The basic law programme is divided into two cycles: the three-year bachelor's degree (180 credits) and the two-year master's degree (120 credits). The studies therefore take five years to complete.
Through the specialisation and deepening of knowledge, the master's degree enables students to acquire more advanced knowledge in their field, as well as the skills and expertise needed to practise a profession in law,
education or research. The basic programme may be supplemented by a 60-credit, one-year advanced master's degree.
On completion of the bachelor's degree in law, students have direct access to the master's degree in law. In addition, certain master's degrees are accessible to students with a bachelor's degree in law, either directly (e.g. the master's degree in European studies), or through the completion of elective courses (e.g. the following three courses: Introduction 脿 la pens茅e p茅nale et criminologique II, Questions sp茅ciales de psychologie en rapport avec le droit et les sciences humaines, Questions approfondies de droit p茅nal et de proc茅dure p茅nale, in order to gain access to the master's degree in criminology).
Finally, some of these master's programmes are offered in the evening, such as the law programme at UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve) and the administrative sciences programme at UCLouvain (Mons).
Master's degrees available at UCLouvain
Direct access
- Master [120] in Law (Louvain-la-Neuve)
- Master [120] in Law (shift schedule) (Louvain-la-Neuve)
Other programmes available
- Master [120] in Criminology (Louvain-la-Neuve) (see also above)
- Master [120] in European Studies (Louvain-la-Neuve)
- Master [120] in Communication (Louvain-la-Neuve)
- Master [120] in Journalism (Louvain-la-Neuve)
- Master [120] in Family and Sexuality Studies (Louvain-la-Neuve)
- Master [120] in Communication (shift schedule) (Mons)
- Master [120] of strategic communication (shift schedule - with work-linked-training) (Mons)