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Curriculum Handbook
2026 Revision · Concurrent Theory-Practice Track
8
Semesters
150
Credits
58
Courses
6
Phases
Foreword

Theory and practice,
side by side.

A short introduction to this curriculum

Most curricula ask students to master theory for years before they ever set foot in a real legal environment. This handbook takes a different path: from Semester 1, students are already inside the industry — observing, assisting, and learning how law actually moves in practice — while building the academic foundation alongside it. Three internship periods, three months each, run across the programme, so theory is never abstract for long. What's learned in the classroom this month can be tested against a real case, a real client, or a real courtroom the next.

Why start interning from Semester 1?

Because early exposure is a rare advantage, not a risk. Most students only see the inside of a law firm or legal department in their final year, by which point they've spent three years guessing what the profession actually looks like. Here, that guessing ends on day one. Students walk into real offices, sit in on real proceedings, and see how legal theory gets applied — then bring that context back into every class that follows. It changes how they learn: not memorising doctrine in the abstract, but recognising it the moment they meet it again in a brief, a contract, or a hearing.

From there, Enrichment I and II widen what students can do — deeper legal domains, applied skills, specialised topics. Practical Courses turn that knowledge into hands-on legal work. Concentration narrows into one chosen depth. Semester 8 closes the arc with a capstone, often completed while a final internship period continues alongside it.

How to read this book. Each semester page lists every course by code, name, and credit weight, grouped under the phase it belongs to. The progression ladder on the next page gives the full six-phase shape at a glance before the semester-by-semester detail begins.
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About the Programme

Learning and doing,
at once.

What this curriculum is built around

Business Law is not a list of courses in the usual order. It is a sequence chosen on purpose: theory and practice running side by side from day one, breadth before depth, and repeated industry immersion before the final project. Three principles run through every phase.

01

Theory and practice, side by side

Semester 1 already places students inside real legal environments while the academic foundation is being built, not after it. Every phase that follows keeps that same rhythm: classroom learning and applied exposure moving together, never one waiting for the other.

02

Industry Immersion, repeated three times

Across the programme, students complete three internship periods, three months each, in approved legal and business environments. Each period builds in responsibility over the last, so exposure deepens as academic grounding does.

03

One concentration, not a scattered list

Students commit to a single depth chosen from three labs — Technology & Cyber Law, Startup & Venture Capital Law, and Financial Technology & RegTech — so every course in that phase reinforces the same direction.

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The Promise

What Business Law graduates
can actually do.

The problem this programme is built to solve

Able to advise on the legal side of technology, startups, and financial innovation, from drafting and structuring through to compliance and dispute resolution, not just knowing the regulations. Plus, understands how digital business and emerging technology work, so legal advice keeps pace with the industry it serves.

The Industry Problem

Law graduates typically leave campus with strong doctrine but little exposure to how it actually applies, and the gap between classroom and industry keeps widening as business and technology change faster than curricula do. Cakrawala closes that gap: theoretical grounding and industry practice are built into the curriculum at the same time, producing graduates who are ready to work, not just ready to recite the law.

Legal Tools & Platforms

Legal Research Database (Hukumonline, Westlaw) Contract Drafting Templates e-Court / SIPP OSS (Online Single Submission) Government Administration Portals Ms Word / Google Docs Notion / Trello Excel

Career Paths

Legal Counsel Compliance Officer Corporate Lawyer Startup Legal Advisor Cyber Law Consultant RegTech/FinTech Legal Analyst
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The Programme at a Glance

The shape of the degree.

Structure in numbers
8
Semesters
150
Total Credits
58
Courses
6
Curriculum Phases

The eight semesters are organised around six phases rather than a flat sequence. The design is deliberate: theoretical grounding and industry immersion run together from the first semester, deepen through two rounds of enrichment, sharpen into hands-on practical courses, then narrow into one chosen concentration, tested across three internship periods, and closed with a defended capstone.

The Arc of Eight Semesters

Each phase is defined by one verb. The full ladder is on the next page.

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Learning Progression

Six phases, eight steps.

From doing the work to owning the field
S1
Ground — Foundation & Internship

Building core legal foundations while the first internship period begins, early exposure to how law actually works in industry.

S2
Immerse — Foundation & Internship

Foundation continues, first internship period runs alongside it.

S3
Enrich — Enrichment I

Broadening into more specific areas of business law.

S4
Enrich — Enrichment II

Deepening into applied and contemporary legal issues.

S5
Apply — Practical Courses

Turning knowledge into practical legal work: drafting, legal opinions, and hands-on casework.

S6
Specialise — Concentration

Committing to one depth: Technology & Cyber Law, Startup & Venture Capital Law, or Financial Technology & RegTech.

S7
Immerse — Concentration (continued)

Third internship period, deepening the chosen concentration inside real industry work.

S8
Master — Capstone

A complete, defended capstone project, often carried out while an internship placement continues in parallel.

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Credit Distribution

Where the load sits.

Courses and credits, semester by semester
SemesterFocusCoursesCreditsNote
Semester 1Foundation & Internship I820Early legal foundation + industry exposure
Semester 2Foundation & Internship II821Second internship period runs alongside
Semester 3Enrichment I718Widens the base
Semester 4Enrichment II618Applied business law topics
Semester 5Practical Courses720Hands-on legal practice
Semester 6Concentration719Third internship period begins
Semester 7Concentration (cont.) / Magang1020Internship conversion courses
Semester 8Ending. Capstone514Capstone + remaining MKWU
Total58150Meets the minimum standard
Reading the notes. Internship periods run across Semesters 1, 2, and 6–7 without adding separate academic credit, since immersion is treated as exposure rather than a graded course load. Semester 8 pairs the capstone with the remaining national/university-wide subjects.
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The Concentration

One depth,
three labs to choose from.

What opens in Semester 6
A

Cyber & TechLaw Lab

TECHNOLOGY & CYBER LAW LAB

Focused on the legal side of technology, data, and digital infrastructure.

Role Focus  Cyber Law Consultant
B

Corporate & VentureLaw Lab

STARTUP & VENTURE CAPITAL LAW LAB

Focused on the legal structuring of startups, funding rounds, and venture deals.

Role Focus  Startup Legal Advisor
C

FinReg Law Lab

FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY & REGTECH LAW LAB

Focused on the regulation of digital finance, payments, and compliance.

Role Focus  RegTech/FinTech Legal Analyst
Cakrawala Legal Clinics. Regular sessions where students work through live legal problems with practitioners, from reviewing a real term sheet to drafting a compliance memo, alongside discussions on the latest regulatory and technology developments.

Real Output from Students

Reasons to Believe

Through Cakrawala Legal Clinics, students have proven they can produce work practitioners actually use: a due diligence report that informed a real seed round, and a compliance memo adopted by a partner fintech platform.

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The Curriculum
Semester
1
PRACTICAL

Ground

Building core legal foundations while the first internship period begins
8 Courses20 Credits
CodeCourse NameCredits
SLA111Introduction to Law3
SLA112Introduction to Indonesian Legal System3
SLA113Theory of State2
SLA114Civil Law3
SLA115Legal Research and Writing Methods2
SLA116Contract Drafting Practice3
HKM111Digital Law and Business3
WUC1121Career Ready1
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The Curriculum
Semester
2
FOUNDATION

Immerse

Foundation continues, first internship period runs alongside it
8 Courses21 Credits
CodeCourse NameCredits
HK2539Constitutional Law3
HK25410Criminal Law4
HK25412International Law3
HK2526Legal English2
HK2528Law and Society2
MKWU2523Pancasila (Character Education)2
MKWU2525Civic Education2
—Intellectual Property Law3
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The Curriculum
Semester
3
ENRICHMENT

Enrich

Broadening into more specific areas of business law
7 Courses18 Credits
CodeCourse NameCredits
HK25234Legal Research and Writing Methods II2
HK25314Criminal Procedure Law3
HK25315Civil Procedure Law3
—Corporate Law3
HK25317Law and Technology I3
HK25218Customary (Adat) Law2
HK25219Agrarian Law2
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The Curriculum
Semester
4
ENRICHMENT

Enrich

Deepening into applied and contemporary legal issues
6 Courses18 Credits
CodeCourse NameCredits
HK25321Special Criminal Law3
HK25322International Business Law3
HK25323Private International Law3
HK25324State Administrative Law3
HK25325Tax Law3
HK25327Banking Law3
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The Curriculum
Semester
5
PRACTICAL

Apply

Turning knowledge into practical legal work: drafting, legal opinions, and hands-on casework
7 Courses20 Credits
CodeCourse NameCredits
HK25328Criminal Court Practice3
HK25329Civil Court Practice3
—Due Diligence, Merger & Acquisition Practice3
HK25331Law and Technology II3
HK25332Philosophy of Law3
HK25333Legal Reasoning3
—Elective: Competition Law / Consumer Protection Law2
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The Curriculum
Semester
6
CONCENTRATION

Specialise

Committing to one depth: Technology & Cyber Law, Startup & Venture Capital Law, or Financial Technology & RegTech
7 Courses19 Credits
CodeCourse NameCredits
HK25236Legal Professional Ethics3
HK25337Contemporary Law3
—Elective: Cybersecurity / e-Governance / Digital Community2
—Elective: Data Privacy / AI and Law / Blockchain and Law2
HK25347Advocacy Practice3
HK25348Legislative Drafting Practice3
—Employment Law3
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The Curriculum
Semester
7
INTERNSHIP
INTERNSHIP SKS CONVERSION

Immerse

Third internship period, deepening the chosen concentration inside real industry work
10 Courses20 Credits
CodeCourse NameCredits
HKB2521Communication Skills2
HKB2522Teamwork Skills2
HKB2523Managerial Skills2
HKB2524Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills2
HKB2525Initiative Skills2
HKB2526Creativity & Innovation Skills2
HKB2527Leadership Skills2
HKB2528Independence & Integrity Skills2
HKB2529Adaptability Skills2
HKB25210Technology Utilisation Skills2
Cakrawala Immersion. Semester 7 converts the third internship period directly into credit through a set of applied-competency courses, reflecting the skills built during real industry placement. Prerequisite: minimum 110 credits completed, pass Legal Research and Writing Methods II.
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The Curriculum
Semester
8
CAPSTONE

Master

Capstone delivery, often carried out while an internship placement continues
5 Courses14 Credits
CodeCourse NameCredits
HK25649Capstone Project6
MKWU2521Religious Studies2
MKWU2522Indonesian Language2
—English2
—Entrepreneurship2
Students may continue their Cakrawala Immersion placement through Semester 8 while completing and defending the capstone; internship and closing project run side by side rather than one blocking the other.
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Closing

Built to be lived,
not just studied.

Business Law moves from first case exposure to a field-tested capstone in eight semesters: theory and practice running side by side from Semester 1, three periods of real industry immersion, a chosen concentration in Technology & Cyber Law, Startup & Venture Capital Law, or Financial Technology & RegTech, and a defended capstone to close it out.

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