Bachelor's degree in law (Spain)

The Bachelor's Degree in Law, in Spain, is the university academic degree conferred on those who have successfully completed a law study process at a university. Do not confuse with the Bachelor of Laws.

We must differentiate two types of the Bachelor's Degree in Law: the previous one to the Bologna Process and the later one. The previous one to the Bologna Process was composed of 5 years, with specialization and without legal internship. The current one consists of 4 years, with internship and to specialize it is necessary to study a master's degree.

Bachelor's Degree in Law (before Bolonia)

The previous Bachelor's Degree in Law to the Bologna Process was called Licenciatura en Derecho, it was an academic licentiate degree, a degree below that of a PhD given by Spanish universities. It was equivalent to a Master's degree in the anglophone system.

A Licenciatura typically required from 4 to 6 years of University courses, and had a typical credit workload of 300 to 400 credits. This one, Bachelor's Degree in Law, required 5 years of university courses,[1][2][3][4] and its structure was established in 1953.

With the Bologna Process this licentiate degree was phased out at Spanish universities and was replaced by the system of the Grado (Bachelor's Degree, same name) and Master.

Prior to the Bologna Process, the master's degree was not considered an official academic degree in Spain, as the transition from undergraduate to postgraduate studies could only be done directly from a Licenciatura to doctoral studies.

Bachelor's Degree in Law (after Bolonia)

The Bologna Process brought the system of the Grado and Master, getting the same academic level as with the licentiate degree, but in two different degrees. Nowadays, the current Bachelor's Degree in Law is called Grado en Derecho and requires 4 years of university courses.

The current Bachelor's Degree also includes an optional legal internship (each university chooses in its degree planning), which is usually 6 ECTS credits.[5][6][7][8][9]

Degree planning and Study Plan

The current degree planning of the Bachelor's Degree in Law includes (in the Autonomous University of Barcelona for example[10]):

1st course:

  • Law Theory
  • History of Law and Institutions
  • Roman Law
  • Introduction to Economics
  • Civil Law I
  • Constitutional Organisation of the State
  • Constitutional Law I
  • Criminal Law I
  • Criminal Law II

2nd course:

  • Civil Law II
  • Civil Law III
  • Criminal Law III
  • Administrative Law I
  • Administrative Law II
  • European Union Law
  • Public International Law
  • Commercial Law I
  • Constitutional Law II

3rd course:

  • Commercial Law II
  • Civil Law IV
  • Finance Law and Tax Law I
  • Finance Law and Tax Law II
  • Procedural Law I
  • Procedural Law II
  • Employment and Social Security Law I
  • Employment and Social Security Law II
  • Administrative Law III

4th course:

  • Private International Law
  • International Protection of Human Rights
  • Legal Internship
  • Bachelor's Degree Final Project

References
  1. "Asignaturas (Licenciatura en Derecho) - Facultad de Derecho - Universidad de Murcia". www.um.es. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Licenciatura en Derecho (extinguida) | Facultad de Derecho" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "PLAN DE ESTUDIOS. LICENCIATURA EN DERECHO" (PDF).
  4. "Asignaturas de Licenciado en Derecho (Plan 1953) - Diplomaturas, Licenciaturas e Ingenierías - Universidad de Almería". cms.ual.es. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  5. "Bachelor´s Degree Studies".
  6. "GRADO EN DERECHO. LISTADO DE ASIGNATURAS".
  7. "Asignaturas (Grado en Derecho) - Facultad de Derecho - Universidad de Murcia". www.um.es. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  8. "Grado en Derecho - Créditos y asignaturas por curso". UPV/EHU (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  9. "Asignaturas del grado o estudio de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Alcalá - UAH". derecho.uah.es. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  10. Barcelona, UAB-Universitat Autònoma de. "Study plan and timetables: Bachelor's Degree in Law". UAB Barcelona. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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