Program Overview

Introduction to the University Program

The University Pompeu Fabra offers a comprehensive program in Law, designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the structure and functions of legal systems and their norms. The program aims to equip students with the skills to apply legal techniques, argumentation, and interpretation of legal norms.

Program Details

• Duration: Four academic years
• Tuition Fee: 1,202.32 € (indicative price for EU students)
• Places: 260
• Admissions: Access to these studies is through a competitive process
• Branch of Knowledge: Social and Legal Sciences
• Schedule: Morning and afternoon (full-time dedication); morning or afternoon (part-time dedication with limited enrollment)
• Calendar: From September to June
• Credits: 240 ECTS credits
  • Basic subjects: 60 credits
  • Compulsory subjects: 140 credits
  • Elective subjects (including external practices): 34 credits
  • Final degree project: 6 credits
• Languages: Catalan, Spanish, and English (depending on the subject)
• Location: Ciutadella Campus
• Organization: Faculty of Law

Presentation

The Law program at the University Pompeu Fabra is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in law, enabling them to detect and analyze social conflicts and their means of composition. Students will develop the ability to argue and negotiate effectively through critical legal reasoning, enhance their initiative and leadership skills, and acquire fluency in the technical use of foreign languages.

Objectives and Competencies

Objectives

The program objectives include providing a formation that allows students to understand the structure and functions of legal systems and their norms, assimilate basic normative contents, and apply legal argumentation and interpretation techniques.

Competencies

Graduates in Law from the University Pompeu Fabra acquire the following competencies:

• General or transversal competencies, which enrich personality and can be applied profitably to professional life, including:
  • The ability to detect and analyze social conflicts and their means of composition
  • The ability to communicate and negotiate
  • The stimulation of initiative and predisposition to leadership
  • The ability to associate knowledge and develop critical reasoning
  • Fluency in the technical use of foreign languages
  • The ability to work in a team and ethical commitment
• Specific competencies, useful for developing activities in a legal environment, including:
  • The ability to distinguish and correctly use legal sources
  • The ability to recognize institutions and guiding principles of private and public law
  • Mastery of legal argumentation
  • Assimilation of constitutional principles and values in the interpretation of the legal system and the preparation of reports, opinions, and other legal documents

Study Plan

The study plan includes basic subjects (60 credits), compulsory subjects (140 credits), and elective subjects (34 credits), as well as the possibility of taking a professional practicum (8 credits). The plan concludes with the preparation of a final degree project (6 credits) to accredit the mastery of concepts and knowledge in one or more branches of law and the essential skills of a lawyer.

Practices

Practices are external and elective, providing 8 credits out of the 34 credits allocated for elective subjects.

Stays Abroad

Stays abroad are elective and take place in the third and fourth years. The Faculty of Law promotes student mobility through exchange programs with universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, or France.

Professional Outcomes

Graduates in Law from the University Pompeu Fabra can pursue various professional careers, including:

• Lawyer
• Procurator
• Public official
• Judge
• Notary
• Registrar
• Prosecutor
• Academic and researcher
• Tax inspector
• Labor inspector
• Member of the diplomatic corps
• Official of international organizations
• Legal consultant
• Bank employee
• Financial services or insurance

Characteristics

The study plan includes basic, compulsory, and elective subjects, as well as the possibility of taking a professional practicum. The plan concludes with the preparation of a final degree project. Students who access the Law degree in the 2023/24 academic year and later must take a minimum of 9 ECTS credits in English. Students who accessed the degree in previous academic years must take 10 credits in English, in addition to the subject Introduction to Common Law.

The teaching methodology combines magisterial classes and seminars. Magisterial classes aim to transmit critical knowledge and fix basic concepts, while seminars are held in small groups and promote active participation and the ability to solve problems and exercise the skills typical of lawyers.

The basic subjects are taught at the beginning to acquire a transversal formation in social sciences that enriches the ability to understand legal phenomena. The compulsory subjects constitute the essential core for any professional outlet in the field of law and to pass, after additional training, the access tests to the legal profession or competitions for access to other legal professions.

The study plan also allows for some specialization through the seven elective itineraries offered.

Additionally, simultaneous study programs are offered, such as with the degrees in Political Science and Administration and Labor Relations.

Itineraries

• Private Law
• Public Law
• Criminal Law
• Business Law
• Labor Law and Labor Relations
• Financial and Tax Law
• International Studies
• Transversal elective subjects

The University Pompeu Fabra's Law program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in law, enabling them to pursue various professional careers and develop the skills and competencies necessary to succeed in the legal field.