Master in Public Law

The master consists of 90 ECTS  which are taught throughout the first academic year consisting of two four month terms and a second academic period consisting of one four month term.

FIRST YEAR 60 ECTS taught over  two four month terms and comprising the following subjects:

• Questions of Advanced Theory, Methodology and History (compulsory): 18 ECTS
• Public law and Globalisation (choose 4 subjects from the 1st and 2nd terms): 24 ECTS
• Advanced Responses of Law to the challenge of complexity (choose 3 subjects from between the 1st and 2nd term): 18 ECTS

SECOND YEAR 30 ECTS of research over a four month term and comprising the following

• Advanced Research Practice comprising for research projects of 3.5 ECTS: 14 ECTS
• Final Master's dissertation 16 ECTS

** Students admitted to the program who do not belong to the EHEA are required to undertake an introductory course INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION AND SPANISH LEGAL SYSTEMS,  which they shall be required to successfully complete  in order to continue with the second term and register for the second academic year of the course .

This is a 16 hour course designed to ensure that foreign students from non EHEA member countries acquire an essential grounding in the European Union legal system along with the most significant peculiarities of the Spanish system, in order to enable them to study the different course subjects without being at a disadvantage and thus hindering progress in their classes.

At the end of these classes, students will take a short test to ascertain the level of knowledge acquired.

NOTE: The elective subjects need a minimum of 5 students enrolled to be taught.
 

C= Compulsory: 18 ECTS

E= Elective Course

    Module: "Public law and Globalization": 24ECTS
    Module: "Advanced Responses of Law to the challenge of complexity": 18 ECTS

Research's Papers: 14 ECTS

Master's Thesis: 16 ECTS

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

General Information about Master

☛ Implantation year: 2013

• Information about Master´s Degree
• Verification Report

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

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).

• Academic Committee

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request must be submitted electronically through our application system. Before beginning the admission process, please read the following information:

• Documentation that must be uploaded to the on line application
• Calendar and general information about admission 
• Follow the step-by-step instructions in the application for admission

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 Public Law  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

Candidates will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:

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.

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
   

✎│Tuition fees
 

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.

✎│Enrolment master’s programmes

✎│ECTS credits recognition

Best Practices and Regulations

• Student cohabitation system
• Ethical code
• Enrollment and permanence rules
• Master's degree access rules
• Master's Thesis rules
• Rules for credits recognition

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