Courses in NUALS

Can you list me the courses offered by National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)? Also list me the names of the Centres National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)?

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The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) is a uni-disciplinary university in Kochi, India for undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate legal education.

It was established to advance and disseminate learning and knowledge of law and legal processes, to develop scholarship and a sense of responsibility towards society and to promote legal and judicial reforms to strengthen the administration of justice in India.

The Chief Justice of India is the Visitor, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala is the Chancellor, and the Minister for Education, Kerala state is the Pro-Chancellor of the University.

Courses Offered

5 Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons) Degree

One Year LL.M. Degree

Ph.D

P.G Diploma
Medical Law & Ethics
Cyber law

Certificate Course
Banking Law

Syllabus
The syllabus of NUALS was drafted under the leadership of former director of NUALS (then NIALS), Prof Dr. K.N. Chandrasekharan Pillai, the former director of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. The syllabus introduces subjects relevant to the study of law but never incorporated hitherto in the syllabi of Indian law schools.

Course Structure
Maritime Law, Medical Jurisprudence, Law and Medicine, Law and Forensic Science, etc. are some of the specialized subjects taught by experts in the field.

The students are also given exposure to socially relevant subjects like, Cyber law and E-Governance, Energy Law, Media and the Law, Environment and Law, Securities Law, Competition Law, Investment Arbitration, etc.

Centres
The University has thirteen centres for study and research. They are:
• Centre for Law and Environment.
• Centre for Law and Development.
• Centre for Law and Agriculture.
• Inter-Disciplinary Centre for Police Studies.
• Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Law Reforms.
• Centre for Continuing Legal Education and Extension.
• Centre for Consumer Protection Law and Policy.
• Inter-Disciplinary Centre for Social Justice.
• Centre for Intellectual Property Rights
• Centre for Human Rights
• Centre for Law and Economics
• Centre for Health and Law
• Centre for Woman and Family Studies