Licence Droit at Université de Perpignan Via Domitia

The Licence en Droit is the core of the law offer at the UPVD, giving general legal knowledge and the methods of lawyers, with progressive specialisation. In semesters 5 and 6 students choose between a private-law or public-law pathway.

Faculty: Faculté des Sciences Juridiques et Économiques (SJE)  |  Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Perpignan, Occitanie, France

What you will study

1,585 hours over six semesters organised in units: disciplinary legal skills (private law and criminal science, public law, legal history, political science), specific units chosen by the student, transversal skills (documentary research, English or Spanish, digital) and pre-professional skills; an initiation placement is compulsory in L3. Erasmus and CREPUQ exchanges are possible.

Career pathways

Preparation for category A civil-service competitive exams (magistrate, police commissioner, inspector, bailiff clerk, gendarmerie officer), notary, bailiff, company lawyer, HR director, and entry to the bar school through the UPVD Institut d'études judiciaires. Further study: Master in a specialist field after selection, Master MEEF, or selected schools.

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