Riga Graduate School of Law (RGSL) invites applicants for its Law and Business Bachelor programme. Learn more: www.rgsl.lv Apply for studies: apply.rgsl.edu.lv

1. BEYOND
BORDERS
Bachelor programmes
Law and Business
March 2015

2. BACHELOR PROGRAMMES
 Overall duration of each
programme: 3 years
 120 Latvian credits
(180 ECTS)
 Maximum of 120 study places
 Tuition fee per year: 3 500 EUR

4. THE LL.B IN LAW & BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Core courses consist of:
 Law courses
 Business courses
 Various electives including:
 Advanced and specialised Law
courses (Comparative Family and
Inheritance Law; Intl Trade and
Investment Protection Law; Banking
and Securities Law; Environmental
Law; Comp Criminal Law; Law and
Finance; etc.)
 Advanced Business, Finance and
Economics courses (Marketing;
CSR; Business in China; M&A; Project
Mgmt; Organisational Behaviour; Intl
Financial Management; etc.)
 Various Language courses (Italian;
Spanish; French; German; Russian and
Chinese)
 Bachelor Thesis
Law
Courses
Business
Courses
Electives
Thesis
LL.B in Law & Business

5. THE LL.B IN LAW & BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Programme structure
Year 1
 Basic foundation courses in Law
& Business subjects
 Designed to give students the
ability to grasp both legal and
business concepts
Year 2
 Advanced courses in Law &
Business
 Students build upon courses from
Year 1 in both Law & Business.
Year 3
 Specialist courses in Law &
Business
 Pre-requisites are courses taken
in the first 2 years
 Thesis has to reflect research in
both disciplines
YEAR 1
•INTRODUCTORY COURSE
•BASIC LAW COURSES (PUBLIC INTL LAW; EU
LAW; COMP CONTRACT LAW)
•BASIC BUSINESS COURSES (INTRO TO BUSINESS
STUDIES; MICROECONOMICS, ETC.)
•BASIC RESEARCH
YEAR 2
•ADVANCED LAW COURSES
•ADVANCED BUSINESS COURSES
•ELECTIVES
•INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
YEAR 3
•SPECIALIST LAW COURSES
•SPECIALIST BUSINESS COURSES
•ELECTIVES
•ADVANCED INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
BACHELOR
THESIS
•INTERDISCIPLINARY THESIS
(LAW & BUSINESS SUBJECTS)

6. COURSE STRUCTURE
 Mandatory and elective courses
 Y1 – mandatory; Y2, Y3 – mandatory + electives
 Up to three courses at the same time
 Can choose to follow an additional course
 Each course lasts six weeks
 Five class hours a week
 Research work on assignments and class preparation
 Exam at the end of the course
 Introductory module in the first semester

8. ADMISSIONS

9. APPLY TO STUDY AT RGSL
1. Fill in an online application at apply.rgsl.edu.lv
2. Write a motivation letter in English
3. Attach your diploma or if not yet graduated, your current
term grade transcript
4. General admission: grade average and grade in English at
ECTS level C (Latvian grade 7)
5. Early admission: ECTS level A or B (Latvian grade 10, 9 or
8) if resident and not yet graduated, and general
admission requirements for other applicants
 Deadline for early admission: 17 March 2015
We will get back to you by 17 April 2015
 Deadline for general admission: 8 July 2015
We will get back to you by 13 July 2015

10. TRY BEING A STUDENT!
 Apply at www.rgsl.lv or during Open Day
 We will arrange a meeting with RGSL student
 You will take a part in lectures and will be
introduced to RGSL student’s life
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11. RGSL SCHOLARSHIPS
 Early Admissions Lottery – apply before
17 March 2015 and win one academic year of
tuition-free studies
 RGSL Excellence Award for Outstanding
Local Applicant – one study place in each
Bachelor programme
 RGSL Excellence Award for Outstanding
Foreign Applicants – one study place in each
Bachelor programme

12. RGSL SCHOLARSHIPS
 RGSL Excellence Scholarships for Bachelor
students with the highest grade average –
tuition fee waivers
 Tuition fee waivers for siblings of students of
the RGSL, orphans, persons with 1st or 2nd
degree of disability, RGSL employees, children
of RGSL employees and graduates of SSE Riga.

13. OTHER SCHOLARSHIP POSSIBILITIES
 Vītolu fonds (Apply 15 January – 1 March at
www.vitolufonds.lv)
 Engures, Jelgavas, Salaspils, Saldus
scholarships for local residents (Apply in
September at LU Fonds www.fonds.lv)
 Students’ corporations scholarships for their
members (Beginning with 2nd study year; apply
at respective corporation)
 Latvian Government Scholarships for foreign
applicants

14. RGSL Alumni

16. RGSL BACHELOR ALUMNI
 Artūrs Ivanovs, L&B 2013
Senior project manager at
communication agency
Nords Porter Novelli
 Vadims Šeršņovs, L&B 2013
Co-founder, head of strategic development at consultancy
SETCO
Lecturer at RGSL (Maths for Social Sciences)

17. RGSL BACHELOR ALUMNI
 Santa Bērziņa, L&D 2013
Dr. Aina Galēja scholarship winner for
studies at the University of Wisconsin-
Eau Claire, USA
Now - Coordinator for the Latvian
Presidency of the Council of the EU at
the Ministry of Environmental
Protection and Regional
Development

18. RGSL BACHELOR ALUMNI
 Otto Tabuns, L&D 2014
Vītolu foundation scholarship
recipient for the studies at RGSL
President of Student Association
2012/2013
Now - Project Coordinator for
Latvian Presidency of the Council
of the EU at Latvian Institute

19. RGSL Student Association

20. ENJOY STUDENT’S LIFE AT ITS FULL
 Annual sports games
 Parties and informal
events
 RGSL Newspaper
 Movie nights
 Charity events

23. JOIN RGSL FAMILY!
 Join us on facebook.com/rgsl.lv
 Contact us: start@rgsl.lv
 Learn more: www.rgsl.lv
 Apply: apply.rgsl.edu.lv