Student profile

Type of Degree

The basic qualities considered essential for students taking the Degree in Law include an awareness of and an interest in finding just solutions to the economic, political and social problems of our times, a critical approach and the capacity to reason beyond rote learning, and an interest in study and reading, not just of legal books. Law students should also possess the capacity to work as part of a team and should be able to present their arguments persuasively and fluently, both in writing and orally.

This is an officially recognised University Degree, valid throughout the European Higher Education Area.

WORLD HERITAGE

This Degree complies with European Higher Education Area requirements

During the course of their studies, Law students will develop the skills necessary for professional practice, including an understanding of how the main public and private institutions work, a basic knowledge of legislation, the capacity to apply the knowledge acquired to professional situations and transfer learning beyond the teaching context, an ability to reason using legal argumentation whilst maintaining a commitment to ethical conduct, and the capacity for independent learning, in order to prepare them for postgraduate studies.

Career opportunities The Degree in Law at the University of Alcalá is aimed at providing students with a general legal education oriented towards preparing them for professional practice in companies, law firms, public institutions, government and legal organisations. The Degree also qualifies students to study the Master’s Degree in Law, which in turn qualifies graduates for professional practice as lawyers or solicitors.

Course contents The Degree in Law course programme consists of 240 credits, comprising all the theoretical and practical knowledge students are expected to acquire. The course includes fundamental aspects of this branch of knowledge, obligatory and optional subjects, seminars, work experience (external practical training), supervised projects, the Final Project and other educational activities. One of the most representative aspects of the education we offer is Work Experience. Bearing in mind the increasing number of career opportunities currently afforded by Law studies, we offer a diverse range of Work Experience possibilities. These are divided into two main paths: Judicial Work Experience and non-Judicial Work Experience. There are two variants of Judicial Work Experience, external and internal, depending on whether students undertake their work experience in the Courts (external) or the Faculty’s Courtrooms (internal). This module enables students to familiarise themselves with legal and professional practice in civil, commercial, criminal, administrative and labour law, fundamentally, in all their diverse aspects. In addition, the Faculty of Law offers a variety of work experience possibilities with public institutions, law firms, banks and companies, for students who wish to orientate their professional education towards other fields (nonjudicial work experience).

FACULTY OF LAW

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Bachelor’s Degree in:

Law

Overall credit distribution SUBJECT TYPE

ECTS

Basic Training (B)

64,5

Obligatory (Ob)

109,5

Optional (Opt)

42

External Practical Training (Ob)

14

Bachelor's Degree Final Project (Ob)

10

TOTAL CREDITS

240

STUDY PLAN

COURSE ORGANISATION AND CONTENTS

FIRST YEAR First semester

Type

ECTS

Roman Law

B

6

Civil Law I (Obligations and Contracts)

Ob

6

History of Spanish Law

B

6

Economic Policy and the Public Treasury

B

6

Introduction to Civil Law (General Part and Private Law)

B

6

Philosophy of Law

B

6

Constitutional Law Cross-Disciplinary Skills I

Second semester

B

6

State Ecclesiastical Law

Opt

6

Cross-Disciplinary Skills II

Total ECTS

30

Type

Second semester

6 6

Total ECTS

30

Type

ECTS

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Civil Law II (Property Law)

Ob

6

Criminal Law I. General Part

B

7,5

Public International Law

Ob

8

Commercial Law I

Ob

7,5

Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Justice

Ob

9

Introduction to Administrative Law

B

7

Procedural Law I

Ob

7

European Union Law

B

8

Total ECTS

30

Total ECTS

30

ECTS

Labour Law and Social Security Law

Ob

10

Administrative Law

Ob

Public Finance and Tax Law I. General Part Criminal Law II. Special Part

Second semester

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Private International Law

Ob

8

w

8

Commercial Law II

Ob

7,5

Ob

5

Public Finance and Tax Law II. Special Part

Ob

6

Ob

7.5

Procedural Law II

Ob

8

Total ECTS

30,5

Total ECTS

29,5

Type

ECTS

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Optional 1

Opt

6

Civil Law III (Family and Inheritance Law)

Ob

6

Optional 2

Opt

6

External Practical Training

Ob

14

Optional 3

Opt

6

Bachelor’s Degree Final Project

Ob

10

Optional 4

Opt

6 Total ECTS

30

Opt

6

Total ECTS

30

Second semester

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w

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TOTAL CREDITS ECTS: 240 B: Basic Training; Ob: Obligatory; Opt: Optional

The study plan for the Degree in Law can be taken in two ways: full-time, over four years, and part-time, over eight years. In the second case, students usually combine their studies with employment. Course contents remain identical, the only difference between the two possibilities being the length of time taken to complete the course.

International Commercial Law Nationality and immigration Introduction to International Relations International and European Law and Human Rights Legal history of the European movement Alternatives to jurisdiction for conflict resolution within the EU and internationally (arbitration, mediation and conciliation) Religious freedom in the European Union Specialisation In Constitutional And Administrative Law

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ECTS

The formation of private property law institutions based on Roman Law Housing Law Contracts in Consumer law Industrial and Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law Contracts and Financial Markets Social Security Law Trade Union Law Specialisation In International And European Law

ECTS

Type

Optional 5

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Type

FOURTH YEAR First semester

w

w

THIRD YEAR Type

w

w

ECTS

First semester

w

B

Type

Specialisation In Criminal Law And Criminology

Specialisation In Private And Company Law

Opt

SECOND YEAR First semester

Optional subjects by specialisation

ECTS

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Territorial Organisation of the State Constitutional Safeguards for Constitutional Rights Land-Use Planning, Town Planning and the Environment Instruments of administrative action: public employment, goods and services. Theory and History of Constitutional Rights Social Structure of Spain

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Seminar on Criminal Business Law Criminology and Penology Forensic Psychiatry Legal Medicine Criminal Justice and the Constitution Specialisation In Economics, Accountancy And Taxation

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Economics of Taxation Economic analysis of Law Corporate Tax Procedures applicable to taxes Introduction to Accountancy