Academic Programmes
Degree Programme
- Bachelor of Laws
Entry Requirement:
- Be a holder of a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.) with a mean grade of at least C+ (Plus) or its equivalent with a minimum grade B (Plain) in English or Kiswahili.
OR - Be a holder of a Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (K.A.C.E) with at least three principal passes.
OR - Be a holder of a Degree from a recognized University.
OR - A credit passes in a Diploma in Law examination from an accredited institution.
Course Duration:
The SEKU SoL LL.B programme is undertaken within a four-year period.
Applications Procedure:
Application forms may be obtained from our website www.seku.ac.ke OR SEKU Main Campus, Kwa Vonza, Off Machakos-Nairobi Road, Tel: +254 748 605 997 Email: admissions@seku.ac.ke or registrar-academic@seku.ac.ke
Application fee (non-refundable) of Ksh. 2,000/= is payable through the following bank accounts:
- National Bank of Kenya (SEKU Branch) A/C No. 0102152862000,
- Equity Bank Ltd ( Kitui Branch) A/C No. 0720295920757,
- Barclays Bank of Kenya Ltd (Kitui Branch) A/C 2021558152,
- Co-operative Bank (Kitui Branch) A/C No. 01129300544600,
- Kenya Commercial Bank (Kitui Branch) A/C No. 1127693166,
- Family Bank (Kitui Branch) A/C No. 072000038445
Academic Registrar, South Eastern Kenya University
P.O Box 170-90200, Kitui
The SEKU SOL LL.B Programme Curriculum
As an Accredited School of Law, licensed for the next five years by the Council of Legal Education (CLE), it offers the 16 Statutory and mandatory Core Units as follows 1. Legal Research, 2. Law of Torts, 3. Law of Contract, 4. Legal Systems and Methods, 5. Criminal Law, 6. Family Law and Succession, 7. Law of Evidence, 8. Commercial Law (including Sale of Goods, Hire Purchase and Agency), 9. Law of Business Associations (to include Insolvency), 10. Administrative Law, 11. Constitutional Law, 12. Jurisprudence, 13.Equity and the Law of Trusts, 14. Property Law, 15. Public International Law, and 16. Labour Law. Additionally, the SEKU SoL identified and expounded units from its niche areas of Laws in Electoral, Sustainable Development, Dryland Agriculture, and Management and Conservation of Natural Resources and Environment. The SEKU SoL LL.B Programme is structured as follows.
YEAR 1
- Communication Skills
- Introduction to Ethics, Integrity and Values
- Introduction to Environmental Management
- Legal System and Methods
- Contract Law I
- Social Foundations of Law
- Constitutional Law I
- Criminal Law I
- Elements of Economics
- Contract Law II
- Criminal Law II
- Constitutional Law II
- Legal Research and Writing
- Law of Tort I
- Administrative Law I
- Sustainable Development Law
YEAR 2
- Law of Tort I
- Administrative Law II
- Commercial Law
- Property Law
- Law of Evidence I
- Civil Procedure I
- Criminal Procedure
- Information Communication Technology and Space Law
- Law of Evidence II
- Civil Procedure II
- Labour Law
- Law of Trust and Equity
- Family Law
- Law of Business Association I
- Land Law and Land Use Policy
- Clinical/Judicial Program Attachment
YEAR 3
- Jurisprudence
- Public International Law
- Law of Business Association II
- Law of Succession
- Environment and Natural Resources Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Tax Law
- Energy Law
- Human Rights Law
- Electoral Law
- Research Methodology
- International Humanitarian Law
- International Trade and Investment Law
- Devolution Law
- Capital Markets and Securities Law
- Food Law and Policy
YEAR 4
- Law of Conveyancing
- Disability Law
- Legislative Drafting
- Dissertation
- Agricultural Law
- Conflict of Laws
- Children and the Law
- Competition Law
- Water Resources Law
- Climate Change Law
- Accounting for Lawyers
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Insurance Law
- Consumer Protection Law
- Cooperative and Micro Finance Law
- Law, Science and Technology