Graduate School of Law
- Direction
- Prof. Marcos Vaquer Caballería
- Deputy Direction
- Prof. Pilar Otero González
- Language
- Spanish
- Attendance
- On-campus
- Credits
- 60
- Campus
- Madrid - Puerta de Toledo
- Applications
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☛ Places available: 20
Double degree: CLOSED
- Departments
- Public State Law Department, International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law Department, Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law Department
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The Master in Advanced Public Law Studies offers the development of knowledge and skills for the challenges faced by the future advanced legal researcher: the need to deal with complex problems in a constantly changing internationalized context that creates uncertainty and, consequently, requires solutions inspired by an intense component of specialization but also interdisciplinarity.
Once obtained the master degree, students can access directly to the PhD program.
This master also provides the students with voluntary traineeships in prestigious institutions belonging to the public or non-profit sector.
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│COLLABORATING ENTITIES WITH INTERNSHIPS
│MASTER IN NUMBERS
- ☛ High qualification and specialization of the teaching staff: 100% doctors, 80-90% full professors.
- ☛ Internationalization of students: 80% of foreign students.
- ☛ Wide choice: more than 12 subjects so that students can choose subjects adapted to their profile.
- ☛ Research training: 1 research work and 1 master's thesis, supported by tutors.
- ☛ Program quality: 4,27/5 overall student satisfaction.
- CURRICULUM
- CURRICULUM
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The master's degree curriculum is structured in five subjects:
- MATTER 1: Legal Theory, Methodology and History Studies
- MATTER 2: Current problems of public law
- MATTER 3: Public Law and Globalization
- MATTER 4: Internships
- MATTER 5: Initiation to legal research.
Within the 52 elective ECTS offered, a total of 24 ECTS must be taken in 6 elective subjects that must choose between Subject 2, Subject 3 and Subject 4 and their external practices.
✎│ The Master's Degree requires attendance at all classes. The maximum percentage of absences is 20%. Exceeding this percentage in the overall calculation of the master's degree may result in expulsion and failure to obtain the degree. In addition, if more than 20% of the classes in a subject are missed, it will be considered a suspense.
Year 1 - Semester 1
LEGAL THEORY, METHODOLOGY AND HISTORY STUDIES Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Seminars on current prospects for Law 6 C 
Legal methodology 6 C Public Law: History and the Present 6 C CURRENT PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC LAW* Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Restorative Justice 4 E Criminal responsibility of legal persons and compliance. National and comparative perspectives. 4 E Administrative procedures and judicial review 4 E PUBLIC LAW AND GLOBALIZATION* Subjects ECTS TYPE Language 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
CURRENT PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC LAW* Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Evidence 4 E Constitutional justice challenges and the internal and European guarantees of fundamental rights 4 E EU Environmental Law 4 E PUBLIC LAW AND GLOBALIZATION* Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Globalization, multiculturalism and civil liberties 4 E Democracy and State powers in a global context 4 E INTERNSHIPS* Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Internship 4 E vacio INITIATION TO LEGAL RESEARCH Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Research Work 6 C vacio Master's Thesis 12 C vacio * ELECTIVES SUBJECTS:
- A total of 24 ECTS must be completed among all the electives offered.
- The electives subjects need a minimum of 5 students enrolled to be taught.
- The calendars and schedules of the internships will depend on the requirements of the institutions that host them.
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C) Compulsory: 24 ECTS
E) Electives subjects: 24 ECTS
Master's Thesis: 12 ECTS
course Programs
- QUALITY
GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
☛ First year offered: 2019
PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE
The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).
FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN
Graduate Profile and Competences
- CURRICULUM
- FACULTY
UC3M FACULTY
- ARANDA ÁLVAREZ, ELVIRO
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- BERMEJO CASTRILLO, MANUEL
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- CASINO RUBIO, MIGUEL
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- CELADOR ANGÓN, ÓSCAR
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- DESCALZO GONZÁLEZ, ANTONIO
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- DOPICO GÓMEZ-ALLER, JACOBO
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- ELVIRA PERALES, ASCENSIÓN
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- FERNÁNDEZ LIESA, CARLOS
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- FORTES MARTÍN, ANTONIO
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor of Administrative Law
PhD
Brief CV
- GARCÍA SEDANO, TANIA
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Assistant Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- GÓMEZ LUGO, YOLANDA
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- GONZÁLEZ CUELLAR SERRANO, Mª LUISA
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- IBAÑEZ GARCÍA, REBECA
Department of Public State Law
PhD Assistant Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- LÓPEZ DE RAMÓN, MARÍA
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
PhD Assistant Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- LÓPEZ JIMÉNEZ, RAQUEL
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MARTÍNEZ NEIRA, MANUEL
Department of Criminal Law, Procedural and Legal History
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MOREIRO GONZÁLEZ, CARLOS JAVIER
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- ORTIZ CALLE, ENRIQUE
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- OTERO GONZÁLEZ, PILAR
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- PAJARES MONTOLIO, EMILIO
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- PÉREZ GONZÁLEZ, CARMEN
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- RUIZ ALMENDRAL, VIOLETA
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- SAUCA, JOSÉ MARÍA
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- SAUCEDO MAQUEDA, VICTOR MANUEL
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
PhD Assistant Professor
PhD
- SOLETO MUÑOZ, HELENA
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- VACAS FERNÁNDEZ, FÉLIX
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- VAQUER CABALLERÍA, MARCOS
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- VIDA FERNÁNDEZ, JOSÉ
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
EXTERNAL FACULTY
- ALCARAZ, HUBERT
Professor of Public Law
UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU, FRANCIA
- COMANDUCCI, PAOLO
Full Professor of Philosophy of Law
Faculty of Law
UNIVERSITY OF GENOA
- DE TORRES GUAJARDO, IGNACIO
Titular Magistrate
Criminal Court 5 of Madrid
- GARDINI, GIANLUCA
Full Professor of Administrative Law
UNIVERSITÀ DI FERRARA
Difensore Civico de la Región Emilia-Romagna
- GUGLIELMI, GILLES
Professor of Public Law
Director of Centre de Droit Public Comparé (CDPC)
UNIVERSITÉ PARIS II. PANTHÉON-ASSAS
- KRZYWON, ADAM
Faculty of Law and Administration
UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW
- NOGUEIRA, ALBA
Professor of Administrative Law
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
- PIELOW, JOHANN-CHRISTIAN
Full Professor of Administrative Law
RUHR UNIVESITÄT BOCHUM (ALEMANIA)
- RAMOS MONTEIRO, CLAUDIO
Professor PhD
UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA
Judge of the Constitutional Court Portugal
- SÁNCHEZ TOMÁS, JOSÉ MIGUEL
Associate Professor of Criminal Law
UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS
Lawyer Constitutional Court
- ARANDA ÁLVAREZ, ELVIRO
- ADMISSION
- ADMISSION
Application
The request must be submitted electronically through our application system. Before beginning the admission process, please read the following information:
REQUIREMENTS
In order to access the course you will need to have obtained an official Spanish university degree or another qualification from a higher educational institute in another member state of the European higher education area, provided that it is a sufficient requirement for a master's degree in the country of issue.
Candidates with qualifications from countries which are not members of the European higher education area may be admitted if they are able to attest that their degree corresponds to an educational level equivalent to official Spanish university qualifications, again provided that they are of a sufficient level for entry to post graduate courses in their own country.
Access to the master's degree in advanced public law studies for candidates with qualifications from countries which are not member states of the EHEA in no way implies official validation of the prospective student's qualifications, or recognition for purposes other than that of entry to the master's degree.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
Candidate selection will be done on the basis of the following criteria:
CRITERIOS DE ADMISIÓN % Academic record 50% Knowledge of other official languages 20% Previous studies other than those required for access to the course 15% Experience in research 15% WARNING: No merit will be assessed without documentary evidence.
student profile
The income profile is corresponding to a graduate or bachelor student with a legal background and the following characteristics:
- Calling for research.
- Intellectual curiosity.
- Passion for well-done work.
- Great work capacity.
- Talent to connect different knowledge fields in the analysis of legal institutions.
- Curiosity to explore different fields apart from their own specialization.
- Ease of communication.
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
Once admitted to the Master’s program, students holding a university degree from a higher education institution outside the EHEA must provide the diploma, legalized through diplomatic procedures or by The Hague Apostille, for enrollment. They must also submit their transcript of records, including the grade point average, duly legalized.
More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.
If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.
- ENROLLMENT
TUITION FEES*
Reservation fee: €450
- it 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
EU STUDENTS (€80/ECTS) First academic year - 60 ECTS €4,800 NON EU STUDENTS (€120/ECTS) First academic year - 60 ECTS €7,200 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.
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* Current fees for the 24/25 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 25/26 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
- SCHOLARSHIPS
UC3M SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026
CALL AM08-25/26-AUIP │ CLOSED
The Carlos III University of Madrid announces 1 scholarship for the academic year 2025-2026, aimed at newly admitted students of the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law from Latin American universities associated with the Ibero-American Postgraduate University Association (AUIP), with the following provision:
- Tuition assistance for the amount of the corresponding academic fees
- Bag or study scholarship of €1,500
To apply, you must have completed the application for admission to the Master’s.
Application deadline: June 20, 2025
Resolution: from July 1, 2025
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CALL AM01-25/26* │ CLOSED
For the academic year 2025-2026 a call has been published for a maximum of 2 scholarships for payment of the net enrolment fees for students accepted into the Master’s, with the following provision:
- 2 scholarships of €1,500
To apply, you must have completed the application for admission to the Master’s.
Application deadline: May 31, 2025
Partial resolutions:
- first partial resolution: published on 19/3/2025
- second partial resolution: published on 5/6/2025
- third and final resolution: from June 20, 2025
* The number of grants and amounts specified in the call, may vary depending on the conditions of the candidates who apply to them, can be even deserted as assessed by the Selection Committee for each program.
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UC3M FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE MASTER'S STUDY FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026
CALL AEM_UC3M-25/26 │ CLOSED
The Carlos III University of Madrid announces 3 full scholarships to study the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law in the academic year 2025/2026, which gives access to doctoral programs of the UC3M.
- The full scholarships will include the prices corresponding to the ECTS of the first registration of the complete course, as well as an allowance of €10,000.
To apply for the scholarship it is necessary to have formalized the application for admission to the master's program.
Two periods are established for the submission of applications:
- Ordinary period: from the day following the publication of this call on the University's website, until March 31, 2025.
- Extraordinary period (for programs with vacancies): from April 10 to May 31, 2025.
Resolution: to be published in the BOEL and the web page of this call for proposals
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FUNDACIÓN CAROLINA EDUCATION PROGRAM │ CLOSED
CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS 2025/2026
Fundación Carolina has opened its call for scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year, aimed exclusively at students from Latin American countries that are members of the Ibero-American Community of Nations or Portugal to complete their education in Spanish universities and study centers.
- Number of scholarships: 1
- Deadline to apply for the scholarship: March 12, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (Spanish time)
General information on scholarships
For more information on specific scholarships of interest, awarded by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid as well as other agencies or organizations, please refer here:
- PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Course 0
Course 0 Introduction to Spanish and European Union Law aims to provide foreign students of the different Official Masters of the Graduate School of Law with the necessary basis to face in the best conditions their specialized postgraduate studies at UC3M so that they can achieve an optimal use of them.
The target audience of this Course will be those students who have obtained their academic degree in Law outside Spain, either in other European Union States or in third countries or in a discipline other than Law, either in Spain or abroad. These students must attend Course 0, unless they can prove that they have at least 3 years of prolonged professional legal experience in Spain. In any case, they must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the basic institutions of Spanish and European Law through the evaluation test scheduled in Course 0. Once the exam has been passed, a certificate of attendance and completion of the course will be issued.
- From September 8 to 16, 2025
- From 10:00 to 13:30 | Madrid - Puerta de Toledo Campus
- Ordinary evaluation. September 22, 2025 from 10:30 to 12:00
- Extraordinary evaluation. October 6, 2025 from 10:30 to 12:00
The dates/times established are provisional. They will be subject to appropriate changes indicated by the Course 0 Coordination.
- DOUBLE DEGREE
- CURRICULUM
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 and final term, one compulsory subject on the Legal Practice and Representation course corresponding to the main part of this degree (9 ECTS in morning classes), the guided external work placement designed for students to acquire the skills and abilities needed to exercise the profession of law, and the final dissertation for both 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.
Classes for the specialization Master's program begin in September and classes for the Master's program in Legal Practice and Representation begin in March.
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 ADVANCED STUDIES IN PUBLIC LAW
Choose 12 ECTS in total (between Semester 1 and 2)Subjects ECTS TYPE Language 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
Choose 12 ECTS in total (between Semester 1 and 2)Subjects ECTS TYPE Language 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 ADVANCED STUDIES IN PUBLIC LAW Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Research Work 6 C Year 2 - Semester 3
LEGAL PRACTICE AND REPRESENTATION Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Professional: organization, legal status and ethical 9 C Internship 30 C vacio Master's Thesis 6 C vacio ADVANCED STUDIES IN PUBLIC LAW Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Master's Thesis 12 C vacio 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
- ADMISSION
Application
The request must be submitted electronically through our application system. Before beginning 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 €1,050 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.
☛ Registration implies effective entry to the master's course as a student.
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* Current fees for the 24/25 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 25/26 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.
- PRACTICAL INFORMATION
MASTER’S COURSE SCHEDULE
Master in Legal Practice timetable (March Edition)
Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law:
- Calendar and schedule of classes *
- Classes will be taught during AFTERNOONS
* 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
- CURRICULUM