Orientation Day 01.09.2017 Helsinki TALLINN UNIVERSITY Orientation Day 01.09.2017 Helsinki

Study year Study year consists of two semesters: Autumn semester Spring semester One semester consists of: Semesters’ pre-week First study period (7 weeks) Intermediate week Second study period (7 weeks) Exam session (3 weeks)

Academic Calender Autumn semester 28.08.2017-21.01.2018: 11.09.2017 until 5:00 p.m. Deadline for registration to courses via ÕIS 23.10- 29.10.2017 Intermediate week (exams, intensive courses) 18.12 – 23.12.2017 Start of exam session 24.12.2017 - 01.01.2018 Christmas holiday 02.01 - 17.01.2018 Exam session continues 21.01.2018 End of the autumn semester

Academic Calender Spring semester 22.01 - 30.06.2018: 22.01-05.02.2018 Online registration in the Spring Semester courses 19.-25.03.2018 Intermediate week (exams+ re-exams and re-assessments) 25.03.2018 End of the right to take 2017/18 study year autumn semester courses’ exams 21.05.-10.06.2018 Exam session 30.06.2018 End of the spring semester 01.07-26.08.2018 Summer holiday

Curriculum 180 ECTS Nominal duration of the studies is 3 years Your study programme code is AKLB/17 Curriculum is up in ÕIS To study as a full-time student and graduate in standard period of time you should pass: In each semester approximately 30 ECTS In each study year approximately 60 ECTS Not less than 45 ECTS per year 1 ECTS= 26 hours of work (about 8 hours of lectures&18 hours of independent work)

Curriculum University Wide Courses: 18 ECTS: Module is compulsory Compulsory Speciality Courses: 56 ECTS: Institute Wide Courses: 24 ECTS Law Electives: 24 ECTS Module specific Courses: Finnish Law Module 36 ECTS European and International Law Module: 36 ECTS

Curriculum University Wide Electives: 16 ECTS Bachelor’s Law Curriculum Examination: 6 ECTS

Graduation requirements Complete the curriculum in determined load, e.g. pass all compulsory courses and the elective courses in the load determined by the curriculum and pass the examination;

Study Regulations As a first year student you must register for studies worth at least 23 ECTS credit points in the first semester by the deadline set in the academic calendar and pass at least 15 ECTS by the end of this semester. If you don’t follow these rules you will be deleted from the matriculation register.

Study Regulations Full-time and part-time studies In full-time study, a student shall complete curricular subjects a minimum of 45 ECTS credits per study year. If a student has less than 45 ECTS he/she will be transferred into part-time study. As a part-time student you won’t get any grants. In part-time study, a student shall complete curricular subjects a minimum of 30 ECTS credits per study year. If a student has less than 30 ECTS he/she will be deleted from the matriculation register. At the end of each study year, the University shall determine the study load of the student for the following study year, based on the results of the previous study period.

Study Regulations You have the right to be admitted to Autumn semester courses’ exams and pass/fail assessments up to two times till the end of spring semesters’ intermediate week You are allowed to take exams only at the time of exam period! When taking exam or pass-fail test, you must register yourself through Study Information System (ÕIS)! You can register for examinations or pass/fail assessments only if you do not have any unpaid tuition fees. If you have registered yourself for the exam or pass-fail test, but for some reason you cannot go, then you must unregister. You must do that at least 24 hours before the exam or test takes place! If you don’t pass the course after second time, you must re-take the whole course. After re-taking and still not passing the course you will be deleted from the matriculation register.

Study Regulations 38 credit rule: If you have more than 1 negative result (F, MA, MI) in your study results you are not allowed to register to more than 38 credits!

Do this week: TU user account and e-mail address because we send the information only there Register yourself to autumn semester courses and look at your timetable By registering student undertakes to sit an exam or pass/fail evaluation for the respective course. When you decide that you don’t want some course then it’s important to cancel the registration on time (latest 11.09.2017until 5:00 p.m.), because you cannot register yourself more than 38 credit points in case you have not passed more than one course from your previous studies Don’t leave registration for the last minute because the ÕIS will be overloaded! Visit our webpage!

How to register Take your study plan from our homepage: http://www.tlu.ee/en/School-of-Governance-Law-and- Society/Studies/Course-Timetables “AKLB (Helsinki)” file Log into ÕIS-2: https://ois2.tlu.ee/tluois/uus_ois2.tud_leht My study information My study plan Search according to course code Click add Click SUBMIT Without submitting expulsion will follow! After that you can see your timetable in ASIO by clicking My timetable – or in ASIO – study & events – Select programme - AKLB-1 – yellow lectures

Tuition fee The bill for the tuition fee will be submitted to you via ÕIS 7 days before the deadline (25th) The fee must be paid by the deadline incidated in the bill (not later) If you do not pay the fee you will be deleted from the matriculation register

Databases Currently there are 2 Law databases being tested: Westlaw (until 22.09) and Heinonline (until 31.10). Students feedback is needed in order to decide which one to choose. Link to databases: http://www.tlulib.ee/index.php/en/resources/databases/databases- on-trial Westlaw – you need password to get in – write erialainfo@tlulib.ee. Feedback is expected to erialainfo@tlulib.ee

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