Master’s programmes have a duration of four curricular semesters: the two first semesters consist of a specialization programme (curricular phase) and the last two semesters are dedicated to the drafting of the thesis (thesis phase).
Pre-Bologna Master’s programmes last for three curricular semesters: one semester consisting of a specialization programme (curricular phase) and the last two semesters are dedicated to the drafting of the thesis (thesis phase).
Completion of the curricular phase of any Master’s programme grants the candidate the chance to prepare, under the supervision of a Professor of Law of this School, a thesis on a subject proposed by the candidate and approved by the Scientific Board of the School. A public defence of the thesis is held with a jury appointed by the School of Law which may include members from other national and foreign academic institutions. The jury evaluates the thesis and the defence and assigns the Master’s student the final grade for the Programme.
Duration: 2 curricular years (4 semesters), one year for the curricular phase and one year to prepare the thesis
Duration of Pre-Bologna programmes: 1.5 years (3 semesters), one semester for the curricular phase and one year to prepare the thesis
Number of credits: 120 ECTS
Evening Courses
| 1st Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Financial Markets | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| Competition Law | ||
| Project Finance and Public-Private Partnerships | 2nd Sem. | |
| Regulation | ||
| Public Procurement | 1st Sem. | Elective |
| European Tax Law | ||
| Regional and Local Finance | 2nd Sem. | |
| Corporate Taxation | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and two elective curriculum units in each semester.
The Master’s in Law and Finance (Post-Bologna) lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
Access the regulation of the programme and the changes to the curriculum here.
| 1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Legal Methodology | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| Financial Markets | Elective | |
| Competition Law | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.
The Master’s in Law and Finance (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.
| 1st Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Registries and Notaries | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| Civil Procedure Law IV | ||
| Criminal Procedure Law II | ||
| Criminal Law IV | 2nd Sem. |
|
| Constitutional Justice | ||
| Administrative and Tax Justice | ||
| Law of Evidence | 1st Sem. | Elective |
| Government Contracts | ||
| Insolvency Law | ||
| European Union Litigation | 2nd Sem. | |
| Children's Law | ||
| Law of Administrative Offences | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s, each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and one elective curriculum unit in each semester.
The Master’s in Legal Practice lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
Access the regulation of the programme and the changes to the curriculum here.
| 1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Legal Methodology | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| Registries and Notaries | Elective | |
| Criminal Procedure Law II | ||
| Civil Procedure Law IV | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.
The Master’s in Legal Practice (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.
| 1st Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Administrative System | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| Administrative Justice | ||
| Administrative Procedure | 2nd Sem. |
|
| European Administrative Law | ||
| Private Law of the Public Administration | 1st Sem. | Elective |
| Public Procurement Law | ||
| Local Government Law | 2nd Sem. | |
| Police Law | ||
| EC Litigation | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and two elective curriculum units in each semester.
The Master’s in Administrative Law lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
Access the regulation of the programme and the changes to the curriculum here.
| 1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Legal Methodology | 1st Sem | Compulsory |
| Administrative System | Elective | |
| Administrative Justice | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.
The Master’s in Administrative Law (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.
| 1st Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Public Procurement | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| Tax Law | ||
| Economic Analsyis of Law | 2nd Sem. |
|
| Regional and Local Finance | ||
| Competition Law | 1st Sem. | Elective |
| Environmental Economics and Taxation | ||
| Project Finance and Public-Private Partnerships | 2nd Sem. | |
| Regulation | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and two elective curriculum units in each semester.
Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and two elective curriculum units in each semester.
The Master’s in Law and Economics lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
Access the regulation of the programme here.
| 1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Legal Methodology | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| Public Procurement | Elective | |
| Tax Law | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.
The Master’s in Law and Economics (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.
| 1st Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| History of International Relations | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| International Relations | ||
| Law of the United Nations | 2nd Sem. |
|
| International Human Rights Law | ||
| Diplomatic and Consular Law | 1st Sem. | Elective |
| International Organizations | ||
| Law of International Responsibility | ||
| International Law of the Sea | 2nd Sem. | |
| International Justice | ||
| International Environmental Law | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and two elective curriculum units in each semester.
The Master’s in International Law and International Relations lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, which are divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
Access the regulation of the programme and the changes to the curriculum here.
| 1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Legal Methodology | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| History of International Relations | Elective | |
| International Relations | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.
The Master’s in International Law and International Relations (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.
| 1st Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Corporate Law I | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| Commercial Law IV | ||
| Labour Law III | 2nd Sem. |
|
| Corporate Law II | ||
| Securities Law | 1st Sem. | Elective |
| Insolvency Law | ||
| Registries and Notaries | ||
| International Contracts | 2nd Sem. | |
| Arbitration Law | ||
| Corporate Taxation | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s, each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and one elective curriculum unit in each semester.
The Master’s in Legal Practice lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
Access the regulation of the programme and the changes to the curriculum here.
| 1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Legal Methodology | 1st Sem. | Compulsory |
| Registries and Notaries | Elective | |
| Criminal Procedure Law II | ||
| Civil Procedure Law IV | ||
| 2nd Curricular Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Units | Semester | Type |
| Thesis | Annual | Compulsory |
Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.
The Master’s in Legal Practice (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.
(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.