Doctoral Programme in Legal Sciences

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

• Law (0421)

Competences

Students that have completed the second cycle have the following competencies: – Have demonstrated knowledge and understanding that is founded upon a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, often within a research context. – Can apply their acquired knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study. – Have the ability to integrate knowledge and handle complexity, and formulate judgments with incomplete or limited information, but that include reflecting on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments. – Can communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously. – Have the learning skills to allow them to continue to study in a manner that may be largely self-directed or autonomous.

Qualification requirements

60 minimum credits

Research lines

Financial Law: Public Revenue and Expenditure
Health and Biotechnology Law
Admission to Doctoral Programme (pending Approval/Submission of Doctoral Thesis Project)
Methodology, the History of Knowledge and Legal Reasoning: Legislative Evaluation and the Application of Law
Criminality and Law
Law and Family
Forms of Governmet and Fundamental Rights: Legal Protection
Economic, Business and Company Law
International, European Union and Comparative Law
Law, Environment, and Urban and Spatial Planning
Social Protection Law and Social Policies of the Welfare State
Erasmus+ Incoming
Consumer Law

Admission information

Specific admission requirements

Admission to doctoral programmes requires a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in official university studies, of which at least 60 must be at Master’s level.
If access to the doctoral programme depends on the recognition of the possession of a specific Master’s degree, this fact may be specified.