Licence Droit at Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale

Programme overview

General legal training covering French law, European Union law and international law, with legal methodology and reasoning. Teaching is theoretical, methodological and practical, with professionalisation modules and language and general-knowledge units (management, political science). The LCeR competence-based approach is introduced from the 2026 intake. Taught at Boulogne-sur-Mer (Centre Universitaire Saint Louis) and Dunkerque (Centre Universitaire La Citadelle).

Duration: 3 years (6 semesters) | Study mode: full-time (French) | Location: Dunkerque, Hauts-de-France, France

What you will study

Introduction to civil law, general culture, documentary research, political science, contemporary political history, general administrative law, criminal law, accounting, business law, public finance and administrative property law across the six semesters; professionalisation modules in years 2 and 3 with a compulsory placement in year 3.

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Entry requirements

Open to holders of a baccalauréat or equivalent. Year 1 admission is through Parcoursup (French baccalauréat holders) or the Demande d'Admission Préalable (international baccalauréat holders); entry to year 2 or 3 is by validation of studies on ULCO-CANDIDAT; applicants from Campus France (CEF) countries apply through Campus France.

International applicants: EUR 2,902 a year (2026-2027). Differentiated tuition for non-EU/EEA/Swiss international students in national degrees (first cycle 2,902 EUR; second cycle 3,950 EUR); not applied to work-study (alternance) students; CVEC and administrative charges not included. Source

Duration: 3 years (6 semesters)

Apply through the official page: https://www.univ-littoral.fr/formation/admission-inscription/candidatures-admissions/

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