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

1. BEYOND
BORDERS
Bachelor programmes
Law and Diplomacy
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 & DIPLOMACY OVERVIEW
Core courses consist of:
 Law courses
 Diplomacy courses
 Various electives
including:
 Advanced and specialised Law
courses (Comp Criminal Law; EU Law
Moot Court; Diplomatic Law; Intl
Humanitarian Law; etc.)
 Advanced Diplomacy, Policy and
Humanities courses (Intercultural
Dialogue; Modern History; Diplomacy
& Conflict Resolution; Professional
Ethics; etc.)
 Various Language courses
(Diplomatic English; Italian; Spanish;
French; German; Russian and
Chinese)
 Bachelor Thesis
Law
Courses
Diplomacy
Courses
Electives
Thesis
LL.B in Law &
Diplomacy

5. THE LL.B IN LAW & DIPLOMACY OVERVIEW
Programme structure
Year 1
 Basic foundation courses in Law &
Diplomacy subjects
 Designed to give students the
ability to grasp both legal and
diplomatic concepts
Year 2
 Advanced courses in Law &
Diplomacy
 Students build upon courses from
Year 1 in both Law & Diplomacy
Year 3
 Specialist courses in Law &
Diplomacy
 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; INTL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; ETC.)
•BASIC DIPLOMACY COURSES (THEORY OF INTL
RELATIONS; INTRO TO DIPLOMACY; ETC.)
•BASIC RESEARCH
YEAR 2
•ADVANCED LAW COURSES
•ADVANCED DIPLOMACY COURSES
•ELECTIVES
•INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
YEAR 3
•SPECIALIST LAW COURSES
•SPECIALIST DIPLOMACY COURSES
•ELECTIVES
•ADVANCED INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
BACHELOR
THESIS
•INTERDISCIPLINARY THESIS
(LAW & DIPLOMACY 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

7. ADMISSIONS

8. 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