative Problem-Solving Skills 2 C 30 0
Sub-total 16 180 180
Total 33 240 180

200 Level

Course Code Course Title Unit(s) Status LH PH
Semester 3
ENT 211 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2 C 45 15
PUL 201 Constitutional Law I 4 C 45 45
PUL 203 Nigerian Legal System I 4 C 45 45
CIL  201 Law of Contract I 4 C 45 45
Choose a Minimum of ONE and Maximum of TWO courses
PPL 203 The Family and the Law I 4 E 45 15
PPL 205 Administrative Law I 4 E 45 15
ICL 201 Introduction to Islamic Law 2 E 30 0
ICL 203 Islamic Law of Crime 3 E 45 0
Sub-total 27 345 180
Semester 4
PUL 202 Constitutional Law II 4 C 45 45
PUL 204 Nigerian Legal System II 4 C 45 45
CIL  202 Law of Contract II 4 C 45 45
GST 212 Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence 2 C 30 0
Choose a Minimum of ONE and Maximum of TWO courses
PPL 204 The Family and the Law II 4 E 45 45
PPL 206 Administrative Law II 4 E 45 45
ICL 204 Islamic Law of Torts 3 E 30 0
Sub-total 25 285 165
Total 52 630 345

300 Level

Course Code Course Title Unit(s) Status LH PH
Semester 5
PUL 301      Criminal Law I 4 C 45 45
PPL 301 Law of Torts I 4 C 45 15
CIL 303 Commercial Law I 4 C 45 15
NUM-ACL 301 Accounting for Legal Practice 2 R 15 45
Choose a Minimum of ONE and Maximum of TWO courses
ICL 301 Islamic Law of Transactions 3 E 45 45
CIL 305 Law of Banking I 4 E 45 45
CIL 307 Law of Intellectual Property I 4 E 45 45
Sub-total 25 285 255
Semester 6
PUL 302 Criminal Law II 4 C 45 45
PPL 302 Law of Torts II 4 C 45 45
CIL 304 Commercial Law II 4 C 45 45
GST 312 Peace and Conflict Resolution 2 C 30 0
ENT 312 Venture Creation 2 C 15 45
Choose a Minimum of ONE and Maximum of TWO courses
CIL 306 Law of Banking II 4 E 45 45
CIL 308 Law of Intellectual Property II 4 E 45 45
ICL 305 Islamic Property Law 3 E 45 45
Sub-total 27 315 315
Total 52 600 570

400 Level

Course Code Course Title Unit(s) Status LH PH
Semester 7
PUL 401 Law of Evidence I 4 C 45 45
PPL 403 Equity and Trusts I 4 C 45 45
PPL 405 Property Law I 4 C 45 45
CLE 401 Clinical and Moot Court Practice 4 C 45 45
Choose any ONE course
ICL 403 Islamic Family Law and Succession 3 E 45 45
HRL 401 Human Rights and Nigerian Law  I 3 E 45 45
Sub-total 22 270 270
Semester 8
PUL 402 Law of Evidence II 4 C 45 45
PPL 404 Equity and Trusts II 4 C 45 45
PPL 406 Property Law II 4 C 45 45
CLE 402 Clinical and Moot Court Practice 4 C 45 45
Choose any ONE course
ICL 402 Islamic Company Law 3 E 45 45
HRL 402 Human Rights and Nigerian Law  II 3 E    45      0
Sub-total 22 225 225
Total 44 495 495

500 Level

Course Code Course Title Unit(s) Status LH PH
Semester 9
JIL 501 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory I 4 C 45 45
PPL 501 Company Law I 4 C 45 45
GLL 501 Globalization and Law 2 R 30 0
Choose any ONE course
LMD 501 Law and Medicine 4 E 45 45
EVL 501 Environmental Law 4 E 45 45
PIL 501 Public International Law 4 E 45 45
ICL 501 Islamic Jurisprudence 3 E 45 45
Sub-total 25 300 270
Semester 10
JIL 502 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory II 4 C 45 45
PPL 502 Company Law II 4 C 45 45
LAW 599 Long Essay 6 C 45 45
LAW 501 Professional Ethics: Theory and Practice 2 R 30 0
ICL 503 Islamic Law of Procedure and Evidence 3 E 45 0