Labour Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Labour Law specialisation educates students in regulating and resolving disputes relating to both individual labour laws i.e. the employees’ rights at work and the employment standards as well as the tripartite labour laws i.e. the relationship between the employer, employee, and the union. UPES provides students with an opportunity to complete two seminar papers and a dissertation exclusively in labour laws under the mentorship of the faculty and an industry-based professional.

Energy Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Energy Law specialised undergraduate program deals with the business, policy governance, regulatory, and legal aspects of various non-renewable/fossil fuels and renewable energy sources. Energy Law course covers the business cycle operations, regulatory policies, governance mechanism and all-round legal perspectives in the entire energy basket market including commercial, taxation, and environmental governance aspects.

Criminal Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Criminal Law is a 5-year integrated law degree program – the first two years of the program focus primarily on arts and the last three on law subjects. Criminal Law program prepares students for both national as well as international criminal justice systems. It has both classroom teaching as well as practical components like moot courts, law internships, workshops, guest lectures, national and international academic events, legal debates, and interaction with legal luminaries.

Constitution Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Constitution Law is a five-year program that offers domain-specific subjects ranging from Making of the Indian Constitution, Jurisprudential Approach to Constitution to Comparative Federalism, and Legislative Relations. Drawing heavily from the rulings made in the Supreme Court, it is designed to preserve the relationships between state and federal governments and protect the rights of the individual. Furthermore, Constitution Law enables the students to become better citizens by sensitising them about concepts that are the basis of a civilised society.

Corporate Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Corporate Law integrated course trains students in two different fields – commerce and legislative regulations – as a comprehensive concept for five years duration. Corporate Law program provides students with a vast knowledge of business, commerce and law subjects that are crucial in the professional world such as Business Statistics, Business Communication, Auditing, Economics, as well as Law of Contract, Law of Taxation, Media Law, Competition Law, Corporate Law, International Trade Law, Corporate Finance, Investment Law, Corporate Restructuring, and the likes.

Banking, Finance and Insurance Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Banking, Finance and Insurance Law course is designed to train students in the intricacies of law as well as financial markets, making them proficient in all basic law subjects such as constitutional law, criminal law, and international law. In addition to these, it has an in-depth focus on laws related to banking, finance and insurance, the pillars of modern economies, and regulatory bodies related to these fields such as Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), Competition Commission of India (CCI), and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

International Trade and Investment Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in International Trade and Investment Law is a 5-year full-time course, which explores the role of international economic law in the contemporary global economy. International Trade and Investment Law provides an overview of the legal foundations of the global economy and the regulatory frameworks governing international trade and investment relations.

The emphasis of the course is upon how international trade economics interacts with domestic investment law and cross-border investment law keeping in view MNC’s as well as other state and non-state actors.

Taxation Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Taxation Law five-year undergraduate program is customized to give students comprehensive exposure to law, commerce, and tax. Taxation Law course is delivered by a blend of full-time faculties, industry fellows, and workshops by taxation experts. The university also facilitates internships in consultancies and law firms, which not only expose students to industry experience and practical aspects of law but also expedites early placements.

Media and Entertainment Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Media and Entertainment Law program provides students with a vast knowledge of laws around media and entertainment and business, which is crucial in the professional world. Media and Entertainment Law course comprises of 10 semesters with a pedagogy using innovative classroom teaching techniques, workshops, and case studies. Lectures are conducted by full-time faculty and eminent industry fellows. The college facilitates internships with firms that not only help in the practical application where students can better understand their interests, it also expedites early placements.

Legal Compliance and Secretarial Practices

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Legal Compliance and Secretarial Practices course trains students to assist clients in setting up and managing their businesses across India. Legal Compliance and Secretarial Practices program is a blend of legal functioning of the corporate entities with compliances required by them. Students will be able to provide end-to-end advisory service regarding the most suitable form of organization, based on the client’s specific needs and objectives. This may include incorporation and setting up of all types of Companies, creating a business setup in India through a branch or liaison office, obtaining statutory approvals and licenses for starting a business from local, municipal, state, and central government authorities.

Food Health and Environment Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Food Health and Environment Law course has been designed to examine the interactions between food production and consumption, health, and environment through environmental and food justice lenses. Building on concepts developed in food systems, it explores topics such as public health disparities and their structural causes, environmental toxins in the food system and their impact on workers and consumers, as well as policies that have or could affect these outcomes, in both historical and contemporary contexts.

Apart from conceptual discussion and debates, Food Health and Environment Law program also includes field trips and/or guest lectures to give practical experience to the learners.

Forensic Science and Law

Forensic science is a highly advanced research method used in criminal and civil investigations to address critical questions. An integral part of the criminal justice system, it includes techniques such as the analysis of fingerprints, DNA analysis, and ballistics and explosives.

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Forensic Science and Law course has been designed keeping in mind the close interrelation between law and forensic science to make students well-versed with the fundamental and advanced concepts of forensic science and its application in legal jurisprudence.

Medicine, Health, and Law

Medical law is the branch of law, which concerns the prerogatives and responsibilities of medical professionals and the rights of the patient. It is not the same as medical jurisprudence, which is a branch of medicine, rather than a branch of law.

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Medicine, Health, and Law course has been designed to include all fundamental and advanced concepts of health and medical law at the national and global level to make learners well-versed with the developments in medical field, health sector, and their legal aspects.

Digital Innovation and Law

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Digital Innovation and Law course is a combination of the study of commerce and law. By completing this integrated program, a student becomes well-versed in two different professional fields as a comprehensive concept with a focus on the impacts of digitisation in the legal industry. Students learn about different digital technologies and solutions, and their effects in the field of law.

Cyber Laws

BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Cyber Laws program is a unique amalgamation of computer science knowledge and laws pertaining to the cyber world. Cyber Laws specialisation equips students to find solutions to the legal issues in the cyber space. With the ever-growing scale of digital technology, malicious activities are also on the rise on the Internet. Hence, the need for the specialisation will rise rapidly in the future.

 Intellectual Property Rights

Through BBA + LL.B with specialisation in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) course, students will be able to demonstrate conceptual knowledge in core areas of computer science, integrated knowledge of legal principles and computer science, and exhibit skills in practices and procedures of Intellectual Property Law. In Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) program, students will take several non-law papers, core law subjects as well as honours paper. One formidable strength of UPES School of Law is the broad and diverse range of elective modules that allows students to pursue their interest in a particular field of law.