UC3M - Double Master's Degree in Advanced Studies in Public Law and Legal Practice and Representation (March Ed.)
Graduate School of Law
- Direction
- LEGAL PRACTICE: Prof. Juan Zornoza Pérez, / PUBLIC LAW: Prof. Marcos Vaquer Caballería
- Deputy Direction
- LEGAL PRACTICE: Prof. Daniel B. Entrena Ruiz, Prof. Tatiana Arroyo Vendrell, / PUBLIC LAW: Prof. Pilar Otero González
- Language
- Spanish
- Attendance
- On-campus
- Credits
- 123
- Campus
- Madrid - Puerta de Toledo
- Applications
- Departments
- International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law Department, Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law Department, Public State Law Department, Private Law Department, Social and Private International Law Department
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- CURRICULUM
- CURRICULUM 23/24
STRUCTURE
The syllabus for this Double Master's degree is structured around three teaching terms and a compulsory work placement for which students will obtain 75 ECTS corresponding to the University master's degree in Legal Practice and Representation 48 ECTS of the University Master's degree in Advanced Studies in Public Law.
The 123 total credits on the dual syllabus are broken down as follows:
- In the first term, compulsory subjects on the Advanced Studies in Public Law course corresponding to the main part of this degree (18 ECTS in total, in afternoon classes).
- In the second term some compulsory subjects will be studied, completing the technical training in Legal Practices and Professional Activity of the Master's degree in Legal Practice and Representation (30 ECTS in total in morning classes), and a second phase, also mandatory, of the Advanced Studies in Public Law specialization (6 ECTS in total taught in the afternoons). In the first and second semester elective credits of this specialization are offered, from which a total of 12 ECTS must be chosen.
- In the third term, one compulsory subject on the Legal Practice and Representation course corresponding to the main part of this degree (9 ECTS in morning classes) and the final dissertation for the master's degree in Advanced Studies in Public Law.
- The fourth and final term is dedicated to the guided external work placement designed for students to acquire the skills and abilities needed to exercise the profession of law and completing the final dissertations for the Legal Practice and Representation master's degrees.
27 of your ECTS credits will be recognized and at the end of the course you will have obtained two official Master's qualifications.
Year 1 - Semester 1
Advanced Studies in Public Law Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Seminars on current prospects for Law 6 C 
Legal methodology 6 C Public Law: History and the Present 6 C Choose 12 ECTS in total (between Semester 1 and 2) Restorative Justice 4 E Criminal responsibility of legal persons and compliance. National and comparative perspectives 4 E The law of international responsibility (in public international law) 4 E The evolution of Tax Law in times of crisis, international competition and globalization 4 E The implementation of the democratic principle in the EU 4 E Year 1 - Semester 2
Legal Practice and Representation Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Civil Practice I 5 C Civil Practice II 4 C Commercial Practice 4 C Criminal Practice 5 C Administrative and legal and administrative practice 5 C Tax Procedures 2 C Legal and labor practice 5 C Advanced Studies in Public Law Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Research Work 6 C Choose 12 ECTS in total (between Semester 1 and 2) Constitutional justice challenges and the internal and European guarantees of fundamental rights 4 E EU Environmental Law 4 E Globalization, multiculturalism and civil liberties 4 E Criminal organizations and international crimes 4 E Democracy and State powers in a global context 4 E Year 2 - Semester 3
Legal Practice and Representation Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Professional: organization, legal status and ethical 9 C Advanced Studies in Public Law Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Master's Thesis 12 C Year 2 - Semester 4
Legal Practice and Representation Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Internship 30 C Master's Thesis 6 C C | Compulsory: 63 ECTS
E | Electives: 12 ECTS
Internship: 30 ECTS
Master's Thesis - Master in Legal Practice: 6 ECTS
Master's Thesis - Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law: 12 ECTS
course Programs
- CURRICULUM 22/23
STRUCTURE
The syllabus for this Double Master's degree is structured around three teaching terms and a compulsory work placement for which students will obtain 75 ECTS corresponding to the University master's degree in Legal Practice and Representation 48 ECTS of the University Master's degree in Advanced Studies in Public Law.
The 123 total credits on the dual syllabus are broken down as follows:
- In the first term, compulsory subjects on the Advanced Studies in Public Law course corresponding to the main part of this degree (18 ECTS in total, in afternoon classes).
- In the second term some compulsory subjects will be studied, completing the technical training in Legal Practices and Professional Activity of the Master's degree in Legal Practice and Representation (30 ECTS in total in morning classes), and a second phase, also mandatory, of the Advanced Studies in Public Law specialization (6 ECTS in total taught in the afternoons). In the first and second semester elective credits of this specialization are offered, from which a total of 12 ECTS must be chosen.
- In the third term, one compulsory subject on the Legal Practice and Representation course corresponding to the main part of this degree (9 ECTS in morning classes) and the final dissertation for the master's degree in Advanced Studies in Public Law.
- The fourth and final term is dedicated to the guided external work placement designed for students to acquire the skills and abilities needed to exercise the profession of law and completing the final dissertations for the Legal Practice and Representation master's degrees.
27 of your ECTS credits will be recognized and at the end of the course you will have obtained two official Master's qualifications.
Year 1 - Semester 1
Advanced Studies in Public Law Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Seminars on current prospects for Law 6 C Legal methodology 6 C Public Law: History and the Present 6 C Choose 12 ECTS in total (between Semester 1 and 2) Restorative Justice 4 E Criminal responsibility of legal persons and compliance. National and comparative perspectives 4 E The law of international responsibility (in public international law) 4 E The evolution of Tax Law in times of crisis, international competition and globalization 4 E The implementation of the democratic principle in the EU 4 E Year 1 - Semester 2
Legal Practice and Representation Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Civil Practice I 5 C Civil Practice II 4 C Commercial Practice 4 C Criminal Practice 5 C Administrative and legal and administrative practice 5 C Tax Procedures 2 C Legal and labor practice 5 C Advanced Studies in Public Law Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Research Work 6 C Choose 12 ECTS in total (between Semester 1 and 2) Constitutional justice challenges and the internal and European guarantees of fundamental rights 4 E EU Environmental Law 4 E Globalization, multiculturalism and civil liberties 4 E Criminal organizations and international crimes 4 E Democracy and State powers in a global context 4 E Year 2 - Semester 3
Legal Practice and Representation Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Professional: organization, legal status and ethical 9 C Advanced Studies in Public Law Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Master's Thesis 12 C Year 2 - Semester 4
Legal Practice and Representation Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Internship 30 C Master's Thesis 6 C C | Compulsory: 63 ECTS
E | Electives: 12 ECTS
Internship: 30 ECTS
Master's Thesis - Master in Legal Practice: 6 ECTS
Master's Thesis - Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law: 12 ECTS
course Programs
- CURRICULUM 23/24
- ADMISSION
- ADMISSION
Application
The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process, please, read the following information:
Requirements
Check the requirements of the Master in Legal Practice and Representation.
Check the requirements of the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law.
Admission criteria
Check the admission criteria of the Master in Legal Practice and Representation.
Check the admission criteria of the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law.
Language requirements
Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.
STUDENTS with foreign university degrees
Check the requirements of the Master in Legal Practice and Representation for students with foreign university degrees.
Check the requirements of the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law for students with foreign university degrees.
Important
To be admitted to the Doble Master Degree you have to be admitted by the Academic Committee of the Master in Legal Practice and Representation. If your application for admission to the Double Master Degree is Not Accepted, you can still apply for admission to the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law if you want.
On the other hand, the admission to the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law doesn’t imply the admission to the Master in Legal Practice and Representation.
In any case, the resolution will be communicated to the applicant.
- ENROLLMENT
TUITION FEES*
DOUBLE MASTER'S DEGREE IN LEGAL PRACTICE and Representation AND Advanced Studies in Public Law Reservation fee1 Legal Practice and Representation €450 Reservation fee1 Advanced Studies in Public Law €450 Price EU students €48.46 / ECTS Price Non EU students €225.60 / ECTS Credits enrolling2 123 ECTS 1 Reservation fee will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment. The reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled.
2 Admission and registration on the double master's degree course will provide exemption from ECTS credits which will be validated according to the curriculum (see Program). Having obtained credits from both syllabuses, together with validation of 27 ECTS you will be able to obtain two official master's qualifications in little more than a year and a half. This exemption from payment of fees for validating ECTS credits shall only be applicable to students registered on the Dual Master's degree from the start.
NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.
Important
☛ Once you submit the application for admission, you will have to wait for the official acceptance in the Master program, before starting the enrollment process.
☛ You must perform 2 enrollments, one for each degree, within the deadlines published for that purpose on the website.
☛ Registration implies effective entry to the master's course as a student.
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* Current fees for the 22/23 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 23/24 academic year.
Additional information
- You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
- When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
- The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
- Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.
- ADMISSION
- PRACTICAL INFORMATION
MASTER’S COURSE SCHEDULE
Master in Legal Practice timetable (March Edition)
Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law
* The Internship subject may be taken in the morning and in a different month from the one set in the official academic calendar, depending on the needs of the host institution