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Law

The Major in Law is an internationally recognized academic program with a modern and solid curriculum.

Study Plan
We will prepare you to successfully face the challenges of a globalized world and the modernization of society, enabling you to seize and even create new professional opportunities.  

Our Program

Our program is unique in Nicaragua and allows students to operate in a much broader professional sphere than the traditional lawyers.

 

Certifications

Once you graduate, you will have an analytical focus of legal, social, political and economic aspects, which will allow you to take accurate and effective decisions.

BENEFITS OF STUDYING IN UAM

A versatile professional profile, strengthened in business and international aspects, as well as ethics, values, and legal deontology.

Professors

  • Professors are experience professionals who currently work on the field and have posgrades, master degrees or PHDs.
  • The curriculum is designed to develop competencies rather than just learning content, with a flexible study plan that allows a faster progress.

Internships

  • Our curriculum includes 320 hours of real professional practice and the opportunity to participate in international academic exchanges.
  • We offer training in essential paralegal tools, such as public speaking and legal argumentation, methods, and negotiation techniques.

Job Market

You can join the legal department of a company, become an associate of a law firm, provide advisory and consultancy services, manage legal affairs, conduct research and assessments, hold management positions in entities, as well as lead negotiations or act in conciliations, mediations, and arbitrations. In the public sector, you can serve as a member of various branches of government. You will also have the opportunity to act as a public notary and litigator before the courts  In the public sector, you can work as a member of the different branches of the State. You will be able to practice as a notary public and as a litigator before the courts of law.

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Admission Requirements

  • Admission application
  • Student and tutor identity card (photocopy)
  • Transcripts from the 4th and 5th year (original and copy)
  • High school diploma (original and copy)
  • English placement exam
  • Commitment letter

Fees

  • Pre-registration: C$ 2,035, one-time upon enrollment
  • Annual tuition fee: C$ 7,400
  • Monthly fee: C$ 9,435
  • Annual ID fee: C$ 370
  • Annual insurance fee: C$ 740

Note:The duration of the program depends on the student regularly completing all subjects in the study plan. The graduation requirement is completed in an additional semester.

Graduation Requirements

  • Credits for student activities
  • Approval of study completion form
  • Approval of English exam