Bachelor in Law
Education objectives
The First Cycle is the foundation of every student's legal studies. It has the following specific goals:
a) To ensure that students acquire a thorough knowledge of the main subjects and its central concepts, and to familiarise them with major theories of law (both past and contemporary);
b) To encourage an interdisciplinary, critical approach to the law as a means to understanding the complexity of legal phenomena;
c) To develop an awareness of the relative character of legal systems and their theoretical, cultural, and ideological foundations. A strong emphasis is placed on the study of other legal systems and on the comparison of the Portuguese legal order with geographically and historically distant ones.
General characterization
DGES code
9078
Cicle
Bachelor (1st Cycle)
Degree
Degree Licenciado em Direito
Access to other programs
Available soon
Coordinator
Jorge Morais Carvalho, Rita Calçada Pires
Degree pre-requisites
Available soon
Conditions of admittance
Relevant admissions information
Faculty code: 0911
Degree code: 9078
Number of degree vacancies (2020-2021): 100
University access examinations
(11) History and (18) Portuguese
Minimum marks
Application mark: 100 points
University access mark: 95 points
Calculation formula
Secondary education average: 50%
University access examinations: 50%
Evaluation rules
1. Evaluation generally consists of a final written exam but other elements can be taken into account as long as students are duly informed of what is going to be considered. Different methods of evaluation may exceptionally be authorised by the Scientific Council. Students may sit exams only once per term. Those who fail may resit exams only at the end of the following term.
2. Bachelor degrees are granted to those students who have obtained 240 credits and successfully completed all compulsory subjects.
Structure
| 1º ano - 1º Semestre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 27107 | Constitutional Law | 8 |
| 27108 | Portuguese Constitutional Law | 8 |
| 27128 | History Of Law | 6 |
| 271350 | Law and Legal Thought (Introduction) | 8 |
| 27134 | Microeconomics | 6 |
| Options | ||
| 27127 | History Of Political Thought | 4 |
| 27129 | History Of The State | 4 |
| 27136 | International Relations | 4 |
| 271330 | 4 | |
| 27104 | Political Science | 4 |
| 1º ano - 2º Semestre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 27108 | Portuguese Constitutional Law | 8 |
| 27128 | History Of Law | 6 |
| 27130 | Legal Information And Documentation | 2 |
| 27142 | Theory of Legal Norm | 6 |
| Options | ||
| 27103 | Legal Anthropology | 4 |
| 271330 | 4 | |
| 27125 | Public Economics | 4 |
| 27139 | Sociology Of Law | 4 |
| 2º ano - Anuais | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 33120 | International Tax Law | 6 |
| 2º ano - 1º Semestre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 27106 | Administrative Law | 8 |
| 27110 | European Union Law | 6 |
| 27145 | General Theory of Private Law | 8 |
| Options | ||
| 27101 | Legal Discourse Analysis | 4 |
| 27152 | 4 | |
| 28105 | Law and Economics | 4 |
| 2º ano - 2º Semestre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 27111 | Law of Obligations | 8 |
| 27112 | Persons And Family Law | 6 |
| 27116 | International Public Law | 6 |
| 27122 | Fundamental Rights | 4 |
| Options | ||
| 27152 | 4 | |
| 28103 | Special Administrative Law | 4 |
| 28105 | Law and Economics | 4 |
| 27140 | Communication (and Drafting)Techniques | 2 |
| 3º ano - 1º Semestre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 27114 | Law of Contracts | 6 |
| 37024 | Public Finances Law | 6 |
| 37065 | 2 | |
| 27123 | Property Law | 8 |
| 27141 | Criminal Law: General Theory | 8 |
| Options | ||
| 27151 | 6 | |
| 37064 | 6 | |
| 3º ano - 2º Semestre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 281070 | Sucessions Law | 4 |
| 27137 | Law of Torts | 6 |
| 27143 | Theory of Crime (Dogmatics) | 8 |
| 27144 | Legal Procedure Theory | 6 |
| Options | ||
| 27102 | Economic Analysis of Law | 4 |
| 27151 | 6 | |
| 27148 | 6 | |
| 27140 | Communication (and Drafting)Techniques | 2 |
| 4º ano - 1º Semestre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 28109 | Labour Law | 6 |
| 27119 | Civil Procedure Law | 8 |
| 27121 | Criminal Procedure Law | 8 |
| Options | ||
| 28111 | Private International Law | 6 |
| 27117 | International Criminal Law | 4 |
| 37064 | 6 | |
| 4º ano - 2º Semestre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 27113 | Company Law | 8 |
| 28110 | Tax Law | 6 |
| 27120 | Civil Procedural Law - Execution Proceedings | 6 |
| 27147 | Interdisciplinary Legal Practice | 8 |
| Options | ||
| 27102 | Economic Analysis of Law | 4 |
| 33108 | Competition Law | 6 |
| 28102 | Criminal Law: Specific Offenses | 4 |
| 27148 | 6 | |
| 28111 | Private International Law | 6 |
| 27118 | Administrative Courts Procedure Law | 6 |
| 33120 | International Tax Law | 6 |
| 27153 | 4 | |