PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
General Objectives
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme provides students with comprehensive and systematic knowledge of legal science, together with elective knowledge under one of two tracks: Economic Law (LLB_EL) or General Law (LLB_LA). The programme aims to develop professional legal skills, including legal reasoning, legal analysis, and advocacy, while also fostering soft skills such as communication, teamwork, and foreign language competence in the context of international integration.
The programme seeks to cultivate professional ethics, social responsibility, and the capacity to apply legal technology (LegalTech) in order to meet labour market demands in legal practice as well as in legal research, law-making, and law enforcement in domestic and international institutions and organisations. In addition, the programme encourages lifelong learning and ensures articulation and transferability, enabling graduates to pursue further studies at higher levels.
Specific Objectives
Knowledge
PO1: Enable learners to develop physically, mentally, and intellectually, and to form sound values, social awareness, and national pride through the provision of general knowledge in political theory, law, economics, social sciences, physical education, music, and national defence and security education.
PO2: Enable learners to acquire solid theoretical and practical knowledge of the State and Law, as well as legal knowledge from fundamental to advanced levels in selected fields of law, thereby forming and developing systematic legal thinking to effectively address legal issues arising in practice.
Skills
PO3: Enable learners to use English proficiently and a second foreign language at a basic level.
PO4: Enable learners to develop innovative and creative thinking, as well as skills in entrepreneurship, research, problem-solving, communication, and critical thinking; and to be capable of applying technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to effectively perform professional tasks.
PO5: Enable learners to acquire essential professional legal skills to apply legal regulations and resolve legal problems.
Autonomy and Responsibility
PO6: Enable learners to demonstrate proper professional ethics, respect for the law, social responsibility, the ability to work both independently and in teams, lifelong learning capability, self-direction, leadership and management skills, as well as the capacity to plan, evaluate, and make professional judgments.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates of the Law programme at FPT University may assume the following positions:
- Group 1: Positions in State agencies within the legislative, executive, and judicial branches at both central and local levels, such as legal officers, inspectors, examiners, auditors, and related professional staff;
- Group 2: Positions in legal service providers such as law firms, lawyers’ offices, notary organisations, bailiff offices, insolvency practitioners’ organisations, arbitration centres, or mediation institutions;
- Group 3: Positions in domestic and foreign enterprises as in-house legal officers, compliance officers, risk management staff, human resources officers, debt recovery and dispute handling staff, and related roles;
- Group 4: Positions in non-governmental organisations (NGOs), intergovernmental organisations (IGOs), or international organisations with activities related to legal and regulatory fields.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
| # | PLO Name | PLO Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLO1 | Have an understanding of social sciences, political law, national defense, and security, contributing to the formation of a worldview and scientific methodology. |
| 2 | PLO2 | Master core knowledge of law, enabling the ability to analyze legal issues and propose appropriate solutions for implementation. |
| 3 | PLO3 | Demonstrate a solid command of legal knowledge governing business, finance, and investment activities, as well as the protection of the lawful rights and interests of subjects in economic and commercial relations; or possess in-depth legal knowledge in core fields of law, including Constitutional and Administrative Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Economic (Commercial) Law, and International Law; while also being capable of engaging with interdisciplinary trends and emerging legal issues in the fields of technology and business governance. |
| 4 | PLO4 | Be capable of planning, managing, coordinating, and monitoring professional activities in the legal field, ensuring work efficiency and compliance with current legal regulations. |
| 5 | PLO5 | Proficient in English and able to communicate in basic Chinese. Achieve an intermediate level of English (equivalent to level 4) and a beginner level of Chinese (equivalent to level 2) according to the 6-level foreign language competency framework used in Vietnam. |
| 6 | PLO6 | Develop innovative and creative thinking and skills in entrepreneurship, research, problem-solving, communication, and critical thinking; use technology and AI to analyze and process legal data towards automation of tasks. |
| 7 | PLO7 | Develop research and legal analysis skills, identify legal issues, reason and assess, and apply legal regulations to resolve legal problems. |
| 8 | PLO8 | Develop skills in analyzing and applying advanced legal rules in law in general and in economic (commercial) law in particular, in order to resolve disputes, participate in negotiations, and provide effective legal advice. |
| 9 | PLO9 | Demonstrate the ability to work independently, in teams, and the ability to learn continuously. Capable of self-direction, managing, guiding, and evaluating professional activities. |
| 10 | PLO10 | Exhibit professionalism, ethics, social responsibility, a spirit of community service, and respect for the rule of law. |
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants to the undergraduate Law programme at FPT University must meet the following minimum requirements:
Educational Qualifications
Applicants must have graduated from upper secondary school (high school) or an equivalent level in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.
Competencies and Attributes
Applicants must satisfy the admission criteria and quality assurance thresholds under the admission methods annually announced by FPT University, in compliance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and the National Standards for Undergraduate Programmes in Law.
Other Requirements
Specific conditions regarding eligible applicants, admission methods, subject combinations (if applicable), additional criteria (if any), application procedures, and required documents are stipulated in the Admission Regulations of FPT University.
OTHER REGULATIONS
Regulations on training and study organisation, graduation requirements, and assessment methods shall be implemented in accordance with the regulations on admissions and training for full-time undergraduate and college programmes issued by the Ministry of Education and Training, and in compliance with the training regulations of FPT University.