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The duration of the LL.M. program will be one year for the candidates who have completed a 4-year LL.B. (Honors) degree from any reputed university or institute recognized by the Government of Bangladesh. But those who have completed a 2 year LL.B. degree under the National University Bangladesh (i.e. an LL.B. pass degree) will, however be required to complete a one year LL.M. Preliminary for admission into the LL.M.(Final) program.

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Each semester LL.M. (integrated) students will be required to take four courses.

1st Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits
LAW-511 Muslim Law of Succession 3
LAW-512 Private International Law 3
LAW-513 Human Rights 3
LAW-514 Law of International Organizations 3
  Total courses 4 12

 

2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits
LAW-521 International Trade Law 3
LAW-522 Intellectual Property Law 3
LAW-523 Law of the Sea 3
LAW-524 International Humanitarian Law 3
  Total courses 4 12

 

3rd Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits
LAW-531 Judiciary and Comparative Judicial Activism 3
LAW-532 International Environmental Law 3
LAW-533 Refugee and Migration Law 3
LAW-534 Research Monograph and
Viva-voce
3
  Total courses 4 12

VU follows the following Letter Grade and Grade Point system introduced by the UGC as a uniform grading system for all public and private universities:

Numerical Grade

Letter Grade

Grade Point

80% and above

A+

4.00

75% to less than 80%

A

3.75

70% to less than 75%

A-

3.50

65% to less than 70%

B+

3.25

60% to less than 65%

B

3.00

55% to less than 60%

B-

2.75

50% to less than 55%

C+

2.50

45% to less than 50%

C

2.25

40% to less than 45%

D

2.00

Less than 40%

F

0.00

a. The Letter Grade A+, A, A-, B+, B-, B, C+, C and D are considered as pass grades.

b. An f grade is considered as ‘FAIL’ and in such cases students must go for a retake.

c. After completion of the program, the final transcript will be issued mentioning Letter Grade, Corresponding Grade Points, Attempted Credit, Earned Credit and CGPA.

d. Numerical marks in the Grade Sheet/Transcript will not be shown.

 

Final Result Preparation:

The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will be computed according to the following formula:

CGPA =  Sum of ( Earned Credit X Corresponding GradePoints) / Total Credits