Social and Legal Sciences
UNIVERSITY MASTER'S DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LAW
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The general objectives of the Master’s degree can be summed up in the following two points:
1) To provide students with an advanced and specialised training in environmental law which is theoretical, practical, systematic, comprehensive, interdisciplinary and multifunctional, applicable to various legal or environmental protection professions, or research into environmental law.
2) To help students find their vocations and to train researchers in the field of environmental law, providing them with the stimuli, examples, contents and methodological tools necessary.
These two objectives can in turn be expanded on as follows. Students taking this Master’s degree can expect to fulfil, and we are committed to guaranteeing, the following goals:
Type of subject |
Credits |
Compulsory (OB) |
54 |
Final project (OB) |
6 |
TOTAL CREDITS |
60 |
FIRST SEMESTER 30 ECTS |
SECOND SEMESTER 30 ECTS |
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SUBJECT |
TYPE |
ECTS |
SUBJECT |
TYPE |
ECTS |
GENERAL THEORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
OB |
4,5 |
CONTINENTAL AND MARINE WATERS |
OB |
4,5 |
ORGANISATION AND SOURCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
OB |
4,5 |
ATMOSPHERE, NOISE AND RADIATION |
OB |
3 |
ASSESSING AND MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF POLLUTION |
OB |
4,5 |
SOIL, WASTE AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
OB |
3 |
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY SYSTEMS |
OB |
4,5 |
BIODIVERSITY AND PROTECTED AREAS |
OB |
4,5 |
ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP |
OB |
4,5 |
LAND USE PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE PROTECTION |
OB |
4,5 |
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
OB |
3 |
INTEGRATING THE ENVIRONMENT INTO MULTI- SECTORAL POLICIES |
OB |
4.5 |
METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH |
OB |
4,5 |
MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT |
OB |
6 |
The course programme consists of six modules, divided into 14 subjects.
Four of these modules reflect the scientific organisation of the Environmental Law course contents, and consist of various partial subjects. These comprise modules I (Basics), II (General Instruments), III (Protection of Environmental Elements and the Legal Framework for Pollution Factors), and IV (Integrating the Environment into Multi-Sectoral Policies).
The remaining two modules, each comprising a single subject, reflect a different approach needing no further explanation since one is a requirement common to all Master’s Degree courses (module VI. Final Project) whilst the other corresponds to our main specialisation profile (module V. Methodology of Research).
The programme proposed is a homogeneous one, with no alternative routes, specialisations or optional subjects, and all modules and subjects are compulsory.
The various modules and subjects are spread evenly across the two semesters comprising the course (30 ECTS credits per term), and follow a logical order in terms of content and activity. For reasons of content, modules I and II (Basics and General Instruments, worth 9 and 16.5 credits, respectively), which make up the General Unit on Environmental Law, are taught in the first semester. Modules III and IV (Protection of Environmental Elements and the Legal Framework for Pollution Factors, and Integrating the Environment into Multi-Sectoral Policies, worth 15 and 9 credits, respectively), which make up the Specialisation Unit, are taught in the second semester. Module VI, the Master’s Degree Final Project (6 ECTS credits), is best left until the second semester, as it requires a certain level of knowledge and ability on the part of the student, whereas module V, the Methodology of Research (4.5 ECTS credits), is taught in the first semester, so that students can first acquire the skills needed before undertaking their final project in the second semester.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION CRITERIA
According to the Regulations of the University of Alicante, the following requirements must be complied to have access to official taught Master’s degrees:
- 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 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
1.- Admission Profile
To be admitted to this Master’s Degree,applicants must hold an officially recognised Degree in Law issued by an institution of higher education forming part of the European Space for Higher Education, which qualifies the holder for admittance to a Master’s Degree in the issuing country. Similarly, in accordance with article 16.2 of Royal Decree1393/2007, a non-homolgated degree issued by a university outside the European Space for Higher Education may also be valid for admission purposes, providing the respective university verfies that the level of training is equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degree and that the degree qualifies its holder for admittance to postgraduate studies in the issuing country. Admission via this route does not result in the homologation or official recognition of the previous qualification held by the applicant, it only confirms that the academic title is valid for the purposes of studying the Master’s Degree .
Since the Master’s Degree is taught in Spanish, a further prerequisite for admission is for applicants to demonstrate a command of the Spanish language to at least B1 level (threshold level), as defined in the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages” (CEFR), compiled by the Council of Europe and published by the Spanish Ministry for Education in 2002. In the case of foreign students who do not come from Spanish-speaking countries, accreditation of their level of Spanish will be by presentating certification of Spanish courses at an equivalent level from a language school or other evidence of the required language level from within the context of their officially recognised studies. In the absence of any such documentation, applicants’ command of the Spanish language will be assessed directly through personal interviews and tests or other written examinations.
2. Assessment criteria
Merit will be assessed according to the following criteria:
Maximum score: 20 points.
Minimum qualifying score: 10 points
PRE-ENROLMENT AND ENROLMENT
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Students who intend to study for an officially recognised Master’s Degree at the UA should complete pre-enrolment in accordance with the guidelines and deadlines specified annually.
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Following publication of the final list of those admitted to the course, an email containing a user password will be sent to successful applicants, enabling them to enrol via the Campus Virtual in accordance with the guidelines and deadlines specified annually.
In the registration process, the documents issued abroad must be official, duly notorised and translated. Further information:
COURSE | NUMBER OF PLACES |
2012-13 | 30 |
2013-14 | 30 |
2014-15 | 30 |
2015-16 | 30 |
2016-17 | 30 |
2017-18 | 30 |
2018-19 | 30 |
2019-20 | 30 |
Academic and research.
Academic and introduction to research activities.
1. Timescale for implementation of the Master’s Degree course
Academic year |
Implementation of Master’s degree |
2010-2011 |
1st year |
The Master’s Degree in Environmental Law will be implemented in 2010-2011. In this academic year, the new Master’s degree, taught over one year and worth 60 ECTS credits, will be taught simultaneously with the Official Master’s Degree in Environmental Law and Sustainability (MELS), taught over two years and worth 72 ECTS credits. This latter will cease to be offered from 2011-2012.
2. Procedure for equivalence recognition, where appropriate, between the current and the new course programme.
The new course programme is very similar to the previous course, but with two main differences. Some of the subjects are now worth fewer credits, particularly the Master’s Degree final project, which was previously worth 12 ECTS credits but will now be worth 6. Furthermore, the two optional routes (which extended into the Master’s final project) are no longer available, as a result of which the subject “methodology of research” becomes compulsory.
The high levels of flexibility and efficiency of the current Official Master’s Degree in Environmental Law and Sustainability (MELS) will undoubtedly minimise any problems in adapting to the new course. However, it is necessary to consider all possible outcomes, and thus it should be stressed that that the two programmes will run simultaneously in 2010-2011, and that as of 2011-2012, the former programme will no longer be available.
A) Academic Year 2010-2011
For this academic year, the normal situation will be for MELS students to have passed the 60 credits from their first year (2008-2009) and be beginning the second, with the aim of obtaining the remaining 12 credits corresponding to the Master’s Degree final project. However, there may also be students in this year or from previous years who have yet to successfully complete some other subject in addition to their final project, though such cases will be rare.
In both cases (and in order to simplify matters to students’ advantage), the same solution is proposed: students will be given the option of either completing their studies in accordance with the MELS programme, or of adapting their studies to the new Master’s, using the credit equivalence table as shown below. Logically, in this second case, and in the normal situation, students who have taken the MELS optional route 1 (practical) will need to complete not only the final project but also the “methodology of research” subject in order to ensure credit equivalence between courses.
B) As of 2011-2012
As the MELS programme will no longer available from 2011-2012, the first option mentioned above also disappears. Thus, MELS students who wish to continue their studies will need to adapt their studies to the new Master’s, using the credit equivalence table as shown below.
CREDIT EQUIVALENCE |
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MToD ToS |
Núm. Of credits |
MToS TER IN D AndRAndCHOr AMIENTAL |
Núm. Of credits |
General theory of environmental law and the basis of sustainable development |
4,5 |
General theory of environmental law |
4,5 |
National, regional and international environmental and sustainability policies |
4,5 |
Organisation and sources of environmental law |
4,5 |
Assessing and monitoring the environmental impact of pollution |
4,5 |
Assessing and monitoring the environmental impact of pollution |
4,5 |
Environmental responsibility systems |
4,5 |
Environmental responsibility systems |
4,5 |
Environmental citizenship |
4,5 |
Environmental citizenship |
4,5 |
Economic and social instruments |
4,5 |
Economic and social instruments |
3 |
Continental and marine waters |
4,5 |
Continental and marine waters |
4,5 |
Atmosphere, noise and radiation |
4,5 |
Atmosphere, noise and radiation |
3 |
Soil, waste and hazardous substances |
4,5 |
Soil, waste and hazardous substances |
3 |
Biodiversity and protected areas |
4,5 |
Biodiversity and protected areas |
4,5 |
Land use planning and housing |
4,5 |
Land use planning and landscape protection |
4,5 |
Integrating the environment into multi-sectoral policies |
4,5 |
Integrating the environment into multi-sectoral policies |
4,5 |
Administrative and legal practice and business management |
6 |
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Methodology of research and history of environmental institutions |
6 |
Methodology of research |
4.5 |
Master’s Final project for optional route 1 and Master’s Final project for optional route 2 |
12 |
Master’s Final project |
6 |
3. Studies being phased out and replaced by the proposed degree course:
With the implementation of the “Master’s Degree in Environmental Law”, the Official Master’s Degree in Environmental Law and Sustainability (MELS) from the University of Alicante, implemented in 2006-2007 under the auspices of Royal Decree 56/2005 of 21 January, will be discontinued.
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