Pre-reading task: Scan the text and say:
- when the Academy was founded;
- how many institutes and faculties it has;
-what specialists it trains
The History.
The Ural State Law Academy is a higher educational institution. It includes law oriented institutes, a college, several faculties and other public graduate educational institutions.
The Academy’s main campus is located in the centre of Yekaterinburg. Founded as the law faculty of the Irkutsk State University in 1931, it is one of the largest law schools in the Russian Federation and is commonly ranked among Russia’s most prestigious universities. The USLA has high school admission requirements for its prospective students.
The Structure.
Till 1976 there was only one faculty at the Sverdlovsk Institute of Law - the law faculty. At present, the Academy has four institutes at the day department: the Institute of Procuracy (Prosecutor’s Office), the Institute of Justice, the Institute of Business and Law and the Institute of State and International Law.
There are also part-time and correspondence departments. The Academy is housed in three study buildings / premises with libraries and reading halls where the students can get ready for lectures, tutorials and seminars.
The Teaching Staff.
The Academy possesses a high intellectual potential: over 60 full professors (Doctors of Sciences), more than 180 assistant professors, and many experienced lecturers work at the Academy.
The teaching staff is over 530 people. The Academy is headed by Rector and 3 Vice Rectors (Pro-Rectors). The study methodical and research work is guided by dean’s offices and by different chairs.
Careers.
The Academy trains judges, prosecutors, advocates / counsels, jurisconsults, investigators and other lawyers. After completing the education our graduates work in different law enforcement organs: at courts, procuracy, Bar, notary offices and also at state and government bodies of different levels and in legal service of the national economy system.
The Curriculum.
The future work of our graduates is not easy, so they have to learn hard to be ready for that work and study many different subjects which are important for it: criminal law, civil law, criminology and others. The students also learn some humane, theoretical, optional and additional subjects, such as Theory of State and Law, Philosophy, Logics etc.
The student body of all the departments taken together numbers more than 14 thousand people. Our students are to take tests and exams on each subject included into the curriculum. As the academic year is divided into two semesters, terminal test and exams are held in January and in June. At the end of the whole course of studies the students take degree examinations. Those who have inclination for research may enter the post-graduate courses. The time table of lectures, tutorials and seminars is regulated by a study schedule.
Ex. 12 Answer the questions:
1. What can you say about the structure of the Academy?
2. What do you know about the teaching staff/faaculty of the Academy?
3. What are the types of subjects the students study?
4. How many semesters is the academic year divided into and when are tests and exams held?
5. Where do our graduates work after completing their education?
Ex.13 Say whether it is true or false:
1.There are only ten higher schools/tertiaries in Ekaterinburg.
2.The Law Academy was founded in 1940 as a law faculty.
3.The teaching staff/faculty numbers more than 500 people.
4.The Academy trains different law specialities such as judges, counsels, jurisconsults and other lawyers.
5.The students study many different legal subjects.
6.At the end of the course of study the students take terminal tests and exams.
7.The student body of all the departments taken together numbers more than 14000 people.
Ex. 14 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the list below:
a) qualification e) rector, vice-rectors
b) faculties f) individuality
c) colleges g) law-enforcement organs
d) curriculum
1. There are several … at our Academy.
2. Cambridge University consists of 24 different…
3. Specialist’s … will determine the scientific and technical progress of the country.
4. Colleges give a specialized training and at the Academy / University the … is wider.
5. The Academy is headed by…
6. Each institute has its own character and …
7. The graduates from the Institute of Procuracy are required to work in …
Ex. 15 Match the beginning of the sentence with the ending.
1. At present a distance education system
2. Higher law education trains students
3. If the results of the exams are good
4. Higher education in our country
5. Students from different regions
6. Each group has a tutor
7. Study, methodical and research work
a) who practically guides the students through the whole course of studies
b) students get grants
c) to the work in law enforcement organ such as procuracy and courts
d) is introduced in our country
e) is accessible and free of charge for some students
f) study at the full-time, correspondence and evening departments
g) is guided by dean’s offices and by different departments.
Ex. 16 Complete the sentences with a suitable word:
runs is guided goes are located is headed
is possesses has is situated moved into
1. The foundation of our Academy … back to April 1931.
2. In 1934 the Institute of Law … Sverdlovsk.
3. The USLA … in Ekaterinburg.
4. The Academy … 4 Institutes at the day department.
5. Besides the full-time department, there … also the part-time department and the correspondence department.
6. The Academy … a high intellectual potential.
7. The Academy … by Rector and Vice-Rectors.
8. The study, methodical and research work … by the dean’s offices and different departments.
Section III
