ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
According to the Regulations of the University of Alicante, the following requirements must be complied to have access to official taught Master’s degrees:
- To be in possession of a SPANISH OFFICIAL GRADUATE DEGREE CERTIFICATE or other issued by an institution of higher education within the EHEA (European Higher Education) that enables the holder to have access to Master’s degrees in the issuing.
- To be in possession of an officially approved FOREIGN HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREE CERTIFICATE that had been recognised as equal to the degree that allows access to the requested studies.
- To be in possession of a UNIVERSITY DEGREE CERTIFICATE obtained in a University or Higher Education Institution of COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EHEA, without the prior approval of their studies. In this case, the following should be considered:
- Non- recognised degree certificates shall require a technical report showing an equivalence statement issued by the University of Alicante (ContinUA – Continuing Education Centre), for which the corresponding fee should be paid.
- Access through this way does under no circumstances imply prior official approval of the holder’s degree certificate, nor its recognition for purposes other than studying a master's degree.
ADMISSION AND ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Given that the Master in Law is offered to cover the educational and practical professional requirements established by the regulations which govern access to the legal profession, “Ley de Acceso, the admission requirement is set out in Article 2.1.a) of the Royal Decree 775/2011, dated 3 June,( whereby the Regulation of Act 34/2006, dated October 30 is approved regarding access to the professions of Advocate and Court Solicitor), that is, “Applicants holding degrees in Law, Law graduates or other equivalent university degrees which meet the requirements of Article 3 of this regulation”.
According to Article 3 of Royal Decree 775/2011 of 3 June, (which approves the Regulation of Act 34/2006, dated 30 October, on access to the professions of Advocate and Court Solicitor) the aforementioned requirements are as follows:
The undergraduate degrees referred to in Article 2, clause a) must accredit the acquisition of the following legal competences:
a) Knowledge and understanding of the elements, structure, resources, interpretation and application of law, and ability to interpret the sources and fundamental legal concepts of jurisprudence and different law systems.
b) Knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms and procedures for resolving legal disputes, and the legal position of individuals in their relations with both government and the authorities.
c) Knowledge of how to apply the criteria of priority of sources to determine the rules applicable in each case, and especially that of compliance with rules, and constitutional principles and values.
d) Interpretation of legal texts from an interdisciplinary perspective using legal principles and social, ethical and deontological values and principles as analysis tools
e) Delivering convincing legal arguments on a theoretical question concerning various legal matters.
f) Solving case studies according to existing Law, which involves the prior preparation of material, identification of problematic areas, the selection and interpretation of the existing law applicable and a reasoned exposition of the subsumption.
g) Management of legal language and terminology of different branches of the law with skill and precision to include the drafting of legal documents in an orderly and understandable manner as well as the oral and written communication of ideas, arguments and legal reasoning using the appropriate register in each context.
h) Using information and communication technologies for search and legal information (from legislation databases, jurisprudence, bibliographies, etc.) and as a tool for work and communication.
No additional requirements are established. However, if the number of applications exceeds the number of available places, admission will be ¿¿according to the average mark of the Law degree. In this case, the Committee for the Coordination of the Master’s Degree may priories admission of applicants who are required to study the Master’s Degree over those who are or may already be chartered legal professionals and do not need the professional qualification of court solicitor under the existing regulations which govern access to the legal profession.
PRE-ENROLMENT AND ENROLMENT
PRE-ENROLMENT +info
Students who wish to study for an Official Master’s Degree at the UA should complete pre-enrolment in accordance with the deadlines and conditions specified annually.
ENROLMENT +info
Following publication of the definitive list of those admitted to the course, applicants will receive an email containing a password which will serve as a User ID, enabling them to enrol via the Campus Virtual in accordance with the deadlines and conditions established annually.
In the registration process, the documents issued abroad must be official, duly notorised and translated. Further information:
