Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2024-25

This subject explains and studies, firstly, the history of constitutionalism and the history of Spanish constitutionalism, in order to address, in a second block of content, the Constitution as a legal norm and the system of sources in it, as well as the structural principles of the legal system. With this subject, students must obtain a basic legal-constitutional training in the constitutional foundations of the Spanish legal system and the application of the system of sources in the social and democratic State subject to the rule of law. This subject thus contributes to the professional profile of the degree and to the development of the specific and generic competences of the degree by offering knowledge of the basis of the entire legal system. The role of the subject within the syllabus is articulated within the basic knowledge, being connected with the other legal knowledge of the syllabus.

 

 

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2024-25

General Competences (CG)

  • CG1 : Capacity for oral and written communication.
  • CG3 : Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
  • CG5 : Acquire values, ethical principles and a vocation for public service.
  • CG6 : Develop critical and self-critical thought.
  • CG7 : Capacity to work in a team.

 

Specific Competences (CE)

  • CE1 : Capacidad para interpretar y comprender los fundamentos del sistema jurídico y los principios estructurales del Estado en la Constitución española.
  • CE13 : Capacidad para identificar y manejar las fuentes de información y otras bases de datos, incluyendo Internet y otras técnicas y aplicaciones informáticas, con especial atención a las propias de la Administración electrónica.
  • CE14 : Capacidad para redactar los documentos básicos de los procedimientos y actuaciones administrativas propias de la gestión pública.
  • CE15 : Capacidad para interpretar textos jurídicos propios de la gestión pública.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2024-25

The aim of the subject is to provide students with an introduction to Constitutional Law during the first four-month period, in which they will learn about the basic concepts, constitutional principles and values that inform the legal system. Subsequently, the organic part of the Spanish Constitution is studied, thus becoming acquainted with the institutions of the State.

 

 

General

Code: 18000
Lecturer responsible:
García Ortiz, Adrián
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 1,80
Practical credits: 0,60
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: STATE LEGAL STUDIES
    Area: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
    Theoretical credits: 1,8
    Practical credits: 0,6
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught