Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law

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.

* The Master's Direction may authorize the defense of the Research Work and the Master's Thesis remotely, online, for justified reasons.
 

** 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

◤ Access to previous course programs

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

☛ First year offered: 2019

• Information about Master's Degree
• Verification Report
• External Evaluation and Monitoring Reports

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

☛ Labour insertion indicators

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).

• Academic Committee

FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

☛ Curriculum subjects and their faculty

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 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:

 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:

1. Calling for research.
2. Intellectual curiosity.
3. Passion for well-done work.
4. Great work capacity.
5. Talent to connect different knowledge fields in the analysis of legal institutions.
6. Curiosity to explore different fields apart from their own specialization.
7. 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.

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

60 ECTS in the first academic year:

• EU students: €4,800 (€80/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €7,200 (€120/ECTS credit)

✎│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

[+] information

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.

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

◤ Access to previous course programs

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

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.

TUITION FEES*

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.
 

✎│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.
 

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.

✎│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

[+] information

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Academic Calendar 2025-2026

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

VIRTUAL SECRETARIAT

Access to Virtual Secretariat

Material Resources of the programme

Madrid - Puerta de Toledo Campus

complaints and suggestions

General Registry Office

Contact mailbox 

Employability

Access to Employment and internships

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