University of Cyprus aims to establish itself as a Pioneer Research Institution achieving International Scientific Recognition in European Higher Education, offering Competitive Programmes and to become a Centre of Excellence in the wider Euro - Mediterranean Region.
Undergraduate studies in Law must be rigorous: they must meet the important, complex and social role of jurists, as well as the high requirements of those institutional bodies in Cyprus and abroad, entrusted with the conferral of professional qualifications to Law graduates. The University is entrusted with providing students a comprehensive legal education, acquainting them with the practical and ethical considerations, they will face, and instilling in them the necessary legal knowledge and methods. The University of Cyprus Law degree programme contains a strong core of 24 compulsory Law courses, that cover all basic legal subjects. The students legal education is completed by the selection of elective courses of specialisation (eight or ten, in case students choose to write an LL.B. thesis). Students will develop writing and research skills, through the systematic use of written exercises and semester papers, as this is an important element of both compulsory and elective Law courses. Students, who meet certain criteria, may qualify for the option of preparing a diploma paper (LL.B. thesis). Proficiency in international languages, as well as familiarity with the basic principles of social, economic and political sciences, are vital for the modern European jurist. For this reason, and conforming to university rules, the LL.B. programme is completed with courses in two foreign languages and elective courses from other departments.