E-mail: candidaturas.porto@ucp.pt
Phone: +351 939 450 000 / +351 939 450 012
Monday to Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Contacts
More Information
Class Schedule
Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
(with the possibility of Saturday morning classes).
Evening Schedule
Monday to Friday, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
(with the possibility of Saturday morning classes).
Download the eBook “4 Tips
for Future Law Graduates” | PT
The Undergraduate Degree in Law has a duration of 8 semesters (4 academic years). The curriculum comprises a total of 240 ECTS, distributed as follows: • Compulsory core curricular units (29 modules and 2 seminars, 192.5 ECTS); • Elective modules and seminars, either legal or non-legal (47.5 ECTS).
1st Semester
In addition to the compulsory curriculum, the student must choose one non-legal elective module (5 ECTS).
Required Courses
ECTS
| Semester-long | Introduction to Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Introduction to Public Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Introduction to Private Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Christian Worldview | 2.5 |
2nd Semester
In addition to the compulsory curriculum, the student must choose one non-legal elective module (5 ECTS).
Required Courses
ECTS
| Semester-long | Constitutional Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | General Theory of the Legal Relationship | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | European Union Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Techniques of Study, Legal Research and Legal Expression | 2.5 |
3rd Semester
In addition to the compulsory curriculum, the student must choose one elective module — legal or non-legal (5 ECTS).
Required Courses
ECTS
| Semester-long | Administrative Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Public International Law | 5 |
| Semester-long | Criminal Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Fundamental Rights | 5 |
4th Semester
In addition to the compulsory curriculum, the student must choose one elective module — legal or non-legal (5 ECTS).
Required Courses
ECTS
| Semester-long | Law of Obligations (Contracts and Tort Law) | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Family Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Special Forms of the Crime | 5 |
| Semester-long | Property law | 5 |
5th Semester
Required Courses
ECTS
| Semester-long | Commercial Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Tax Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Civil Procedure Law | 10 |
| Semester-long | Fulfillment and Non-Fulfillment of Obligations | 7.5 |
6th Semester
Required Courses
ECTS
| Semester-long | Administrative Courts Procedural Law | 5 |
| Semester-long | Company Law | 5 |
| Semester-long | Employment Law | 7.5 |
| Semester-long | Inheritance Law | 5 |
| Semester-long | Criminal Procedure | 7.5 |
7th Semester
In addition to the compulsory curriculum, the student must choose one of the following legal curricular units: • Collective Labour Law • Public Contracts • Legal Consequences of Crime
Required Courses
ECTS
| Semester-long |
Civil Procedure Practicum
Deloitte Legal TELLES | Gama Lobo Xavier, Luis Teixeira e Melo e Associados | José de Freitas, Sociedade de Advogados | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco Advogados | Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados | PLMJ Transformative legal experts |
5 |
| Semester-long | Executive Procedure and Appeals | 5 |
| Semester-long | Interdisciplinary Practicum | 5 |
| Semester-long | Private International Relations - Introduction and General Theory of the Conflict of Laws | 5 |
| Semester-long | Criminal Procedure Practicum | 5 |
| Semester-long | International Legal Regimes | 5 |
8th Semester
In addition to the compulsory curriculum, the student must choose legal elective modules or seminars totalling 25 ECTS.
Required Courses
ECTS
| Semester-long | International Legal Regimes | 5 |
Autumn Semester
ECTS
Recommended modules to be taken in the 1st and 2nd semesters
| Semester-long | Political Science | 5 |
| Semester-long | Economics | 5 |
| Semester-long | Argumentation and Rhetorics | 5 |
ECTS
Recommended modules to be taken in subsequent semesters
| Semester-long | Forensic Psychology | 5 |
| Semester-long | Mediation and ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) | 5 |
| Semester-long | International Commercial Negotiation | 2.5 |
| Semester-long |
Bioethics
Sandra Martins Pereira |
2.5 |
Spring Semester
ECTS
Recommended modules to be taken in the 1st and 2nd semesters
| Semester-long | Political Science | 5 |
| Semester-long | Economics | 5 |
| Semester-long | Argumentation and Rhetorics | 5 |
ECTS
Recommended modules to be taken in subsequent semesters
| Semester-long | Introduction to Management | 5 |
| Semester-long | Marketing | 5 |
| Semester-long | Negotiation and Decision making in the legal world | 5 |
| Semester-long | Principles of Company Accounting | 5 |
| Semester-long | Citizen +: a meaningful volunteering experience | 5 |
Autumn Semester
ECTS
| Semester-long | History of law | 5 |
| Semester-long | Introduction to Law and Technology | 5 |
| Semester-long | English for Law | 5 |
Private Law
ECTS
| Semester-long | Collective Labour Law | 5 |
| Semester-long | Intellectual Property Law (general approach) | 5 |
| Semester-long | Labour Procedural Law | 2.5 |
| Semester-long | Insolvency Law - Introduction | 2.5 |
Public Law
ECTS
| Semester-long | Public Contracts | 5 |
| Semester-long |
Introduction to Environmental Law
Raquel Freitas |
2.5 |
Criminal Law
ECTS
| Semester-long | Legal Consequences of Crime | 5 |
| Semester-long | Legal Medicine | 5 |
| Semester-long | Administrative Infractions-General Regime | 2.5 |
| Semester-long | Execution of punishments | 2.5 |
Spring Semester
ECTS
| Semester-long | Registry and Notary Law | 5 |
| Semester-long | English for Law | 5 |
| Semester-long | Legal Methodology | 2.5 |
| Semester-long |
Canon Law
José Pedro Bizarro |
5 |
Private Law
ECTS
| Semester-long | Collective Labour Law | 5 |
| Semester-long | Intellectual Property Law (general approach) | 5 |
| Semester-long | Common Law Contracts and Sales - Contractual Theory and Practice | 5 |
| Semester-long | Groups and network enterprises | 2.5 |
| Semester-long | Financial Contracts | 2.5 |
| Semester-long |
Consumer Law
DECO - Associação Portuguesa para a Defesa do Consumidor - Cristina Teixeira |
5 |
Public Law
ECTS
| Semester-long | Introduction to the Portuguese Financial and Tax System | 5 |
| Semester-long | Regulation and Competition | 5 |
| Semester-long | Introduction to the Portuguese Tax Litigation System | 2.5 |
| Semester-long | Public Contracts | 5 |
Criminal Law
ECTS
| Semester-long | Legal Consequences of Crime | 5 |
| Semester-long | Economic Criminal Law | 5 |
| Semester-long | Road Traffic Offences | 2.5 |
| Semester-long | Execution of punishments | 2.5 |
| Semester-long | Criminal Evidence Procedure & Practice | 2.5 |
Contacts
More Information
Class Schedule
Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
(with the possibility of Saturday morning classes).
Evening Schedule
Monday to Friday, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
(with the possibility of Saturday morning classes).
Download the eBook “4 Tips
for Future Law Graduates” | PT
Contacts
More Information
Class Schedule
Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
(with the possibility of Saturday morning classes).
Evening Schedule
Monday to Friday, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
(with the possibility of Saturday morning classes).
Download the eBook “4 Tips
for Future Law Graduates” | PT
