Master Droit des collectivités territoriales parcours Droit public des affaires locales at Université de Nîmes

A transdisciplinary master meeting the needs of local authorities and related bodies, combining preparation for administrative competitions with training for public-service executive posts across law, economics, management and spatial planning. Year 2 is open to apprenticeship.

Faculty: Droit, Économie, Gestion  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time; apprenticeship possible in year 2; taught in French  |  Location: Nîmes, Occitanie, France

What you will study

M1: public-law depth (administrative litigation, tax law and techniques, public contracts, constitutional litigation, public services, decentralisation), administrative culture (political ideas, economic analysis of law, administrative science, urban planning, local development), options in environmental law, ECHR and EU law, legal English or Spanish, and a compulsory placement or research report. M2 is oriented to professional practice.

Career pathways

Magistrates, business lawyers, senior posts and category A jobs in local authorities and their bodies (EPCI, SEM, associations), administrative and legal managers in the armed forces, banking and consultancies, lawyers; all civil-service competitions open at master level; progression to a doctorate in law.

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